News tagged with test subjects
Helpful for robotics: Brain uses old information for new movements
Information from the senses has an important influence on how we move. For instance, you can see and feel when a mug is filled with hot coffee, and you lift it in a different way than if the mug were empty. ...
Neuroscience
Apr 18, 2013 |
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New cutting-edge cell research will lead to safer medical experiments on humans
In almost 90 per cent of cases, novel drugs tested on humans by pharmaceutical companies do not work as intended and must be scrapped. Often the drugs do not work, while at worst, test subjects die. New research from the ...
Medical research
Apr 10, 2013 |
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Posture provides clue for future disability
The shape of an individual's spinal column may predict his or her risk for nursing home admission or need of home assistance in old age, according to a new article published online in the Journals of Gerontology Se ...
Medical research
Apr 08, 2013 |
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In times of danger people follow the dominant leader: Gaze following provides insight into the evolution of leadership
In the background of evolution, gaze following is one of the oldest manifestations of leadership. Three-month-old babies, for example, already follow the eye movements of their parents. Psychologists at VU ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 04, 2013 |
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Smart app gives tips for an active lifestyle
Getting enough exercise is a big challenge for a lot of people. The solution: an app that provides personal activity tips at the right times. That concludes Yuzhong Lin in her doctoral research at Eindhoven ...
Health
Mar 29, 2013 |
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Researchers find cancer aggression differences in different types of prostate cells
(Medical Xpress)—A research team made up of representatives from several cancer research centers in the United States has found that cancers that develop in the prostate of mice may be either aggressive or sluggish depending ...
Cancer
Feb 25, 2013 |
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Researchers find certain kind of brain damage can cause people to be more reckless with investments
(Medical Xpress)—A team of researchers from several universities in Europe has found that human test subjects with a damaged portion of their brain were likely to invest more money in a risky trustee than ...
Neuroscience
Jan 22, 2013 |
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Accelerated cognitive decline seen with T2DM in middle age
(HealthDay)—Middle-aged patients with type 2 diabetes show accelerated cognitive decline in information processing speed and executive function, according to a study published online Dec. 28 in Diabetes Ca ...
Diabetes
Jan 21, 2013 |
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Information better retained with reinforcing stimuli delivered during sleep, research finds
When you're studying for an exam, is there something you can do while you sleep to retain the information better?
Neuroscience
Jan 15, 2013 |
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RI Hospital: Standardized road test results differ from older adults' natural driving
If you're thinking that little old lady driving 35 miles per hour in the passing lane shouldn't be behind the wheel, you may be right. Studies at Rhode Island Hospital, and elsewhere, have shown that our driving abilities ...
Health
Dec 05, 2012 |
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Encouraging news for hip surgeries: New hip prosthesis lasts over 20 years
A team of researchers at the University Department of Orthopaedics at the MedUni Vienna / Vienna General Hospital has for the first time investigated the durability of Zweymüller hip prostheses, which were ...
Surgery
Dec 03, 2012 |
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Risk aversity visible in the brain
Some people live their lives by the motto "no risk - no fun!" and avoid hardly any risks. Others are clearly more cautious and focus primarily on safety when investing and for other business activities. Scientists ...
Neuroscience
Nov 26, 2012 |
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New public gut bacteria study expected to reach around world
Ever wondered who is living in your gut, and what they're doing? The trillions of microbial partners in and on our bodies outnumber our own cells by as many as 10 to 1 and do all sorts of important jobs, from helping digest ...
Medical research
Nov 21, 2012 |
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Compensation in the brain could lead to new treatment
New evidence indicates that Parkinson's disease is preceded by a period during which healthy regions of the brain take over the functions of damaged ones. Neurologist Bart van Nuenen performed a unique study involving people ...
Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Nov 13, 2012 |
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Feel-good hormone helps to jog the memory
The feel-good hormone dopamine improves long-term memory. This is the finding of a team lead by Emrah Düzel, neuroscientist at the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases and the University of Magdeburg. The researchers ...
Neuroscience
Nov 08, 2012 |
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