Psychology & Psychiatry
Culture factors into why we like or dislike people, new research shows
Culture may play a key role in whether people "like" or "don't like" others, new Stanford research shows.
Nov 25, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
A deep-learning model may help predict lung cancer survival and outcomes
A deep-learning model developed using serial image scans of tumors from patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) predicted treatment response and survival outcomes better than standard clinical parameters.
Apr 22, 2019
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Medical research
Biologists suggest a new substance to suppress neuroinflammation
Biologists from RUDN University confirmed that a well-known spasmolytic drug called hymecromone can suppress the inflammatory response in astrocytes, important glial cells of the central nervous system. Potentially, it could ...
Feb 26, 2021
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Neuroscience
Flies reveal that a sense of smell, like a melody, depends upon timing
(Medical Xpress)—The sense of smell remains a mystery in many respects. Fragrance companies, for instance, know it is crucial that chemical compounds in perfumes reach nostrils at different rates to create the desired sensory ...
Apr 10, 2013
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Medical research
Neural stem cell transplants aid traumatic brain injury recovery
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of mortality and morbidity, often causing lifelong disability for those who survive. Treatment is limited to supportive care, but stem cell therapy has received recent attention ...
Apr 19, 2016
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Neuroscience
Do babies like yawning? Evidence from brain activity
Contagious yawning is observed in many mammals, but there is no such report in human babies. Whether babies recognize yawning is an unanswered question.
Jul 29, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Self-affirmation enhances performance, makes us receptive to our mistakes
Life is about failure as much as it is about success. From the mistakes we make at work or school to our blunders in romantic relationships, we are constantly reminded of how we could be better. By focusing on the important ...
Oct 24, 2012
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Neuroscience
Your neurons register familiar faces, whether you notice them or not
When people see an image of a person they recognize—the famous tennis player Roger Federer or actress Halle Berry, for instance—particular cells light up in the brain. Now, researchers reporting in Current Biology on ...
Sep 21, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Neurobiologists uncover how stress turns into fear in the brain in conditions such as PTSD
Our nervous systems are naturally wired to sense fear. Whether prompted by the eerie noises we hear alone in the dark or the approaching growl of a threatening animal, our fear response is a survival mechanism that tells ...
Mar 14, 2024
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Neuroscience
Cerebral organoid model provides clues about how to prevent virus-induced brain cell death
Scientists have determined that La Crosse virus (LACV), which can cause inflammation of the brain, or encephalitis, in children, affects brain cells differently depending on their developmental stage. Neurons—the primary ...
Nov 26, 2019
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