Health
Do gluten-free diets provide a cure-all for celiac disease?
A new study provides insights into the curative effects of gluten-free diets in celiac patients. Results from the proteomics-based research suggests not.
Feb 23, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Conflicting theories of consciousness may fit together after all
Professor Emeritus Johan Frederik Storm has led research forming the basis of a article that aims to uncover an alternative approach to the understanding of how human consciousness functions. It is currently available on ...
Feb 28, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Why we look at pretty faces
Few visual impressions can be compared to humans' interest for faces. New research suggests that our brain rewards us for looking at pretty faces.
Nov 11, 2015
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Medical research
Research finds that zinc binding is vital for regulating pH levels in the brain
Researchers in Oslo, Norway, have discovered that zinc binding plays an important role in the sensing and regulation of pH in the human brain. The findings come as one of the first studies that directly link zinc binding ...
Oct 17, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Pathways in the young brain are associated with susceptibility for mental disorders
Adolescence is a period for individual growth and opportunities, but it also coincides with the emergence of many mental disorders. In a study that was recently published in JAMA Psychiatry, Norwegian researchers revealed ...
Apr 18, 2018
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Neuroscience
Alzheimer's leads to changes in the small blood vessels in the brain
If the blood supply to your brain decreases, it can trigger Alzheimer's disease. Scientists at UiO wanted to find out whether this leads to more or fewer blood vessels and what role one particular protein plays in such a ...
Mar 29, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Cerebellum plays a major role in schizophrenia
In a new study, Norwegian researchers have documented that the cerebellum is among the most affected brain regions in schizophrenia. Compared to healthy individuals, cerebellar volume was smaller in patients with schizophrenia. ...
Jun 22, 2017
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Medications
Widespread and possibly risky use of herbal medicines among pregnant women in Ethiopia
A study of Ethiopian women's use of traditional medicinal plants during pregnancy has come up with several surprises. The most worrisome is that most women don't tell their doctors about the practice.
Mar 8, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New vaccine may provide better treatment for tuberculosis
A new vaccine against tuberculosis may also be used as treatment. The vaccine is safe to give to people with tuberculosis disease and strengthens the immune system's ability to attack the bacteria that cause the disease, ...
Jan 28, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Oxytocin in blood plasma and serum is about 100 times higher than previously thought
Scientists at the University of Oslo have shown that the content of the "love hormone" oxytocin in blood plasma and serum is about 100 times higher than previously thought.
Nov 7, 2016
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