How does excess sugar affect the developing brain throughout childhood and adolescence?
Parents often stress about their kids' sugar intake, but it can be hard to know how much is too much—or what to do about it.
Jan 11, 2022
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Parents often stress about their kids' sugar intake, but it can be hard to know how much is too much—or what to do about it.
Jan 11, 2022
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Medical science has come up with few options to treat the long-term brain damage that results from exposure to chemical agents such as sarin gas, but an Iowa State University biomedical scientist aims to uncover new and better ...
Dec 17, 2021
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The brain is a remarkably complex and adaptable organ. However, adaptability decreases with age. As new connections between nerve cells in the brain form less easily, the brain's plasticity decreases. If there is an injury ...
Dec 14, 2021
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Experts from the University of Nottingham have discovered that reversing the modification of molecular messages at synapses in the human brain, may contribute to reversible mental health conditions such as anxiety, and memory ...
Oct 19, 2021
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The human brain is a constant buzz of activity, with its 86 billion nerve cells (neurons) sending electrical signals from one region of the brain to another. The signals travel along the white matter fibers, a maze of wire-like ...
Oct 7, 2021
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A surprising discovery may offer a promising new direction in the study of multiple sclerosis and other diseases of hypomyelination—when axons of neurons are not covered sufficiently in fatty sheaths (myelin), which disrupts ...
Sep 23, 2021
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Is a new high-income job offer worth accepting if it means commuting an extra hour to work? People often have to make tough choices regarding whether to endure some level of discomfort to take advantage of an opportunity ...
Sep 16, 2021
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The neurotransmitter dopamine influences the activity of a wide variety of brain areas. A deficiency of this substance can have drastic consequences: The death of dopamine-producing nerve cells in the substantia nigra—a ...
Sep 14, 2021
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Liver encephalopathy is one of the diseases that claims most lives worldwide. A Norwegian study has revealed that the disease disturbs vital processes in the brain.
Sep 9, 2021
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Food cravings. Everybody gets them.
Sep 8, 2021
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