Exercise sharpens young adults’ brains by increasing oxygen to the frontal brain says new research showing it is not just older adults whose brains benefit from physical activity.
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Young adults’ brain function may be boosted by exercise
January 21, 2015 by NewsBot - No Comment
Dog-human cooperation is based on social skills of wolves
January 21, 2015 by NewsBot - No Comment
Dogs are man’s best friend and partner. The origins of this dog-human relationship were subject of a study by behavioural scientists from the Messerli Research Institute at the Vetmeduni Vienna and…
A pathway discovered in mouse brain that regulates fear memory and behavior
January 21, 2015 by NewsBot - No Comment
Some people have no fear, like that 17-year-old kid who drives like a maniac. But for the nearly 40 million adults who suffer from anxiety disorders, an overabundance of fear rules their lives.
Long-term childhood outcomes improved by early parental program
January 21, 2015 by NewsBot - No Comment
Children whose parents participated in a prenatal program aimed at enhancing couples’ co-parenting relationship were better adjusted at age seven than children whose parents were assigned to a…
On the ups and downs of the seemingly idle brain
January 21, 2015 by NewsBot - No Comment
Even when it seems not to be doing much, the brain maintains a baseline of activity in the form of up and down states of bustle and quiet. To accomplish this seemingly simple cycle, it maintains a complex balance between the activity of many excitatory…
Men and women process emotions differently
January 21, 2015 by NewsBot - No Comment
Women rate emotional images as more emotionally stimulating than men do and are more likely to remember them. However, there are no gender-related differences in emotional appraisal as far as neutral images are concerned. These were the findings of a l…
Hunger hormone in infancy may link to lifelong obesity risk
January 21, 2015 by NewsBot - No Comment
Researchers now reveal an unexpected role for ghrelin in early brain development and show its long-term impact on appetite regulation. “We’ve shown that neonatal ghrelin directly influences development in the part of the brain related to appetite and t…
Portable stimulator being tested on Parkinson’s patients
January 20, 2015 by NewsBot - No Comment
A weak electric ‘noise’ can improve balance and motor skills in patients with Parkinson’s disease, researchers have demonstrated. In cooperation with NASA, the research team has now developed a portable prototype that will be used in long-term studies …
Couples who set health goals together have more success
January 20, 2015 by NewsBot - No Comment
Couples who work together to change their unhealthy habits appear to have more successful outcomes, a new study suggests.
UK Deputy Prime Minister calls for a new ambition for ‘zero suicides’ across the NHS at major mental health conference
January 20, 2015 by NewsBot - No Comment
On Monday 19 January, the Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg hosted a major Mental Health Conference, bringing together leading clinicians, policy makers and campaign groups to discuss the future of…
