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You're far less in control of your brain than you think, study finds
You've probably never given much thought to the fact that picking up your cup of morning coffee presents your brain with a set of complex decisions. You need to decide how to aim your hand, grasp the handle and raise the ...
Neuroscience
Sep 28, 2012 |
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Major breakthrough as researchers discover common cause of all forms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
The underlying disease process of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS and Lou Gehrig's disease), a fatal neurodegenerative disease that paralyzes its victims, has long eluded scientists and prevented development of effective ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Aug 21, 2011 |
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Gold nanoparticles show new way to kill lymphoma without chemotherapy
How do you annihilate lymphoma without using any drugs? Starve it to death by depriving it of what appears to be a favorite food: HDL cholesterol.
Cancer
Jan 21, 2013 |
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Can your body sense future events without any external clue?
Wouldn't it be amazing if our bodies prepared us for future events that could be very important to us, even if there's no clue about what those events will be?
Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 22, 2012 |
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Offspring of older fathers may live longer: study
(Medical Xpress) -- If your father and grandfather waited until they were older before reproducing, you might experience life-extending benefits.
Medical research
Jun 11, 2012 |
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Your memory is like the telephone game—Each time you recall an event, your brain distorts it
Remember the telephone game where people take turns whispering a message into the ear of the next person in line? By the time the last person speaks it out loud, the message has radically changed. It's been ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 19, 2012 |
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Practicing music for only few years in childhood helps improve adult brain: research
A little music training in childhood goes a long way in improving how the brain functions in adulthood when it comes to listening and the complex processing of sound, according to a new Northwestern University ...
Neuroscience
Aug 21, 2012 |
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Learn that tune while fast asleep
Want to nail that tune that you've practiced and practiced? Maybe you should take a nap with the same melody playing during your sleep, new provocative Northwestern University research suggests.
Sleep apnea
Jun 24, 2012 |
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Deception can be perfected
With a little practice, one could learn to tell a lie that may be indistinguishable from the truth.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 06, 2012 |
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New drug could treat Alzheimer's, multiple sclerosis and brain injury
A new class of drug developed at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine shows early promise of being a one-size-fits-all therapy for Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis and traumatic ...
Neuroscience
Jul 24, 2012 |
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Drug fights hard-to-treat depression by targeting brain receptors in a new way
A first-of-its-kind antidepressant drug discovered by a Northwestern University professor and now tested on adults who have failed other antidepressant therapies has been shown to alleviate symptoms within hours, have good ...
Medical research
Dec 07, 2012 |
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Reactivating memories during sleep: Memory rehearsal during sleep can make a big difference in remembering later
Why do some memories last a lifetime while others disappear quickly? A new study suggests that memories rehearsed, during either sleep or waking, can have an impact on memory consolidation and on what is remembered ...
Neuroscience
Apr 12, 2013 |
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People with spider phobia handle tarantulas, have lasting changes in brain after short therapy
A single brief therapy session for adults with a lifelong debilitating spider phobia resulted in lasting changes to the brain's response to fear.
Psychology & Psychiatry
May 21, 2012 |
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Are fathers wired to provide offspring care? Testosterone drops steeply after baby arrives, study confirms
A new Northwestern University study provides compelling evidence that human males are biologically wired to care for their offspring, conclusively showing for the first time that fatherhood lowers a man's testosterone levels.
Medical research
Sep 12, 2011 |
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Smelling a skunk after a cold: Brain changes after a stuffed nose protect the sense of smell
Has a summer cold or mold allergy stuffed up your nose and dampened your sense of smell? We take it for granted that once our nostrils clear, our sniffers will dependably rebound and alert us to a lurking ...
Neuroscience
Aug 12, 2012 |
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