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Major discovery explains how adult brain cleans out dead brain cells, produces new ones
(Medical Xpress) -- Adult brains generate thousands of new brain cells called neurons each day; however only a small fraction of them survive. The rest die and are consumed by scavenger cells called phagocytes. Until now, ...
Neuroscience
Aug 10, 2011 |
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Brain may 'see' more than the eyes, study indicates
(Medical Xpress)—Vision may be less important to "seeing" than is the brain's ability to process points of light into complex images, according to a new study of the fruit fly visual system currently published ...
Neuroscience
Nov 01, 2012 |
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Nutritional supplement may help prevent Alzheimer's, research suggests
(Medical Xpress)—A nutritional supplement available over-the-counter may offer protection from Alzheimer's disease, a study by the University of Virginia and Northwestern University suggests.
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Jan 10, 2013 |
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Discovery of nitric oxide delivery mechanism may point to new avenue for treating high blood pressure
(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have shed new light on blood pressure regulation with the discovery of an unexpected mechanism by which hemoglobin controls the delivery of nitric ...
Medical research
Nov 14, 2012 |
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Scientists gain new understanding of Alzheimer's trigger
A highly toxic beta-amyloid – a protein that exists in the brains of Alzheimer's disease victims – has been found to greatly increase the toxicity of other more common and less toxic beta-amyloids, ...
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
May 02, 2012 |
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Fast-paced, fantastical television shows may compromise learning, behavior of young children
Young children who watch fast-paced, fantastical television shows may become handicapped in their readiness for learning, according to a new University of Virginia study published in the October issue of the journal Pediatrics.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 12, 2011 |
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Discovery offers unprecedented look at regulation of gene expression
(Medical Xpress)—A groundbreaking technique developed at the University of Virginia School of Medicine is allowing scientists to examine histone modifications of genetic loci – a process that regulates gene expression ...
Medical research
Jan 25, 2013 |
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Bias in the courtroom: Study finds impartial experts not so impartial
(Medical Xpress)—Forensic psychologists and psychiatrists are ethically bound to be impartial, to look only at the evidence before them, when performing evaluations or providing expert opinions in court. But new research ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 15, 2013 |
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Researchers find possible 'master switch' in deadly brain cancer
(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have identified a promising target for treating glioblastoma, one that appears to avoid many of the obstacles that typically frustrate efforts ...
Cancer
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Light switch: Study finds increased light may moderate fearful reactions
Biologists and psychologists know that light affects mood, but a new University of Virginia study indicates that light may also play a role in modulating fear and anxiety.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 10, 2011 |
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Pretend play may not be as crucial to child development as believed, new study shows
(Medical Xpress)—Pretend play can be fun for preschool children, but a new University of Virginia study, published in a recent online edition of the journal Psychological Bulletin, finds that it is not as crucial to a c ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 28, 2012 |
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Focused ultrasound for treating Parkinson's disease to be tested
(Medical Xpress)—After a promising clinical trial of focused ultrasound as a potential treatment for essential tremor, the University of Virginia Health System is launching a new study to investigate the ...
Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Oct 12, 2012 |
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Researchers' new diagnostic test can identify each person's optimal salt intake
(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have cut through conflicting advice about salt consumption by demonstrating that each person has a "personal salt index," an upper limit on daily ...
Health
May 01, 2013 |
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Study looks at muscle adaptation of transition to minimalist running
For tens of thousands of years, humans ran on bare feet. Then we developed an assortment of specialized shoes, including – particularly since the 1960s – a seemingly limitless variety of running shoes. ...
Health
May 02, 2013 |
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Nursing research suggests mild electrical pulses may aid fibromyalgia sufferers
(Medical Xpress)—If mild cranial electrical stimulation helps lessen fibromyalgia pain, as studies seem to suggest, does it do this by changing activity in certain brain regions?
Neuroscience
Mar 04, 2013 |
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