Neuroscience
Professional rugby may be associated with changes in brain structure
Participation in elite adult rugby may be associated with changes in brain structure.
Jul 22, 2021
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News tagged with white matter
Neuroscience
How learning Braille changes brain structure over time
Learning changes the brain, but when learning Braille different brain regions strengthen their connections at varied rates and time frames. A new study published in JNeurosci highlights the dynamic nature of learning-induced ...
Jul 12, 2021
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Neuroscience
Combining MRI imaging of brain structures with genetic data reveals new insights into white matter
A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in the U.S. and Denmark has learned more about the role that white matter plays in brain function by comparing thousands of MRI images with genetic data. In their ...
Neuroscience
Study finds association between head impacts and imaging changes in youth football players
With preseason football training on the horizon, a new study shows that head impacts experienced during practice are associated with changes in brain imaging of young players over multiple seasons.
Jun 15, 2021
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HIV & AIDS
How HIV infection shrinks the brain's white matter
It's long been known that people living with HIV experience a loss of white matter in their brains. As opposed to "gray matter," which is composed of the cell bodies of neurons, white matter is made up of a fatty substance ...
Jun 2, 2021
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Neuroscience
Researchers discover oligodendrocyte loss and subtype alteration in CTE brains
Since 2008, researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and VA Boston Healthcare System have studied chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a progressive brain disease associated with repetitive head impacts ...
May 24, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Aggressive brain tumors can mimic normal brain repair processes
Scientists at the UCL have made a 'surprising' discovery that glioblastoma, an aggressive brain cancer, mimics normal brain repair in white matter, which leads to the tumor becoming less malignant.
May 6, 2021
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Neuroscience
Focal brain lesion study shows cognitive impairment may be better predicted by looking at damage to white matter
A team of researchers from Carver College of Medicine, the University of Iowa and the University of California, San Francisco, has found that doctors looking to make predictions about the degree of cognitive impairment in ...
Neuroscience
Brain changes following traumatic brain injury share similarities with Alzheimer's disease
Brain changes in people with Alzheimer's disease and in those with mild traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) have significant similarities, a new USC study shows, suggesting new ways to identify patients at high risk for Alzheimer's. ...
Apr 26, 2021
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Pediatrics
Low parental socioeconomic status during pregnancy alters early fetal brain development
Maternal socioeconomic status impacts babies even before birth, emphasizing the need for policy interventions to support the wellbeing of pregnant women, according to newly published research from Children's National Hospital.
Mar 29, 2021
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