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  Mouse Mothers Induce Parenting Behaviors in Fathers With Ultra-Sonic Noises

  February 25, 2013 — Researchers have demonstrated the existence of communicative signalling from female mice that induces male parental ... > full story
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  Pain from the Brain: Diseases Formerly Known as 'Hysterical' Illnesses

  February 25, 2013 — Psychogenic diseases, formerly known as "hysterical" illnesses, can have many severe symptoms such as painful cramps or paralysis, but without any physical explanation. However, new research suggests ... > full story
• Pain Control
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  Preventing Chronic Pain With Stress Management

  February 25, 2013 — For chronic pain sufferers, such as people who develop back pain after a car accident, avoiding the harmful effects of stress may be key to managing their condition. This is particularly important ... > full story
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  Scientists Find Way to Image Brain Waste Removal Process Which May Lead to Alzheimer's Diagnostic

  February 25, 2013 — A novel way to image the brain’s glymphatic pathway may provide the basis for a new strategy to evaluate Alzheimer's disease susceptibility, according to a new ... > full story
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  Scientists Find Genes Linked to Human Neurological Disorders in Sea Lamprey Genome

  February 24, 2013 — Scientists have identified several genes linked to human neurological disorders, including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and spinal cord injury, in the sea lamprey, a vertebrate fish whose ... > full story
• Brain Injury
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  Ability of Brain to Protect Itself from Damage Revealed

  February 24, 2013 — The origin of an innate ability the brain has to protect itself from damage that occurs in stroke has been explained for the first time. Researchers hope that harnessing this inbuilt biological ... > full story
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  Has Evolution Given Humans Unique Brain Structures?

  February 22, 2013 — Humans have at least two functional networks in their cerebral cortex not found in rhesus monkeys. This means that new brain networks were likely added in the course of evolution from primate ... > full story
• Brain Injury
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  Dementia
   

  Small Groups of Brain Cells Store Concepts for Memory Formation -- From Luke Skywalker to Your Grandmother

  February 22, 2013 — Concepts in our minds -- from Luke Skywalker to our grandmother -- are represented by their own distinct group of neurons, according to new ... > full story
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  Should Grandma Join Facebook? It May Give Her a Cognitive Boost, Study Finds

  February 21, 2013 — Preliminary research findings suggest learning to use Facebook may help give adults older than 65 a cognitive boost. The study shows that seniors who learned to use Facebook saw improvements in their ... > full story
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  Activation of Cortical Type 2 Cannabinoid Receptors Ameliorates Ischemic Brain Injury, Study Suggests

  February 21, 2013 — A new study suggests that cortical type 2 cannabinoid (CB2) receptors might serve as potential therapeutic targets for cerebral ... > full story

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