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Scientists discover area of brain that makes a 'people person'

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created May 20, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (12) | comments 6

Cambridge University researchers have discovered that whether someone is a 'people-person' may depend on the structure of their brain: the greater the concentration of brain tissue in certain parts of the ...


Fetal alcohol syndrome testing expands

Fetal alcohol syndrome testing expands

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Mar 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Improved technology, partnerships and collaboration across two provinces have allowed Queen's University scientists to dramatically expand the use of eye-movement tests that help identify and assess children ...


Musicians' Brains 'Fine-Tuned' to Identify Emotion

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Mar 03, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (15) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Looking for a mate who in everyday conversation can pick up even your most subtle emotional cues? Find a musician, Northwestern University researchers suggest.





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Smoking: New research helps itch to quit

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

European scientists said Sunday they could explain why nicotine patches designed to help smokers kick their habit can cause skin irritation.


Scientists say animal rights extremists threaten researchers and health outcomes

Medicine & Health / Other

created Sep 15, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Two new expert commentaries released in the September 16 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience spotlight the increasingly violent animal rights attacks and the need for an educated public and engaged research community to ens ...


The IUD is the most popular long-acting contraceptive amongst Europeans

The IUD is the most popular long-acting contraceptive amongst Europeans

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A European study has defined the profile for the usage of long-acting contraceptive methods. The work, presented with the National Congress of Gynaecology award, shows, amongst other things, that 10% of women ...


Link between epilepsy and Alzheimer’s uncovered

Link between epilepsy and Alzheimer’s uncovered

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Mar 19, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have discovered what could be causing Alzheimer’s disease sufferers to go on to develop epilepsy.


Seeing is relieving: New hope for chronic pain sufferers

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Oct 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

An f1000 evaluation examines how pain relief improves greatly when the sufferer can actually see the area where the pain is occurring.


Swimsuit for Proteins

Major step for drug discovery and diagnostics

Medicine & Health / Research

created Feb 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers from Nano-Science Center, University of Copenhagen and National Centre for Scientific Research, France have developed a general method to study membrane proteins. This method can be used to screen ...


Calcium channels optimize learning

Calcium channels optimize learning

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Sep 18, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (10) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, Switzerland, have shown how calcium channels in the brain have a positive impact on learning. Their results have been ...


Researchers find explanation for rapid maturation of neurons at birth

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 1

At the moment a newborn switches from amniotic fluid to breathing air, another profound shift occurs: nerve cells in the brain convert from hyperexcitability to a calm frame against which outside signals can be detected.


New study highlights difficulty in detecting threats in crowds

Other Sciences / Other

created Jun 25, 2008 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Understanding and interpreting facially-expressed emotions such as happiness, sadness, fear or anger is something most of us take for granted. It is an evolutionary skill we've developed in order to survive - particularly ...


Breast milk should be drunk at the same time of day that it is expressed

Breast milk should be drunk at the same time of day that it is expressed

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created Oct 01, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 4

The levels of the components in breast milk change every 24 hours in response to the needs of the baby. A new study published in the journal Nutritional Neuroscience shows, for example, how this milk could ...



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