 Adult stem cell breakthrough November 19, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 38 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The first tissue-engineered trachea (windpipe), utilising the patient's own stem cells, has been successfully transplanted into a young woman with a failing airway. The bioengineered trachea ... | |
Scientists are high on idea that marijuana reduces memory impairment November 19, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 45 vote(s)
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The more research they do, the more evidence Ohio State University scientists find that specific elements of marijuana can be good for the aging brain by reducing inflammation there and possibly even stimulating the formation ... | |
Brain compound 'throws gasoline onto the fire' of schizophrenia November 18, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 17 vote(s)
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New research has traced elevated levels of a specific compound in the brain to problem-solving deficits in patients with schizophrenia. | |
'Super' aged brains reveal first secrets of sharp memory in old age November 16, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 37 vote(s)
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Maybe you have an 85-year-old grandfather who still whips through the newspaper crossword puzzle every morning or a 94-year-old aunt who never forgets a name or a face. They don't seem to suffer the ravages of memory that ... | |
Biomarkers used to predict chronological and physiological age November 19, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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Scientists at the Buck Institute for Age Research have identified for the first time biomarkers of aging which are highly predictive of both chronological and physiological age. Biomarkers are biochemical features that can ... | |
Stress warps brains and behavior, researchers say November 19, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 21 vote(s)
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Scientists have discovered how stress - in the form of emotional, mental or physical tension - physically reshapes the brain and causes long-lasting harm to humans and animals. | |
Scientists scratch heads over why we itch November 17, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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Scientists are baffled by one of humankind's most annoying problems - itching - an almost universal misery for which there is, as yet, no adequate explanation or treatment. | |
Red, red wine: How it fights Alzheimer's November 21, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 35 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists call it the "French paradox" — a society that, despite consuming food high in cholesterol and saturated fats, has long had low death rates from heart disease. Research has suggested it is the red ... | |
Sleep helps people learn complicated tasks November 17, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Sleep helps the mind learn complicated tasks and helps people recover learning they otherwise thought they had forgotten over the course of a day, research at the University of Chicago shows. | |
New theory of visual computation reveals how brain makes sense of natural scenes November 19, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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Computational neuroscientists at Carnegie Mellon University have developed a computational model that provides insight into the function of the brain's visual cortex and the information processing that enables people to perceive ... | |
Color perception shifts from right brain to left November 18, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Learning the name of a color changes the part of the brain that handles color perception. | |
Barrow scientists solve 200-year-old scientific debate involving visual illusions November 20, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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Neuroscientists at Barrow Neurological Institute at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center have discovered a direct link between eye motions and the perception of illusory motion that solves a 200-year-old debate. | |
 New Virtual Tool Can Train Athlete Brains to React 53 Percent Faster, Improve Their Game November 18, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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All great athletes know that in order to perform well, they can't just depend on their physical capabilities. Speed and efficiency in decision-making are just as essential. Two researchers from the School ... | |
How is our left brain is different from our right? November 17, 2008 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 16 vote(s)
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Since the historical discovery of the speech center in the left cortex in 150 years ago, functional differences between left and right hemisphere have been well known; language is mainly handled by left hemisphere, while ... | |
 Flu deaths could be reduced thanks to cancer research November 17, 2008 | User rating: 2.9 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Cells involved in the body’s immune response to cancer are also implicated in influenza infection and could be targeted in new flu vaccination strategies, scientists at Oxford University have ... | |
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