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Online brain games can extend in-game ‘cognitive youth’ into old age, study says

August 19, 2019 age, brain, Can, cognitive, extend, games, in-game, into, old, Online, Says, study, Youth

A University of California, Irvine-led study has found that online brain game exercises can enable people in their 70s and

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Brain molecule identified as key in anxiety model

August 14, 2019 anxiety, As, brain, identified, in, key, model, molecule

Boosting a single molecule in the brain can change “dispositional anxiety,” the tendency to perceive many situations as threatening, in

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How deep space travel could affect the brain

August 5, 2019 affect, brain, Could, deep, How, Space:, the, travel

Exposure to chronic, low dose radiation—the conditions present in deep space—causes neural and behavioral impairments in mice, researchers report in

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Brain changes noted in holocaust survivors and their children

July 26, 2019 and, brain, Changes, children, holocaust, in, noted, survivors, Their

(HealthDay)—Holocaust survivors may have suffered permanent harmful changes to their brain structure, and the brains of their children and grandchildren

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Conjoined Twins Fused at the Head Now Separated After More Than 50 Hours of Surgery

July 18, 2019 brain, conjoined twins, conjoined twins separation, craniopagus twins, health, neurosurgery

Twin girls who were born joined at the head have been successfully separated after a monthslong medical endeavor that required

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The voice is key to making sense of the words in our brain

July 12, 2019 brain, in, is, key, making, of, our, sense, the, to, voice, Words

Scientists at the Basque research center BCBL conclude that the voice is fundamental for mentally presenting the meaning of words

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Enzyme responsible for dangerous properties of brain tumor stem cells

July 11, 2019 brain, cells, Dangerous, enzyme, for, of, properties, responsible, stem, tumor

The relapse of brain tumors after therapy is driven by cancer stem cells that were not affected by the treatment.

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Dementia gene linked to connections in brain

June 27, 2019 brain, connections, Dementia, gene, in, Linked, to

Insights into how a gene that increases the risk of Alzheimer’s disease disrupts brain cells have been revealed by scientists.

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Alzheimer's Disease: Brain Changes, Symptoms and Treatment

June 19, 2019 aging, Alzheimer’s disease, beta-amyloid, brain, brain health, cognitive decline, Dementia, Memory Loss, neurological, neurons, plaque, tangles

Alzheimer's disease is a progressive brain disorder that causes problems with memory, thinking and behavior in older adults. The disorder

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What influences critical care doctors in withdrawing life support for patients with brain injury?

June 17, 2019 brain, care, critical, Doctors, for, in, influences, injury, life, patients, Support, What, with, withdrawing

Decisions to withdraw life support treatments in critically ill patients with severe brain injury are complicated, are based on many