Summary: Receiving more intensive treatment for high blood pressure results in positive alterations in brain structures associated with clearing toxins and other by-products. Findings reveal […]
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Sugar Is Processed Differently in the Brains of Obesity-Prone vs. Obesity-Resistant Rats [W[R]C]
Summary: Glucose takes longer to get into the nucleus accumbens of obesity-prone rat models. Researchers also discovered excess levels of glutamate in obesity-prone rats, implying […]
Women Are More Likely to Identify as Bisexual, Can Research Into Sexual Arousal Tell Us Why? [W[R]C]
Summary: Women are three times more likely to identify as bisexual than men. Research has discovered women are more likely to display bisexual patterns in […]
Why We Remember, and Forget. And What We Can Do About It [W[R]C]
Summary: Researchers explore the mechanisms behind memory and how we forget things, and share tips on how to keep our memory sharp as we age. […]
Neural Correlates of a Mindfulness-Based Intervention in Anorexia Nervosa [W[R]C]
Summary: Mindfulness meditation training reduces anxiety associated with eating disorders by altering the activity of brain areas associated with anxiety. Listen to “Neural Correlates of […]
Human Brain Organoids Respond to Visual Stimuli When Transplanted Into Adult Rats [W[R]C]
Summary: Brain organoids created from human stem cells that were transplanted into the brains of rats responded to visual stimuli. Sponsored by The BlogDealer – Health, Fitness […]
Head trauma doesn’t predict memory problems in NFL retirees, suggests new study [W[R]C]
A study of retired professional football players by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center has found that their cognitive abilities did not differ significantly from […]
Possible New Way to Reduce Pain Inspired by Chickens [W[R]C]
Summary: Natural resistance to capsaicin’s effect in birds drove researchers to investigate a specific genetic variant that appears to be associated with pain resistance. They […]
Shining a Light on the Biological Origins of PTSD [W[R]C]
Summary: Study reveals heightened activity in the amygdala in response to seeing surprised or neutral facial expressions could be a biomarker for the risk of […]
New Clues to Sensory Brain Disorders [W[R]C]
Summary: Researchers have identified two distinct processes that are triggered in the brain when a person is exposed to prolonged or repeated sensory input. Sponsored […]