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Physical activity shown to help young and elderly alike with lower-leg coordination

An Indiana University study that examined the effect of age and physical activity on lower leg muscle reflexes and coordination concluded that participation in physical activity was beneficial for lower leg muscle coordination ...

Neuroscience created Oct 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Calcium reveals connections between neurons

A team led by MIT neuroscientists has developed a way to monitor how brain cells coordinate with each other to control specific behaviors, such as initiating movement or detecting an odor.

Neuroscience created Oct 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study shows people return smiles based on feelings of status and power

(Medical Xpress)—A study conducted to learn more about mimicry of facial features has found that people tend to mimic smiles directed at them by other people based on their own feelings of status and power. ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Oct 17, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 2 | with audio podcast report

Less-invasive method of brain stimulation helps patients with Parkinson's disease

Electrical stimulation using extradural electrodes—placed underneath the skull but not implanted in the brain—is a safe approach with meaningful benefits for patients with Parkinson's disease, reports the October issue ...

Parkinson's & Movement disorders created Oct 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Nerve signal discovery backs Nobel winner's theory

Scientists have proved a 60-year-old theory about how nerve signals are sent around the body at varying speeds as electrical impulses.

Medical research created Oct 11, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Alpha wave blocks your mind for distraction, but not continuously

Alpha waves were long ignored, but gained interest of brain researchers recently. Electrical activity of groups of brain cells results in brain waves with different amplitudes. The so called alpha wave, a slow brain wave ...

Neuroscience created Oct 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Gamblers in a spin over frustrating losses

A new study provides evidence that gamblers interpret near-misses as frustrating losses rather than near-wins. This frustration stimulates the reward systems in the brain to promote continued gambling, according to Mike Dixon ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Oct 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Pacemaker could help more heart failure patients

(Medical Xpress)—A new study from Karolinska Institutet demonstrates that a change in the ECG wave called the QRS prolongation is associated with a higher rate of heart-failure mortality. According to the team that carried ...

Cardiology created Oct 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New human neurons from adult cells right there in the brain

Researchers have discovered a way to generate new human neurons from another type of adult cell found in our brains. The discovery, reported in the October 5th issue of Cell Stem Cell, a Cell Press publication, is one st ...

Neuroscience created Oct 04, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New plasma jet gives 'cold' shoulder to 'superbugs'

Scientists at Queen's University Belfast have developed a new technique which has the potential to kill off hospital superbugs like Pseudomonas aeruginosa, C. difficile and MRSA.

Medical research created Oct 03, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New findings on the workings of the inner ear

The sensory cells of the inner ear have tiny hairs called stereocilia that play a critical part in hearing. It has long been known that these stereocilia move sideways back and forth in a wave-like motion when stimulated ...

Medical research created Oct 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Low vitamin D levels linked to more severe multiple sclerosis symptoms

Low blood levels of vitamin D are associated with an increased number of brain lesions and signs of a more active disease state in people with multiple sclerosis (MS), a new study finds, suggesting a potential link between ...

Neuroscience created Oct 02, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Retina's thickness may be tied to severity of MS, study suggests

(HealthDay)—Using a high-tech imaging process to measure the thickness of the eye's retina may one day predict the progression of multiple sclerosis, a new study suggests.

Neuroscience created Oct 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Deafness genetic mutation discovered

Researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center have found a new genetic mutation responsible for deafness and hearing loss associated with Usher syndrome type 1.

Genetics created Sep 30, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

US approves less-invasive heart defibrillator

(AP)—The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says it has approved a first-of-a-kind heart-zapping implant from Boston Scientific that that does not directly touch the heart.

Cardiology created Sep 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0