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Tag - brain

Swati S | Dec 19 2007
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A study published in 'Brain', a journal highlighted the massive benefits of a rehabilitation training for patients with spinal cord injuries. The intensive training has been sidelined in the recent years, espeially after the breakthrough of stem cell...
Arpita Mukherjee | Nov 23 2007
synaptic spine
While studying brains of rats, researchers of Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine have discovered the protein associated with learning and remembering. The protein that deals with learning and remembering is called kalirin-7. The...
Maynard | Nov 21 2007
old people with alzheimers
A new study showing the correlation of insulin deficiency between patients with Alzheimer's and diabetes has been established giving a better understanding in treating old-aged individuals with the diseases. With how diabetic patients are given...
Arpita Mukherjee | Nov 4 2007
parts of a brain
Scientists from the University of California found in a new study that stem cells can help reverse memory loss in persons with head injuries. Researchers found in mice with brain injury, memory was restored after they received stem cell treatment for...
Arpita Mukherjee | Oct 24 2007
vagus nerve
The belief that the brain was shut from the actions of the immune system and shielded from the external natural forces has been proved a myth. Thanks to the groundbreaking work of Dr. Kevin Tracey, MD, it has been found that the brain communicates...
Mahua | Oct 23 2007
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Being new parents is definitely one of the greatest pleasures, but lack of sleep surely isn't. It's not new that lack of sleep causes a lot of brain related ailments. But how much it affects one's mental health was a debatable question. Now, we can't...
Kalpana | Aug 4 2007
concussion
When a person gets an injury in head, than the brain can shifts inside the skull. This can result in causing injury to blood vessels and nerves. A concussion is a temporary change in the manner the brain functions when it is moved suddenly . Sometimes...
Riya | Jul 19 2007
schizophrenia
Recent studies have shown that childhood brain infections may considerable affects on a person in adulthood. The results were presented at the World Congress of Neuroscience in Melbourne, Australia, by Krister Kristensson .The studies were carried on...
Esther | Oct 25 2005
Stem cells derived from aborted foetuses will be injected into six children sufering from Batten's disesase. Arthur Caplan, director of the University of Pennsylvania's Centre for Bioethics, has pointed out that the stem cells are derived from aborted...
AMIT | Jul 6 2007
Do you know why we yawn? Not when we feel sleepy, not when we are getting bored, not because we are sitting idle, not for low oxygen level in the blood, but for a reason, which might surprise all. Researchers have found that we yawn because it is a way...
SAHER | Jun 6 2007
Are you the kind of guy who portrays the image of 'an angry young man'? Is everybody running for cover when you are not in a good mood? Is aggression your middle name? If your answer to all the above questions is yes, then you have an enzyme in your...
Navneet | Jun 5 2007
Heavy snoring increases chances of developing Alzheimer's disease. Scientist team at the Leeds University has found that snoring reduces the flow of oxygen to the brain and hence can cause Alzheimer's. Professor Chris Peers led researchers have...
SAHER | May 31 2007
Have you been forgetting scores of things off late? Do you wish there was something that helped your memory function? Then look no far, just walk into your kitchen and gorge on grapes, blueberries or have a cup of tea or even indulge in a chocolate bar....
Anupam Agnihotri | Jan 25 2007
Video games are here not only for harming you but may shower upon you several health benefits too. Scientists have once again tried to hurl this type of notion through a new study. Main thing, which crept out of this study states that video games may...
Anupam Agnihotri | Dec 20 2006
The question, why older people suffer from memory loss has been nailed down by a new study. Interestingly, this new study has shown that memory loss due to ageing occurs not because production of neutral stem cells comes down but because these stem cells...