A team of researchers from the University of Turin, New York University and University Hospital of Lausanne, has found that newborn babies have the ability to sense where their body ends and the rest of the world begins in ...
A new study from the University of California, Irvine shows that compounds in both green and black tea relax blood vessels by activating ion channel proteins in the blood vessel wall. The discovery helps explain the antihypertensive ...
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A gene linked to unusually long lifespans in humans protects brain stem cells from the harmful effects of stress, according to a new study by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators.
Feb 19, 2021
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Cells used to study the human blood brain barrier in the lab aren't what they seem, throwing nearly a decade's worth of research into question, a new study from scientists at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians ...
Feb 6, 2021
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Scientists at EPFL have used a snap-freezing method to reveal the true structure of the connections that join neurons together in the adult brain.
Jan 18, 2021
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Scientists in the US have found that the more physical activity people do in midlife the better their brain health in later life. The scientific publication, Neurology, has reported the results today.
Jan 7, 2021
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New study shows targeting arterial stiffening earlier in a person's lifespan could provide cognitive benefits in older age and may help to delay the onset of dementia.
Jan 5, 2021
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Developing brains constantly sprout new neuronal connections called synapses as they learn and remember. Important connections—the ones that are repeatedly introduced, such as how to avoid danger—are nurtured and reinforced, ...
Dec 24, 2020
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This holiday season will be a lonely one for many people as social distancing due to COVID-19 continues, and it is important to understand how isolation affects our health. A new study shows a sort of signature in the brains ...
Dec 15, 2020
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Memory is as much about the future as it is the past.
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