Scientific discoveries that involve humans interfacing with machines can evoke reactions of fear and wonder. Quite often, these feelings are epitomized through works of science fiction. Think Mary Shelly's "Frankenstein," ...
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It may start with a simple word you can't pronounce. Your tongue and lips stumble, and gibberish comes out.
Feb 14, 2016
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By studying stroke victims who have lost the ability to spell, researchers have pinpointed the parts of the brain that control how we write words.
Feb 2, 2016
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Brain researcher Karsten Specht has found a new method of analysis to distinguish between stroke patients with language problem. The result may be individualised treatment for each patient.
Feb 1, 2016
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Research at King's College London has revealed subtle brain differences in adult males with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), which may go some way towards explaining why symptoms persist into adulthood in some people with ...
Jan 29, 2016
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Roughly twenty years before the first symptoms of Alzheimer's disease appear, inflammatory changes in the brain can be seen, according to a new study from Karolinska Institutet published in the medical scientific journal ...
Jan 27, 2016
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A University of Southampton-led study has found that blocking a receptor in the brain responsible for regulating immune cells could protect against the memory and behaviour changes seen in the progression of Alzheimer's disease.
Jan 7, 2016
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In Parkinson's disease, the protein "alpha-synuclein" aggregates within neurons of patients and appears to propagate across interconnected areas of the brain. How this happens remains largely unknown. It has been proposed ...
Jan 5, 2016
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Mice that had strokes rebounded significantly faster if they received low doses of a popular sleeping aid, according to researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine.
Dec 18, 2015
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Amyloid beta, the plaque that accumulates in the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease, may also contribute to Alzheimer's by interfering with normal blood flow in the brain, according to investigators at the University ...
Dec 8, 2015
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