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Musicians who learn a new melody demonstrate enhanced skill after a night's sleep
(Medical Xpress)—A new study that examined how the brain learns and retains motor skills provides insight into musical skill.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 11, 2013 |
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Missing link in Parkinson's disease found
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have described a missing link in understanding how damage to the body's cellular power plants leads to Parkinson's disease and, perhaps ...
Medical research
Apr 25, 2013 |
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Study identifies possible therapy for radiation sickness
A combination of two drugs may alleviate radiation sickness in people who have been exposed to high levels of radiation, even when the therapy is given a day after the exposure occurred, according to a study led by scientists ...
Cancer
Nov 23, 2011 |
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Study: Antibiotics ineffective for most sinus infections
Antibiotics that doctors typically prescribe for sinus infections do not reduce symptoms any better than an inactive placebo, according to investigators at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 14, 2012 |
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Researchers identify unexpected bottleneck in the spread of herpes simplex virus
New research suggests that just one or two individual herpes virus particles attack a skin cell in the first stage of an outbreak, resulting in a bottleneck in which the infection may be vulnerable to medical ...
Medical research
Nov 05, 2012 |
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Babies prefer individuals who harm those that aren't like them (w/ video)
Infants as young as nine months old prefer individuals who are nice to people like them and mean to people who aren't like them, according to a new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Ps ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 12, 2013 |
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Eat a protein-rich breakfast to reduce food cravings, prevent overeating later, researcher finds
A University of Missouri researcher has found that eating a healthy breakfast, especially one high in protein, increases satiety and reduces hunger throughout the day. In addition, using functional magnetic ...
Health
May 19, 2011 |
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Study suggests girls can 'rewire' brains to ward off depression
(Medical Xpress) -- What if you could teach your brain to respond differently to things that make you feel sad, down or stressed out? What if doing that helped ward off depression?
Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 10, 2012 |
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Scientists tap the genius of babies and youngsters to make computers smarter
People often wonder if computers make children smarter. Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, are asking the reverse question: Can children make computers smarter? And the answer appears to ...
Neuroscience
Mar 13, 2012 |
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Pronunciation of 's' sounds impacts perception of gender, researcher finds
(Medical Xpress)—A person's style of speech—not just the pitch of his or her voice—may help determine whether the listener perceives the speaker to be male or female, according to a University of Colorado Boulder researcher ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 04, 2013 |
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Finally: A male contraceptive pill in the making?
The development of a male contraceptive pill has long proven to be elusive, but findings from a new study may point scientists in the right direction to making oral birth control for men a reality.
Medical research
Aug 16, 2012 |
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Study reveals how the brain categorizes thousands of objects and actions
Humans perceive numerous categories of objects and actions, but where are these categories represented spatially in the brain?
Neuroscience
Dec 19, 2012 |
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Are human genes patentable?
(Medical Xpress)—On April 15, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, a case that could answer the question, "Under what conditions, if any, ...
Genetics
Apr 11, 2013 |
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Mapping the brain
The brain of a mouse measures only 1 cubic centimeter in volume. But when neuroscientists at Harvard’s Center for Brain Science slice it thinly and take high-resolution micrographs of each slice, that ...
Neuroscience
Aug 26, 2011 |
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Researchers find head turning resets cocktail party effect
(Medical Xpress) -- Anyone who has ever been to a cocktail party knows how difficult it can be to hear and follow conversations due to a host of distracting noises. Some might have even noticed that if they ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
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