Attention deficit disorders
Brain patterns in ADHD and bipolar disorder
Researchers identify unique and shared brain patterns in ADHD and bipolar disorder, which could aid diagnosis and treatment in the future.
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Medical research
Cause of viral infection of the brain mapped out
Researchers from Aarhus University and Aarhus University Hospital have - in collaboration with international researchers - found a cause for why contracting herpes virus ends up being fatal for some people. While most people ...
Oct 20, 2015
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Neuroscience
Blood clotting protein triggers immune attack on the brain
A new study from the Gladstone Institutes shows that a single drop of blood in the brain is sufficient to activate an autoimmune response akin to multiple sclerosis (MS). This is the first demonstration that introduction ...
Oct 9, 2015
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Neuroscience
TBI triggers liver to produce protein tied to inflammation; hypertension drug blocks it
A new animal study shows that traumatic brain injury (TBI) affects the body as well as the brain and that treatment with hypertension drugs blocks the production of proteins related to inflammation.
Sep 21, 2015
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Medical research
Body fat can send signals to brain, affecting stress response, research finds
The brain's effect on other parts of the body has been well established. Now, a group that includes two University of Florida Health researchers has found that it's a two-way street: Body fat can send a signal that affects ...
Jul 23, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Brain activity can explain the causes of prejudice
An international team of scientists, led from Karolinska Institutet, has investigated the neural basis of racial biases. The results, published in the scientific journal NeuroImage, show that after an aversive experience, ...
Jul 23, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
The ends count starting at birth: Newborns use first and last syllables to recognize words
Most of us think of infants as tiny beings whose main business is to sleep, suck and cry, without much awareness of what is happening around them. It may come as somewhat of a surprise, then, to know that newborn brains are ...
Jul 21, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Targeting bacteria in the gut might help burn and trauma patients
A study published in PLOS ONE has found that burn patients experience dramatic changes in the 100 trillion bacteria inside the gastrointestinal tract.
Jul 8, 2015
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Pediatrics
Kids' brain responses to food depend on their body composition
Research using brain imaging technology has revealed a brain response pattern in children that might represent a step along the path to childhood obesity. The study, conducted by Nicole Fearnbach, a graduate student in Penn ...
Jul 7, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Familiarity breeds empathy
The more time we spend with people from another nationality the more empathy we have for them, University of Queensland research has found.
May 8, 2015
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