Scientists have found a pattern of genetic ‘switches’ — chemical marks that turn genes on or off — that are linked to breast cancer’s spread to the brain, according to new research.
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Gene ‘switches’ could predict when breast cancers will spread to the brain
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Brain changes linked to prematurity may explain risk of neurodevelopmental disorders
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The identification of neuroanatomical changes related to prematurity helps explain what brain structure and circuitry are affected, and may lead to designing effective prevention strategies and early interventional treatments for cognitive disabilities.
Oxytocin levels in blood, cerebrospinal fluid are linked, study finds
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For years, scientists have debated how best to assess brain levels of oxytocin, a hormone implicated in social behaviors. Now, researchers have found the first direct evidence in children that blood oxytocin measurements are tightly linked to levels of…
Thinking about the long-term impact of your food choices may help control food cravings
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A new study adds evidence to the current thinking that individuals with obesity can successfully reduce cravings using distract tasks. For this study, researchers tested the effects of three, 30-second distraction techniques to reduce cravings for the …
Granger Causality test can make epilepsy surgery more effective
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A new statistical test that looks at the patterns of high-frequency network activity flow from brain signals can help doctors pinpoint the exact location of seizures occurring in the brain and make surgery more effective, according to researchers.
Brain anatomy differences between autistic, typically developing individuals are indistinguishable
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‘Our findings offer definitive answers regarding several scientific controversies about brain anatomy, which have occupied autism research for the past 10 to 15 years,’ says one expert. ‘Previous hypotheses suggesting that autism is associated with lar…
Radiation a risk factor for brain tumors in young people, study finds
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In people under age 30, radiation is a risk factor for a type of brain tumor called a meningioma, a study has found. Researchers analyzed records of 35 patients who were diagnosed with meningiomas before age 30. Five had been exposed to ionizing radiat…
Less reward, more aversion when learning tricky tasks
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We can easily learn by seeking reward or avoiding punishment. But either way, we’d rather have any task be easy. A new study finds a direct behavioral and physiological linkage between those inclinations: When even subtle conflict made an experimental …
Can (and should) happiness be a policy goal?
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How does an individual’s happiness level reflect societal conditions? A new article finds that similar to how GDP measures the effectiveness of economic policies, happiness can and should be used to evaluate the effectiveness of social policies.
How exercise could reduce relapse during meth withdrawal
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Even brief workouts can reduce the risk of relapse in rats withdrawing from methamphetamine, research shows. In addition, the research team found that exercise affected the neurons in a brain region that had never before been associated with meth withd…
