News articles tagged with 'brain'
Are teenagers wired differently than adults?
— 18 Nov 2009 12:25 | HealthParents have long suspected that the brains of their teenagers function differently than those of adults. With the advent of magnetic resonance imaging, or MRI, we have begun to appreciate... — full story
On your last nerve: NC State researchers advance understanding of stem cells
— 18 Nov 2009 11:50 | HealthResearchers from North Carolina State University have identified a gene that tells embryonic stem cells in the brain when to stop producing nerve cells called neurones. The research... — full story
Pushing the brain to find new pathways
— 18 Nov 2009 11:25 | HealthUntil recently, scientists believed that, following a stroke, a patient had about six months to regain any lost function. After that, patients would be forced to compensate for the... — full story
Bigger not necessarily better, when it comes to brains
— 18 Nov 2009 10:25 | BiologyTiny insects could be as intelligent as much bigger animals, despite only having a brain the size of a pinhead, say scientists at Queen Mary, University of London... — full story
Duke researchers find explanation for rapid maturation of neurones at birth
— 18 Nov 2009 09:45 | HealthAt 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... — full story
Monetary gain and high-risk tactics stimulate activity in the brain
— 18 Nov 2009 09:40 | HealthMonetary gain stimulates activity in the brain. Even the mere possibility of receiving a reward is known to activate an area of the brain called the striatum. A team of Japanese researchers... — full story
Analysing structural brain changes in Alzheimer's disease
— 17 Nov 2009 14:39 | HealthIn a study that promises to improve diagnosis and monitoring of Alzheimer's disease, scientists at the University of California, San Diego have developed a fast and accurate method... — full story
Pilot study relates phthalate exposure to less-masculine play by boys
— 16 Nov 2009 11:30 | HealthA study of 145 preschool children reports, for the first time, that when the concentrations of two common phthalates in mothers' prenatal urine are elevated their sons are less likely... — full story
Researchers find potential treatment for Huntington's disease
— 16 Nov 2009 11:15 | HealthInvestigators at Burnham Institute for Medical Research (Burnham), the University of British Columbia's Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics and the University of California,... — full story
Research reveals lipids' unexpected role in triggering death of brain cells
— 15 Nov 2009 16:26 | HealthThe lipid that accumulates in brain cells of individuals with an inherited enzyme disorder also drives the cell death that is a hallmark of the disease, according to new research led... — full story