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Cilia guide neuronal migration in developing brain

A new study demonstrates the dynamic role cilia play in guiding the migration of neurons in the embryonic brain. Cilia are tiny hair-like structures on the surfaces of cells, but here they are acting more ...

Medical research created Nov 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Primates' brains make visual maps using triangular grids

Primates' brains see the world through triangular grids, according to a new study published online Sunday in the journal Nature.

Neuroscience created Oct 28, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Limitations to the 'revolutionary' findings of online studies

'Direct to consumer' research, using data obtained through increasingly popular online communities such as 23andMe, PatientsLikeMe and the Personal Genome Project, has methodological limitations that are known to epidemiological ...

Other created Oct 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Uncovering the source of inflammatory malaise

(Medical Xpress)—A study conducted by researchers at Emory indicates that inflammation targets a part of the brain called the basal ganglia, causing symptoms of depression and fatigue. The study was recently ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Oct 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study demonstrates how fear can skew spatial perception

That snake heading towards you may be further away than it appears. Fear can skew our perception of approaching objects, causing us to underestimate the distance of a threatening one, finds a study published in Current Bi ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Oct 22, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Common knee procedures drop 47 percent in Florida after studies find them ineffective for osteoarthritis

(Medical Xpress)—In a study published in the October edition of the journal Health Affairs, researchers from Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health (RSPH) analyzed the clinical and financial impact ...

Other created Oct 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Compassion meditation may boost neural basis of empathy, study finds

(Medical Xpress)—A compassion-based meditation program can significantly improve a person's ability to read the facial expressions of others, finds a study published by Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience. ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Oct 04, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

iPhone attachment designed for at-home diagnoses of ear infections

(Medical Xpress)—A new pediatric medical device being developed by Georgia Tech and Emory University could make life easier for every parent who has rushed to the doctor with a child screaming from an ear ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Sep 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New book explains connections between brain chemsitry, human behavior and major life events

Science finally has the answers to questions such as, "Why does love make us do crazy things?"

Psychology & Psychiatry created Sep 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Immune system compensates for 'leaky gut' in inflammatory bowel disease susceptibility

New research could clarify how inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), conditions that include ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, are triggered and develop.

Immunology created Sep 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New study clarifies benefits of coronary stents

(Medical Xpress)—Who should get stents, the tiny metal tubes designed to keep once-clogged coronary arteries open? Someone who is having a heart attack certainly should, and the life-prolonging benefits ...

Cardiology created Sep 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Psychopathic boldness tied to US presidential success

(Medical Xpress)—The fearless dominance associated with psychopathy may be an important predictor of U.S. presidential performance, suggests an analysis published this week in the Journal of Personality an ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Sep 10, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (10) | comments 0

New drug protects neurons in Parkinson's patients

(Medical Xpress)—Scientists at Emory University School of Medicine have identified a compound that boosts levels of a survival factor in neurons threatened by Parkinson's disease.

Parkinson's & Movement disorders created Sep 05, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Targeting inflammation to treat depression

Researchers at Emory University have found that a medication that inhibits inflammation may offer new hope for people with difficult-to-treat depression. The study was published Sept. 3 in the online version of Archives of ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Sep 03, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (18) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Chemical exposure in the womb from household items may contribute to obesity

Pregnant women who are highly exposed to common environmental chemicals - polyfluoroalkyl compounds (PFCs) - have babies that are smaller at birth and larger at 20 months of age, according to a study from Emory University's ...

Overweight and Obesity created Aug 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0