Broccoli could reverse the heart damaging effects of diabetes August 06, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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Researchers have discovered eating broccoli could undo the damage caused by diabetes to heart blood vessels. | |
Running slows the aging clock, researchers find August 11, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 68 vote(s)
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Regular running slows the effects of aging, according to a new study from Stanford University School of Medicine that has tracked 500 older runners for more than 20 years. Elderly runners have fewer disabilities, a longer ... | |
Scientists to study synthetic telepathy August 13, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 51 vote(s)
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A team of UC Irvine scientists has been awarded a $4 million grant from the U.S. Army Research Office to study the neuroscientific and signal-processing foundations of synthetic telepathy. | |
New master switch found in the brain that regulates appetite and reproduction August 31, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 27 vote(s)
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Body weight and fertility have long known to be related to each other – women who are too thin, for example, can have trouble becoming pregnant. Now, a master switch has been found in the brain of mice that controls both, ... | |
 Do 68 molecules hold the key to understanding disease? September 04, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 42 vote(s)
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Why is it that the origins of many serious diseases remain a mystery? In considering that question, a scientist at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine has come up with a unified molecular ... | |
In scientific first, researchers correct decline in organ function associated with old age August 10, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 84 vote(s)
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As people age, their cells become less efficient at getting rid of damaged protein — resulting in a buildup of toxic material that is especially pronounced in Alzheimer's, Parkinson's disease, and other neurodegenerative ... | |
 Playing, and even watching, sports improves brain function September 01, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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Being an athlete or merely a fan improves language skills when it comes to discussing their sport because parts of the brain usually involved in playing sports are instead used to understand sport language, ... | |
A new light on the brains of people with borderline personality disorder August 07, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 31 vote(s)
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In a game of give and get, the brains of people with borderline personality disorder often don't get it. | |
 Efficient technique enables thinking August 19, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 35 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Nerve cells constantly create new contact points to their neighbouring cells. This is how the basic structure of our brain develops. In adults, new contact makes learning and memory possible. ... | |
Contraceptive pill influences partner choice August 13, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 23 vote(s)
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The contraceptive pill may disrupt women's natural ability to choose a partner genetically dissimilar to themselves, research at the University of Liverpool has found. | |
 Fatal protein interactions may explain neurological diseases September 04, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 19 vote(s)
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In a collaborative study at the University of California, San Diego, investigators from neurosciences, chemistry and medicine, as well as the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) have investigated how proteins ... | |
World first: Lasers used in keyhole surgery for brain cancer August 29, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 18 vote(s)
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In a ground-breaking advance, French neurosurgeons on Friday said they had successfully treated brain tumours through ultra-keyhole surgery, using a tiny fibre-optic laser to destroy cancerous cells. | |
Researchers link cocoa flavanols to improved brain blood flow August 18, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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Cocoa flavanols, the unique compounds found naturally in cocoa, may increase blood flow to the brain, according to new research published in the Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment journal. The researchers suggest ... | |
Genes may make some people more prone to anxiety August 11, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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Inborn differences may help explain why trauma gives some people bad memories and others the nightmare of post-traumatic stress. Scientists in Germany and the United States have reported evidence linking genes to anxious ... | |
Research suggests that cigarettes' power may not be in nicotine itself September 03, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
There may be a very good reason why coffee and cigarettes often seem to go hand in hand. A Kansas State University psychology professor's research suggests that nicotine's power may be in how it enhances other experiences. ... | |
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