Diabetes
Unraveling the link between diabetes and the brain
When diabetes strikes, the brain is not the first thing that comes to mind.
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Neuroscience
Using fruit flies to understand how we sense hot and cold
Innately, we pull our hand away when we touch a hot pan on the stove, but little is known about how our brain processes temperature information. Northwestern University scientists now have discovered how a fruit fly's brain ...
Mar 4, 2015
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Medical research
Protein involved in hibernation protects against neurodegeneration in mice
Researchers at the Medical Research Council Toxicology Unit at the University of Leicester have identified a molecular mechanism that helps protect brain cells against a fall in core body temperature, which also appears to ...
Jan 15, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Cooling of dialysis fluids protects against brain damage
While dialysis can cause blood pressure changes that damage the brain, cooling dialysis fluids can protect against such effects. The findings come from a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American ...
Sep 18, 2014
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Medical research
Yawning frequencies of people vary with temperature of the season, study finds
Common belief is that yawning helps to increase the oxygen supply. However, previous research has failed to show an association between yawning and blood oxygen levels. New research by a team of researchers led by Psychologist ...
May 6, 2014
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Neuroscience
MS study correlates fMR with negative effect of warmer weather on cognitive status
Kessler Foundation scientists correlated functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) findings with the negative impact of outdoor temperature on cognitive functioning in multiple sclerosis (MS). This study, "Warmer outdoor ...
Oct 30, 2013
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Neuroscience
Seeing the brain at greater depth
Brain tissue is opaque, so classical microscopy methods require slicing the brain into ultra-thin slivers to allow light to shine through. Techniques have been developed to enhance brain tissue transparency, but the chemicals ...
Aug 9, 2013
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Medical research
Some fat cells can feel the cold
(Medical Xpress)—To survive in cold environments, mammals burn fat to produce heat. The breakdown of fat helps prevent obesity and related metabolic diseases, such as diabetes. Bruce Spiegelman and his colleagues at Harvard ...
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E-health made easier—and more comfortable
The future of health care could be found in a tiny, paper-thin skin patch that collects vital information. The Bio-patch sensor developed by researchers at Stockholm's KTH Royal Institute of Technology is inexpensive, versatile ...
Apr 17, 2013
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Medical research
Low-cost 'cooling cure' would avert brain damage in oxygen-starved babies
When babies are deprived of oxygen before birth, brain damage and disorders such as cerebral palsy can occur. Extended cooling can prevent brain injuries, but this treatment is not always available in developing nations where ...
Mar 21, 2013
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