(Medical Xpress)—The basal ganglia, structures deep in the forebrain already known to control voluntary movements, also may play a critical role in how people form habits, both bad and good, and in influencing mood and ...
Jan 15, 2013
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Parents and babies smile, laugh and coo at each other, but scientists still have a lot of questions about how these interactions help infants develop.
Jan 8, 2013
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(Medical Xpress)—The electroencephalogram (EEG) for human uses has been around since 1924. Small metal discs placed along the scalp measure electrical activity in the human brain, important in diagnosing or evaluating epilepsy, ...
Dec 21, 2012
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Watch where you jump in for a swim or where your bath water comes from, especially if you live in Africa, Asia or South America. Snails that live in tropical freshwater in these locations are intermediaries between disease-causing ...
Nov 20, 2012
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(Medical Xpress)—This year's mild winter and early spring were a bonanza for tick populations in the eastern United States. Reports of tick-borne disease rose fast.
Sep 7, 2012
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Cancers are notorious for secreting chemicals that confuse the immune system and thwarting biological defenses.
Jul 15, 2012
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Aches and pains got you down? The way you walk could be wearing out parts of your body.
Jun 5, 2012
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Jack Burns and his wife, Adele, welcomed Doug Robertson with open arms. It was a very special reunion!
May 1, 2012
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(Medical Xpress) -- It's a chilling thought--losing the sense of sight because of severe injury or damage to the brain's visual cortex. But, is it possible to train a damaged or injured brain to "see" again after such a catastrophic ...
Apr 3, 2012
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(Medical Xpress) -- Suppose a baby's first word is "mommy" or "daddy"--words an infant usually says around his or her first birthday. Of course, the little cherub puts a gleam in her parents' eyes; she's finally talking and ...
Mar 9, 2012
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