Children: Anaesthesia Can Affect Ability to Learn

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[11/03/2010] There is a link between repeated anaesthesia in children and memory impairment, though physical activity can help to form new cells that improve memory, new research reveals. Children: Anaesthesia Can Affect Ability to Learn - read more

Stroke Care: Many Americans More Than an Hour Away

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[04/03/2010] Forty-five percent of Americans – 135 million people -- are more than an hour away from primary stroke centres, the facilities that are best equipped to care for them if they are stricken by the condition, according to a new study. Stroke Care: Many Americans More Than an Hour Away - read more

Brain: How Nerve Cells Grow

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[24/02/2010] Brain researcher Hiroshi Kawabe has discovered the workings of a process that allows nerve cells in the brain to grow and form complex networks. Brain: How Nerve Cells Grow - read more

Stroke: Recent Immigrants May Have Lower Risk

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[04/02/2010] New immigrants to North America may be less likely to have a stroke at a young age than long-time residents, according to a new study. Stroke: Recent Immigrants May Have Lower Risk - read more

Brain: Elderly Make Good Use of Useless Information

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[28/01/2010] A study has found evidence that the older brain's weakened ability to filter out irrelevant information may actually give aging adults a memory advantage over their younger counterparts. Brain: Elderly Make Good Use of Useless Information - read more

Children: Mixed-handed More Likely to Have Problems

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[26/01/2010] Children who are mixed-handed, or ambidextrous, are more likely to have mental health, language and scholastic problems in childhood than right- or left-handed children.  Children: Mixed-handed More Likely to Have Problems - read more

Autism: Brain Imaging May Help Diagnose

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[15/01/2010] Children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) process sound and language a fraction of a second slower than children without ASDs, and measuring magnetic signals that mark this delay may become a standardized way to diagnose autism. Autism: Brain Imaging May Help Diagnose - read more

Headaches: Why Light Worsens Migraine

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[13/01/2010] Scientists have identified a new visual pathway that underlies sensitivity to light during migraine. Headaches: Why Light Worsens Migraine - read more

Diagnosis: Subjective Memory Loss Hints At Dementia

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[08/01/2010] Forgot where you put your keys? Having trouble recalling your colleague’s name? If so, this may be a symptom of subjective cognitive impairment (SCI), the earliest sign of cognitive decline. Diagnosis: Subjective Memory Loss Hints At Dementia - read more

Prostheses: „Further Optimising the Natural Motion Sequence“

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[08/01/2010] Today serious sport and disability do not exclude themselves anymore. Athletes with prostheses can achieve quite similar results in competitions as their colleagues without artificial bodily parts – thanks to modern technology. However, in future prostheses could do even more.   Prostheses: „Further Optimising the Natural Motion Sequence“ - read more

Surgery: Bedside Skills Trump Technology

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[22/12/2009] Researchers found that physicians' bedside exams did a better job than Computer Tomography (CT) scans in predicting which patients would need to return to the operating room to treat complications such as bleeding. Surgery: Bedside Skills Trump Technology - read more

Artificial Coma: „A State Between Almost Awake and Deep Sleep“

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[01/09/2009] Very often, when a famous person falls very ill, it is this term that circulates in the media: Ariel Sharon or Felipe Massa, for example, have both been put into an artificial coma trying to save their lives. However, many people do not really know what this kind of coma is - including scientists.  Artificial Coma: „A State Between Almost Awake and Deep Sleep“ - read more

Alzheimer's: When One Forgets That One Forgets

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[01/06/2009] Early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease is important because drugs can decelerate the process in the beginning of the disease. However, the problem is that patients do not recognise their illness. And even medical staff often does not react if the first symptoms appear.  Alzheimer's: When One Forgets That One Forgets - read more

Clock in the Head: „There Is no Wrong Rhythm just a Different One“

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[01/06/2009] They are called owls and larks. The first ones only fall asleep at dawn whereas the latter are already up before sunrise. Recently, researchers have found an explanation inside the brain why the body clock ticks so differently. Clock in the Head: „There Is no Wrong Rhythm just a Different One“ - read more

Neuroprosthetics: „There Is no Need to Outline any Horror Scenarios“

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[08/01/2009] Juice in the head: Neuroprosthetics which are connected to nerve endings in the brain electrically stimulate certain brain regions. Thus, the implants are supposed to reduce the effects of Parkinson’s or to help with depressions or the Tourette syndrome. Nevertheless, many people feel uneasy about the idea that a machine perches in their head possibly influencing their behaviour.   Neuroprosthetics: „There Is no Need to Outline any Horror Scenarios“ - read more

Brain: Less Satisfaction Signalled For Obese

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[20/10/2008] Obese individuals may overeat because they experience less satisfaction from eating food due to a reduced response in their brains' reward circuitry, according to a new study.  Brain: Less Satisfaction Signalled For Obese - read more

Diagnosis: 3-D MRI Finds High-Risk Carotid Disease

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[16/09/2008] Researchers have used three-dimensional magnetic resonance imaging (3-D MRI) to accurately detect bleeding within the walls of diseased carotid arteries, a condition that may lead to a stroke.  Diagnosis: 3-D MRI Finds High-Risk Carotid Disease - read more

Stroke: New 3-D Ultrasound Could Improve Diagnosis

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[25/04/2008] Using 3-D ultrasound technology they designed, Duke University bioengineers can compensate for the thickness and unevenness of the skull to see in real-time the arteries within the brain that most often clog up and cause strokes.  Stroke: New 3-D Ultrasound Could Improve Diagnosis - read more

Brain Cancer: Early Detection by Special MRI

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[25/03/2008] A special type of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can depict changes in blood volume in the brain that often precede cancerous transformation of brain tumors, according to a new study.  Brain Cancer: Early Detection by Special MRI - read more

MRI: Obese People Eat with Their Eyes

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[19/03/2007] Seeing food with a high content of calories triggers a neural activation in the brain of obese people. This activation does not occur in normal-weight people, a study has shown.  MRI: Obese People Eat with Their Eyes - read more