Neuroscience
How inflammation affects brain development
It has long been recognized that too much inflammation in the womb can harm an unborn baby's brain development, but exactly how it happens has been a mystery until now.
Jun 21, 2023
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Neuroscience
Sleep apnea link to cognitive decline raises need for targeted treatment options, says study
Flinders University experts are working on better solutions for sleep apnea to ward off a range of health risks, including cognitive decline.
Jun 8, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How our brains can rapidly identify people in power
Our brains can identify people in power at lightning speed, based on how we perceive dominant people, University of Queensland research has found.
Jun 2, 2023
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Deep learning model may predict preterm births as early as 31 weeks
Preterm birth, which occurs when a baby is born before 37 weeks of gestation, affects nearly 10% of pregnancies worldwide, and rates are on the rise. Researchers in the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University ...
May 30, 2023
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
In resistance training, focusing on load or number of repetitions leads to same muscle growth
Which kind of resistance training promotes more muscle growth: low load with many repetitions or high load with fewer repetitions? According to a study conducted at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in São Paulo ...
May 24, 2023
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Neuroscience
What marsupials can teach us about brain development
University of Queensland research has revealed features of early human brain development are mimicked in the brains of marsupials.
May 23, 2023
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Neuroscience
Mind to molecules: Does brain's electrical encoding of information 'tune' sub-cellular structure?
To produce its many functions, including thought, the brain works at many scales. Information such as goals or images is represented by coordinated electrical activity among networks of neurons, while within and around each ...
May 22, 2023
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Neuroscience
For epilepsy sufferers, cutting-edge technology offers early alerts of seizures
People with epilepsy could soon get a one-minute warning of an impending seizure with the help of a new medical device.
May 18, 2023
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Neuroscience
Binge eating linked to habit circuitry in the brain
Habits are like shortcuts for our brains. Once we form a habit—say, putting on a seat belt whenever we get into a car—the behavior becomes almost automatic in the right context. But habit formation isn't always a boon. ...
May 13, 2023
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Neuroscience
How epilepsy surgery is curing more seizures
More than ever before, people with epilepsy are living normal lives. The key is to get treatment, typically a medication, for seizures—the unpredictable disruptions in the brain's electrical system that are the hallmark ...
May 9, 2023
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