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Delaying the aging process protects against Alzheimer's disease

5 hours ago | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Aging is the single greatest risk factor for Alzheimer's disease. In their latest study, researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies found that simply slowing the aging process in mice prone to ...

Brain activity exposes those who break promises

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

Dec 09, 2009 | not rated yet | 6

Scientists from the University of Zurich have discovered the physiological mechanisms in the brain that underlie broken promises. Patterns of brain activity even enable predicting whether someone will break a promise. The ...

Testosterone does not induce aggression

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

Dec 08, 2009 | 4.8 / 5 (8) | 8

New scientific evidence refutes the preconception that testosterone causes aggressive, egocentric, and risky behavior. A study at the Universities of Zurich and Royal Holloway London with more than 120 experimental subjects ...

Epilepsy Patients Are Given New Hope With Brain Implant

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

Dec 09, 2009 | 5 / 5 (3) | 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- A startup company, Neuropace in Mountain View Ca., has developed a device that offers new hope for epilepsy patients. The device is designed to neutralize the abnormal electrical activity ...

Scientists discover first evidence of brain rewiring in children

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Dec 09, 2009 | 5 / 5 (4) | 0

Carnegie Mellon University scientists Timothy Keller and Marcel Just have uncovered the first evidence that intensive instruction to improve reading skills in young children causes the brain to physically ...

Nerve-cell transplants help brain-damaged rats fully recover lost ability to learn

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

Dec 09, 2009 | 5 / 5 (4) | 1

Nerve cells transplanted into brain-damaged rats helped them to fully recover their ability to learn and remember, probably by promoting nurturing, protective growth factors, according to a new study.

Family's inherited condition links prion diseases, Alzheimer's

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Dec 09, 2009 | 4.5 / 5 (2) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A laboratory connection between Alzheimer's disease and brain-wasting diseases such as the human form of mad cow disease has moved into the clinic for what is believed to be the first time, manifesting itself ...

The thalamus, middleman of the brain, becomes a sensory conductor

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

Dec 07, 2009 | 4.2 / 5 (5) | 1

Two new studies show that the thalamus--the small central brain structure often characterized as a mere pit-stop for sensory information on its way to the cortex--is heavily involved in sensory processing, and is an important ...

Coaxing injured nerve fibers to regenerate by disabling 'brakes' in the system

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Dec 09, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Brain and spinal-cord injuries typically leave people with permanent impairment because the injured nerve fibers (axons) cannot regrow. A study from Children's Hospital Boston, published in the December 10 ...

Cut out the (estrogen) middleman

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Dec 08, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Estrogen seems to act like a middleman in its positive effect on the brain, raising the possibility that future drugs may bypass the carcinogenic hormone altogether while reaping its benefits.

Elusive protein points to mechanism behind hearing loss

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

Dec 08, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A serendipitous discovery of deaf zebra fish larvae has helped narrow down the function of an elusive protein necessary for hearing and balance. The work, led by Rockefeller University’s A. ...

How to read brain activity?

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

Dec 04, 2009 | 4 / 5 (6) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- For the very first time, scientists show what EEG can really tell us about how the brain functions.

Don't I know you? Research sheds light on memorial retrieval

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Dec 07, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

We have all had the embarrassing experience of seeing an acquaintance in an unfamiliar setting. We know we know them but can't recall who they are. But with the correct cues from conversation or context, something seems ...

Low-density lipoprotein receptor reduces damage in Alzheimer's brain

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Dec 09, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

The low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR) has received a lot of attention because of its connection with coronary heart disease and atherosclerosis, but now it appears as if it may have a beneficial influence in degenerative ...

Music and speech based on human biology (w/ Video)

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

Dec 03, 2009 | 4.6 / 5 (10) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A pair of studies by Duke University neuroscientists shows powerful new evidence of a deep biological link between human music and speech.