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Cricket balls can concuss and even kill batters—at all levels, helmet use must be taken seriously

The 10-year anniversary of the death of much-loved Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes falls on November 27.

Neuroscience

Overthinking what you said? It's your 'lizard brain' talking to newer, advanced parts of your brain

We've all been there. Moments after leaving a party, your brain is suddenly filled with intrusive thoughts about what others were thinking. "Did they think I talked too much?" "Did my joke offend them?" "Were they having ...

Genetics

Study reveals how cell types shape human brain networks

Rutgers researchers at the Brain Health Institute (BHI) and Center for Advanced Human Brain Imaging Research (CAHBIR) have uncovered how different types of brain cells work together to form large-scale functional networks ...

Neuroscience

Pathway behind stress-triggered migraines discovered

Migraines are more than just bad headaches; they stem from a genetic neurological disease that causes suffering for one in seven people. Those who experience migraines can have a myriad of debilitating symptoms, including ...

Health

Expert discusses surviving a stroke

In the not-so-distant past, doctors treated strokes in an after-the-fact way. A stroke did its damage, and then—if the patient survived—a rehabilitation team stepped in to address the stroke's effects.

Genetics

Study links rare genetic mutation to severe neurological disorder

A recent study has uncovered the intricate ways in which a rare genetic mutation impacts brain cell communication, providing critical insights into the causes of a severe neurological disorder known as developmental and epileptic ...

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How the brain plans ahead to predict the world

Your brain not only processes what you see but continuously makes predictions based on your experiences. This process may be less finetuned in people with autism.

Genetics

Study finds link between genetic markers and neuropathic pain

Neuropathic pain is a severe clinical condition caused by damage to the nervous system. It often feels like a burning, shooting, tingling ice or stabbing sensation. Conditions such as diabetes or nerve injury can cause neuropathic ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Smell loss is linked to more than 100 diseases in new study

Researchers from the Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences, in collaboration with The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities, reveal a powerful link between olfactory loss and inflammation in a staggering 139 medical ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Cannabis use linked to brain changes, but causality unclear

Lifetime cannabis use is associated with several changes in brain structure and function in later life, suggests an observational study, but these associations may not be causal, finds a genetic analysis of the same data, ...

Neuroscience

Ultrasound as a search and rescue tool for the brain

Ultrasound, once used almost exclusively to take images of the body, is quickly developing into a targeted therapy that can have a potentially life-changing impact on our brains, according to the authors of a new article.

Neuroscience

Face-likeness affects unconscious processing, study finds

Our brains possess a cognitive mechanism that allows us to quickly recognize faces even with limited visual information. Focusing on this phenomenon, Toyohashi University of Technology investigated how the brain processes ...

Neuroscience

Mitigating the neurotoxic effects of lead exposure

Lead exposure is a risk to any human, but children are most vulnerable to the element's neurotoxicity, which can lead to developmental delays, learning difficulties and mood changes among other symptoms. There has been some ...

Neuroscience

Alzheimer's research: Superspreader fibrils caught in the act

The treatment of dementia disorders such as Alzheimer's is still one of the greatest challenges facing modern medicine. In the course of neurodegenerative diseases, certain proteins such as the amyloid β protein accumulate ...