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Chinese mindfulness meditation prompts double positive punch in brain white matter
Scientists studying the Chinese mindfulness meditation known as integrative body-mind training (IBMT) say they've confirmed and expanded their findings on changes in structural efficiency of white matter in the brain that ...
Neuroscience
Jun 11, 2012 |
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Grammar errors? The brain detects them even when you are unaware
Your brain often works on autopilot when it comes to grammar. That theory has been around for years, but University of Oregon neuroscientists have captured elusive hard evidence that people indeed detect ...
Neuroscience
May 13, 2013 |
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Women altering menstruation cycles in large numbers, study shows
A surprisingly large number of women 18 or older choose to delay or skip monthly menstruation by deviating from the instructions of birth-control pills and other hormonal contraceptives, a team of University of Oregon researchers ...
Health
May 09, 2013 |
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Brain biology tied to social reorientation during entry to adolescence
A specific region of the brain is in play when children consider their identity and social status as they transition into adolescence—that often-turbulent time of reaching puberty and entering middle school, ...
Neuroscience
Apr 23, 2013 |
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First steps of synapse building is captured in live zebra fish embryos
Using spinning disk microscopy on barely day-old zebra fish embryos, University of Oregon scientists have gained a new window on how synapse-building components move to worksites in the central nervous system.
Neuroscience
Apr 18, 2013 |
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Institutional betrayal magnifies post-trauma effects of unwanted sexual activity
A study of 345 female university students found that 233 of them had experienced at least one unwanted sexual experience in their lifetime, and 46 percent of those victims also experienced betrayal by the ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 08, 2013 |
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Study highlights important role that patients play in determining outcomes
When it comes to health care, patients with the motivation, knowledge, skills and confidence to manage their own health have better health outcomes and incur fewer health care costs.
Health
Feb 04, 2013 |
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Cognitive deficits from concussions still present after two months
The ability to focus and switch tasks readily amid distractions was compromised for up to two months following brain concussions suffered by high school athletes, according to a study at the University of ...
Health
Jan 07, 2013 |
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Exercise benefits found for pregnancies with high blood pressure
Contrary to popular thought, regular exercise before and during pregnancy could have beneficial effects for women that develop high blood pressure during gestation, human physiology professor Jeff Gilbert said, summarizing ...
Health
Nov 16, 2012 |
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Study of zebra fish mouth formation may speak to Fraser syndrome hearing loss
Using mutant zebra fish, researchers studying the earliest formation of cartilage of the mouth believe they may have gotten a look at a mechanism involved in a genetic defect linked to Fraser syndrome deafness in humans.
Genetics
Jul 31, 2012 |
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Light switch added to gene tool opens new view of cell development
University of Oregon scientists collaborating with an Oregon company that synthesizes antisense Morpholinos for genetic research have developed a UV light-activated on-off switch for the vital gene-blocking ...
Genetics
Apr 04, 2012 |
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Researchers find risk-taking behavior rises until age 50
Willing to risk your knowledge, skills and monetary reward in competition? If you are under age 50, you've probably not reached your competitive peak. If you are older, that peak is behind you. That people are willing to ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 10, 2011 |
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Worm-tracking challenge leads to new tool for brain research
Using new optical equipment, a team of 11 researchers put roundworms into a world of virtual reality, monitored both their behavior and brain activity and gained unexpected information on how the organism's brain operates ...
Neuroscience
Oct 03, 2011 |
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Collectible toys could lure children to healthy food choices
The thought of toys being given out as part of children's meal deals might be easier to swallow, and better for you, if the toys are part of a collectible set and tied to healthy, nutrition-rich food choices. Who says? Kids ...
Health
Sep 19, 2011 |
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Experience puts the personal stamp on a place in memory
Seeing and exploring both are necessary for stability in a person's episodic memory when taking in a new experience, say University of Oregon researchers.
Neuroscience
Aug 22, 2011 |
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