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Researchers develop procedure for reducing fear response in sleeping mice

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at Stanford University have developed a procedure that reduces a fear response in mice. It involves, team lead Asya Rolls said as she presented the groups' findings at this year's ...

Neuroscience Oct 19, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 1 |

New study finds brain tumors can arise from neurons

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers from the US and Japan have shown that an aggressive type of brain tumor can arise from normal cells in the central nervous system such as neurons. The cells revert to an earlier, ...

Cancer Oct 19, 2012 | 5 / 5 (2) | 1 |

Researchers use stem cells to show connection between neural cell disruption and Parkinson's disease

(Medical Xpress)—A diverse team of biologists has shown using induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) that a gene mutation that causes malformations in the structure of the nuclear envelope of neural cells, ...

Parkinson's & Movement disorders Oct 18, 2012 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0 |

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 Oct 17, 2012 | 3.7 / 5 (3) | 2 |

Claim by researcher of injecting iPS cells into heart failure patients found to be fraudulent

(Medical Xpress)—Shortly after it was announced that Japanese researcher Shinya Yamanaka had won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work in seeking alternatives to embryonic cells for use in stem cell research, ...

Medical research Oct 15, 2012 | not rated yet | 4 |

Study links hippocampus with unconscious bias

(Medical Xpress)—A new US study into brain function has found links between preferences and the regions of the brain involved in connecting new memories to old ones. The associations formed provide shortcuts ...

Neuroscience Oct 12, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0 |

Researchers generate thyroid tissue using mice stem cells

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers in Brussels, with assistance from U.S. colleagues, have succeeded in generating thyroid tissue using mice embryonic stem cells. A procedure involving grafting new tissue onto a disabled thyroid ...

Medical research Oct 11, 2012 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0 |

Dental surgeon adds music to drill to appease patients

(Medical Xpress)—Doctor Dhanni Gustiana, a dental surgeon in the Indonesian city of Purworejo has devised a unique way to calm patients undergoing dental procedures. He's connected an MP3 player to a dental ...

Dentistry Oct 11, 2012 | 5 / 5 (3) | 0 |

3-year study finds significant differences in white matter processes related to children's reading development

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers from Stanford and Israel's Bar Ilan University have found that differences in the rates at which white matter develops in children's brains may, as they write in their paper ...

Neuroscience Oct 09, 2012 | 4.1 / 5 (7) | 0 |

Morphine and cocaine affect reward sensation differently

(Medical Xpress)—A new study by scientists in the US has found that the opiate morphine and the stimulant cocaine act on the reward centers in the brain in different ways, contradicting previous theories ...

Medical research Oct 05, 2012 | 5 / 5 (5) | 0 |

'Kawaii' power sharpens worker focus, says Japanese study

(Medical Xpress)—Office workers who wonder why there are so many new framed pictures of piglets, calves, and puppies in the employee lunch room may learn their boss has read about research coming from Japan. ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Oct 02, 2012 | 4.4 / 5 (7) | 9 |

New free font available to help those with dyslexia

(Medical Xpress)—A new font tailored for people afflicted with dyslexia is now available for use on mobile devices, thanks to a design by Abelardo Gonzalez, a mobile app designer from New Hampshire. Gonzalez, ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Oct 01, 2012 | 4.6 / 5 (18) | 12 |

Researchers find myelin development differences between chimps and humans

(Medical Xpress)—A mixed background group of US researchers has found in studying chimpanzee brains, that development of myelin, the fatty sheath that covers the connections between nerve cells, occurs ...

Neuroscience Sep 25, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 1 |

Researchers use magnetic pulses to brain to reduce overly optimistic tendencies

(Medical Xpress)—Scientists have known for many years that human beings, as a general rule, are an overly optimistic bunch. We close our eyes to statistics suggesting our eating habits may be killing us, ...

Neuroscience Sep 25, 2012 | 4.3 / 5 (3) | 4 |

Study suggests women with severe forms of endometriosis are more attractive

(Medical Xpress)—In a truly odd study undertaken by a group of OB/GYN researchers in Italy, volunteer women were judged to determine if a medical condition known as endometriosis causes those afflicted to ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology Sep 24, 2012 | 3.3 / 5 (10) | 5 |

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