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Study indicates reverse impulses clear useless information, prime brain for learning

(Medical Xpress)—When the mind is at rest, the electrical signals by which brain cells communicate appear to travel in reverse, wiping out unimportant information in the process, but sensitizing the cells ...

Neuroscience created Mar 19, 2013 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (9) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Study examines combo chin, nose plastic surgery

(HealthDay)—For patients considering plastic surgery to correct their facial profile, changing the nose and chin simultaneously may provide the most satisfying results, Italian researchers say.

Surgery created Mar 15, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Alcohol kills brain cells: Addressing a medical myth

Do you ever wake up with a raging hangover and picture the row of brain cells that you suspect have have started to decay? Or wonder whether that final glass of wine was too much for those tiny cells, and ...

Health created Mar 12, 2013 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Why people put themselves under the knife: Psychologists confirm long-term positive effects of plastic surgery

In a long-term study, Prof. Dr. Jürgen Margraf, Alexander von Humboldt Professor for Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy at the RUB, investigated the psychological effects of plastic surgery on approximately 550 patients ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Mar 11, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Flip of a single molecular switch makes an old brain young

The flip of a single molecular switch helps create the mature neuronal connections that allow the brain to bridge the gap between adolescent impressionability and adult stability. Now Yale School of Medicine ...

Neuroscience created Mar 06, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

BPA raises risk for childhood asthma

Researchers at the Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health at the Mailman School of Public Health are the first to report an association between early childhood exposure to the chemical bisphenol A (BPA) and an ...

Immunology created Mar 01, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Secondary facelift achieves good results, reports plastic and reconstructive surgery

Performed an average of a decade after initial facelift surgery, a "secondary" facelift can achieve similarly lasting results with a low complication rate, according to a paper in the March issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Su ...

Surgery created Feb 28, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists urge game designers and brain scientists to work together

Neuroscientists should help to develop compelling digital games that boost brain function and improve well-being, say two professors specializing in the field in a commentary article published in the science journal Nature.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 27, 2013 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Contaminated diet contributes to phthalate and bisphenol A exposure

While water bottles may tout BPA-free labels and personal care products declare phthalates not among their ingredients, these assurances may not be enough. According to a study published February 27 in the ...

Health created Feb 27, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

BPA may affect the developing brain by disrupting gene regulation

Environmental exposure to bisphenol A (BPA), a widespread chemical found in plastics and resins, may suppress a gene vital to nerve cell function and to the development of the central nervous system, according ...

Medical research created Feb 25, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Study examines botox dose disparity in aesthetic face tx

(HealthDay)—For patients undergoing onabotulinum toxin A injections, the difference in doses given to achieve desired results in the muscles of the upper and lower face results from variable amounts of ...

Surgery created Feb 22, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Antidepressants alone are not enough

We should reconsider how we use antidepressants more effectively. The latest studies have shown that antidepressants restore the capacity of certain areas of the brain to repair abnormal neural pathways. According to neuroscientist ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 22, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 2

Children with brain lesions able to use gestures important to language learning

Children with brain lesions suffered before or around the time of birth are able to use gestures – an important aspect of the language learning process– to convey simple sentences, a Georgia State University researcher ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 20, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

As economy rebounds, more folks try turning back hands of time

(HealthDay)—Evidence of the economic upturn can be found in more than housing starts and auto sales: A new report shows that the number of cosmetic procedures grew 5 percent in 2012.

Other created Feb 20, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Meta-analyses of bisphenol A studies show human exposure is likely to be too low for estrogenic effects

A controversial component of plastic bottles and canned food linings that have helped make the world's food supply safer has recently come under attack: bisphenol A. Widely known as BPA, it has the potential to mimic the ...

Health created Feb 15, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0