Neuroscience
Origin of intelligence, mental illness linked to ancient genetic accident
Scientists have discovered for the first time how humans – and other mammals – have evolved to have intelligence.
Dec 2, 2012
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Neuroscience
This illusion, new to science, is strong enough to trick our reflexes
Have a look at this image. Do you perceive that the central black hole is expanding, as if you're moving into a dark environment, or falling into a hole? If so, you're not alone: a new study shows that this "expanding hole" ...
May 31, 2022
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Radiology & Imaging
Artificial intelligence detects fractures on CT images for osteoporosis diagnostics
The bone density of many people decreases as they get older. This process, which is known as osteoporosis, often goes unnoticed, even if there are fractures to the vertebral bodies. These fractures could be detected by means ...
May 1, 2023
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Ophthalmology
Your eyes are half a billion years old
Look after your eyes – they are at least half a billion years old, and a good deal older than your brain. The eyes are one of our most remarkable and precious organs, yet their origins have been shrouded in mystery until ...
Jul 30, 2013
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Neuroscience
Hope for children with bow hunter syndrome
Fusing the neck's top two vertebrae can prevent repeat strokes in children with bow hunter syndrome, a rare condition that affects a handful of U.S. pediatric patients each year, UT Southwestern researchers suggest in a recent ...
Feb 11, 2021
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Neuroscience
Smell the potassium: Surprising find in study of sex- and aggression-triggering vomeronasal organ
The vomeronasal organ (VNO) is one of evolution's most direct enforcers. From its niche within the nose in most land-based vertebrates, it detects pheromones and triggers corresponding basic-instinct behaviors, from compulsive ...
Jul 29, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Don't be afraid to exercise regularly to boost bone health and cut falls risk, people with osteoporosis advised
People with weakened bones (osteoporosis) shouldn't be afraid to exercise regularly, says a consensus statement drawn up by an expert panel on how best to maximize bone health, stave off fracture risk, and improve posture ...
May 16, 2022
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Simple clinical tool to diagnose spinal fractures in people with osteoporosis
Only 1 in 3 patients are diagnosed with broken bones in the back due to osteoporosis. One reason is that medical staff find it difficult to know who should have a back X-ray. To help address this important diagnostic care ...
Mar 14, 2022
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Neuroscience
Theta brainwaves reflect ability to beat built-in bias
Vertebrates are predisposed to act to gain rewards, and to lay low to avoid punishment. Try to teach chickens to back away from food in order to obtain it, and you'll fail, as researchers did in 1986. But (some) humans are ...
May 7, 2013
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Neuroscience
Starvation halts brain development, but hungry cells jump-start growth when food becomes available
We all know that food is essential to healthy development of the brain and body, especially in the earliest stages of life. But exactly how early brain growth is affected by nutrition is not as well understood, especially ...
Oct 25, 2019
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