Imaging study shows what your favorite film genres reveal about your brain

byMartin Luther University Halle-WittenbergDifferences in amygdala activity between preference and no preference groups for crime/thriller and action. Credit:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuros

Updated on: September 21,2024

Imaging study shows what your favorite film genres reveal about your brain

byMartin Luther University Halle-WittenbergDifferences in amygdala activity between preference and no preference groups for crime/thriller and action. Credit:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuros

Updated on:September 21,2024

Research team builds first tandem repeat expansions genetic reference maps

by Pat Harriman,University of California, IrvineGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2024.03.004A research team led by the University of California, Irvine has

Updated on: April 06,2024

Research team builds first tandem repeat expansions genetic reference maps

by Pat Harriman,University of California, IrvineGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2024.03.004A research team led by the University of California, Irvine has

Updated on:April 06,2024

Scientists record powerful signal in the brain's white matter

by Bill Snyder,Vanderbilt UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe human brain is made up of two kinds of matter: the nerve cell bodies (gray matter), which process sensation, control volu

Updated on: January 11,2024

Scientists record powerful signal in the brain's white matter

by Bill Snyder,Vanderbilt UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe human brain is made up of two kinds of matter: the nerve cell bodies (gray matter), which process sensation, control volu

Updated on:January 11,2024

How 'calming' our spinal cords could provide relief from muscle spasms

byEdith Cowan UniversityCalming motoneurons may help relieve muscle spasms. Credit: Edith Cowan UniversityPoor sleep, difficulty moving and injuries from hitting something accidentally are just

Updated on: January 21,2024

How 'calming' our spinal cords could provide relief from muscle spasms

byEdith Cowan UniversityCalming motoneurons may help relieve muscle spasms. Credit: Edith Cowan UniversityPoor sleep, difficulty moving and injuries from hitting something accidentally are just

Updated on:January 21,2024

Novel blood test identifies biomarkers in patients with Alzheimer's disease

by Mike Addelman,University of ManchesterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainEarly results from PharmaKure, a pharmaceutical company spun out from The University of Manchester, shows a novel whole

Updated on: January 05,2024

Novel blood test identifies biomarkers in patients with Alzheimer's disease

by Mike Addelman,University of ManchesterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainEarly results from PharmaKure, a pharmaceutical company spun out from The University of Manchester, shows a novel whole

Updated on:January 05,2024

How springing forward to daylight saving time could affect your health—and how to prepare

by Lauran NeergaardA selection of vintage clocks are displayed at Electric Time Company, Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022, in Medfield, Mass. Most of America “springs forward” Sunday, March 10, 2024, for dayligh

Updated on: March 19,2024

How springing forward to daylight saving time could affect your health—and how to prepare

by Lauran NeergaardA selection of vintage clocks are displayed at Electric Time Company, Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022, in Medfield, Mass. Most of America “springs forward” Sunday, March 10, 2024, for dayligh

Updated on:March 19,2024

Food insecurity in seniors linked to increased risk for dementia

by Elana GotkineFor older adults, food insecurity is associated with an increased risk for dementia with poorer memory function and faster memory decline, according to a study published online Nov. 21

Updated on: February 24,2024

Food insecurity in seniors linked to increased risk for dementia

by Elana GotkineFor older adults, food insecurity is associated with an increased risk for dementia with poorer memory function and faster memory decline, according to a study published online Nov. 21

Updated on:February 24,2024

From odor to action: How smells are processed in the brain and influence behavior

by John Crimaldi, Brian H. Smith, Elizabeth Hong, Nathan Urban,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainA dog raises its nose in the air before chasing after a scent. A mosquito zigzags back and

Updated on: February 18,2024

From odor to action: How smells are processed in the brain and influence behavior

by John Crimaldi, Brian H. Smith, Elizabeth Hong, Nathan Urban,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainA dog raises its nose in the air before chasing after a scent. A mosquito zigzags back and

Updated on:February 18,2024

'Super recognizers' can learn faces from fragments

byUniversity of New South WalesSuper-recognizers are more accurate than typical viewers even with only 12% of face information available on each fixation. Diamond shows group mean and 95% confid

Updated on: January 21,2024

'Super recognizers' can learn faces from fragments

byUniversity of New South WalesSuper-recognizers are more accurate than typical viewers even with only 12% of face information available on each fixation. Diamond shows group mean and 95% confid

Updated on:January 21,2024

Study finds frexalimab has favorable effect on relapsing multiple sclerosis

FEBRUARY 15, 2024by Elana GotkineFor patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis, the anti-CD40L monoclonal antibody frexalimab has a favorable effect on the number of new gadolinium-enhancing T1-weigh

Updated on: March 28,2024

Study finds frexalimab has favorable effect on relapsing multiple sclerosis

FEBRUARY 15, 2024by Elana GotkineFor patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis, the anti-CD40L monoclonal antibody frexalimab has a favorable effect on the number of new gadolinium-enhancing T1-weigh

Updated on:March 28,2024

Pregnancy and reproductive history may impact dementia risk

by Alzheimer's AssociationCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearch reported at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC) 2018 in Chicago highlighted sex differences associated with

Updated on: June 07,2024

Pregnancy and reproductive history may impact dementia risk

by Alzheimer's AssociationCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearch reported at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC) 2018 in Chicago highlighted sex differences associated with

Updated on:June 07,2024

'Flash and Freeze-fracture' technique allows for neuronal insights into medial habenula

by Institute of Science and Technology AustriaA lunar surface-like electron microscopic image of an activated medial habenula neuron. SPO (light green), CAPS2 (dark blue), vesicles on the verge o

Updated on: June 26,2024

'Flash and Freeze-fracture' technique allows for neuronal insights into medial habenula

by Institute of Science and Technology AustriaA lunar surface-like electron microscopic image of an activated medial habenula neuron. SPO (light green), CAPS2 (dark blue), vesicles on the verge o

Updated on:June 26,2024