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More Evidence Berries Have Health-Promoting Properties
April 21, 2013 Adding more color to your diet in the form of berries is encouraged by many nutrition experts. The protective effect of berries against inflammation has been documented in many studies. Diets ... > full story -
Stem Cell Transplant Restores Memory, Learning in Mice
April 21, 2013 For the first time, human embryonic stem cells have been transformed into nerve cells that helped mice regain the ability to learn and ... > full story -
Scientific Basis for Cognitive Complaints of Breast Cancer Patients
April 19, 2013 Researchers have shown a statistically significant association between neuropsychological (NP) test performance and memory complaints in post-treatment, early stage breast cancer patients. ... > full story -
Risk Factor for Depression Can Be 'Contagious'
April 18, 2013 A new study with college roommates shows that a particular style of thinking that makes people vulnerable to depression can actually "rub off" on others, increasing their symptoms of depression six ... > full story -
Learning Disabilities Affect Up to 10 Percent of Children
April 18, 2013 Up to 10 percent of the population are affected by specific learning disabilities, such as dyslexia, dyscalculia and autism, translating to 2 or 3 pupils in every classroom, according to a new ... > full story -
Bursts of Brain Activity May Protect Against Alzheimer's Disease
April 18, 2013 Scientists have found that bursts of electrical pulses applied to the brain can manipulate the balance of two proteins crucial to the development of Alzheimer's disease. It represents a major advance ... > full story -
Brain-Behavior Associations: Researchers Look at Ties Between Early Social Experiences and Adolescent Brain Function
April 18, 2013 Brains develop in the context of experience. Social experiences may be particularly relevant for developing neural circuits related to the experience of feeling or emotion. Factors such as negative ... > full story -
Teens' Brains Are More Sensitive to Rewarding Feedback from Peers
April 17, 2013 Teenagers are risk-takers -- they're more likely than children or adults to experiment with illicit substances, have unprotected sex, and drive recklessly. But research shows that teenagers have the ... > full story -
Scientists Reverse Memory Loss in Animal Brain Cells
April 17, 2013 Neuroscientists have taken a major step in their efforts to help people with memory loss tied to brain disorders such as Alzheimer’s ... > full story -
Going Places: Rat Brain 'GPS' Maps Routes to Rewards
April 17, 2013 Studying rats' ability to navigate familiar territory, scientists found that the hippocampus uses remembered spatial information to imagine routes the rats then follow. Their discovery has ... > full story
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