The relationship between socioeconomic status (SES) and brain anatomy is mostly stable from childhood to early adulthood, according to a longitudinal neuroimaging study of more than 600 healthy young people published in JNeurosci. ...
Dec 24, 2018
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Someday doctors may prescribe sugar pills for certain chronic pain patients based on their brain anatomy and psychology. And the pills will reduce their pain as effectively as any powerful drug on the market, according to ...
Sep 12, 2018
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A medical researcher is appealing for 20,000 members of the public to take part in an online citizen science project about human anatomy.
Jun 11, 2018
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Researchers have identified more than 100 genes important for memory in people. The study is the first to identify correlations between gene data and brain activity during memory processing, providing a new window into human ...
Mar 26, 2017
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If you were asked to describe the shape of a kidney, you may visualize a kidney bean. But Wes Nance's kidneys had a different shape, plus they were positioned atypically inside his body—plus, he had roughly a dozen painful ...
Mar 9, 2017
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A study of high-functioning adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) suggests that characteristically male brain anatomy was associated with increased probability of ASD, according to a new article published online by JAMA ...
Feb 8, 2017
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Remember the game Operation? You need to carefully remove the body part without nicking the sides or the buzzer will sound.
May 11, 2016
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Known initially as machines or contrivances, and later as manikins, phantoms, robots or dummies, ingenious models of human anatomy have been used for 'hands-on' medical teaching for hundreds of years.
May 4, 2016
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A recent review of the medical literature reveals that differences in anatomy may help explain why some individuals experience orgasms more successfully than others.
Apr 6, 2016
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People prone to seeking stimulation and acting impulsively may have differences in the structure of their brains according to a study published in the April 6 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience. What's more, those differences ...
Apr 5, 2016
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