New role for brain’s support cells in controlling circadian rhythms 01/11/2019 Health News, Astrocytes, 'caretaker' cells that surround and support neurons in the brain, play a much more...
Origins of Pain: Researchers identify pathway that drives sustained pain following injury 12/14/2018 Health News, A toddler puts her hand on a hot stove and swiftly withdraws it. Alas, it's...
Doctors have suggested what foods are desirable for diabetes 11/23/2018 Health News, 5 important foods for diabetes Using these items helps your body better manage bloodstream sugar...
Brain activity pattern may be early sign of schizophrenia: In a study that might enable earlier diagnosis, neuroscientists find abnormal brain connections that can predict onset of psychotic episodes 11/10/2018 Health News, Schizophrenia, a brain disorder that produces hallucinations, delusions, and cognitive impairments, usually strikes during adolescence...
New gene therapy reprograms brain glial cells into neurons 11/06/2018 Health News, A new gene therapy can turn certain brain glial cells into functioning neurons, which in...
Why people have lateral preferences when kissing and hugging 10/29/2018 Health News, When touching others in a social context, for example kissing or hugging, people often have...
Study reveals how the brain overcomes its own limitations: Strategies to compensate for uncertainty help the brain succeed at difficult mental computations 10/24/2018 Health News, Imagine trying to write your name so that it can be read in a mirror....
Wishful thinking is rewarded: The reward system in the brain affects our judgements 10/23/2018 Health News, We make judgements quite rationally or "by the gut." Not only experience and relevant information...
Mice need a clutch to smell 10/18/2018 Health News, The brain can discriminate over one trillion different odors. Once entering the nose, an odor...
Questioning the link between pollution by magnetite particles and Alzheimer’s disease 10/14/2018 Health News, A 2016 study showed that exposure to urban pollution involving magnetite particles played a role...