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Untangling the mysteries of Alzheimer’s disease
Feb 2, 2012 18:21
One of the most distinctive signs of the development of Alzheimer’s disease is a change in the behavior of a protein...
Alzheimer’s disease may spread by ‘jumping’ from one brain region to another
Feb 2, 2012 18:10
For decades, researchers have debated whether Alzheimer’s disease starts independently in vulnerable brain regions...
Stimulation of brain hormone action may improve pneumonia survival
Feb 2, 2012 7:53
An international research team may have found a way to block a second wave of death that can result from pneumonia treatment. Antibiotics...
New gene discovery unlocks mystery to epilepsy in infants
Feb 1, 2012 19:11
A team of Australian researchers has come a step closer to unlocking a mystery that causes epileptic seizures in babies. Benign...
Why the brain is more reluctant to function as we age
Feb 1, 2012 19:09
New findings, led by neuroscientists at the University of Bristol and published this week in the journal Neurobiology of...
Just another pretty face: Dartmouth professor investigates neural basis of prosopagnosia
Feb 1, 2012 18:55
For Bradley Duchaine, there is definitely more than meets the eye where faces are concerned. With colleagues at Birkbeck...
Survivors of violence benefit from mentoring
Feb 1, 2012 18:09
Can mentoring relationships help female students who survive childhood abuse or domestic violence? Absolutely, according...
Gene mutation in autism found to cause hyperconnectivity in brain’s hearing center
Feb 1, 2012 18:01
New research from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) might help explain how a gene mutation found in some autistic individuals...
Study suggests association between cognitive activity and brain protein related to Alzheimer’s disease
Jan 30, 2012 21:03
Individuals who keep their brains active throughout life with cognitively stimulating activities such as reading, writing...
Willpower and desires: Turning up the volume on what you want most
Jan 30, 2012 20:00
Trying to resist that late-night tweet or checking your work email again? The bad news is that desires for work and entertainment...
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