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The dual role of brain glycogen

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From the Institute for Research in Biomedicine media release: In 2007, in an article published in Nature Neuroscience, scientists at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona) headed by Joan Guinovart, an authority on… 

Humans have a poor memory for sound

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From the University of Iowa media release: Remember that sound bite you heard on the radio this morning? The grocery items your spouse asked you to pick up? Chances are, you won’t. Researchers at the… 

Could metabolism play a role in epilepsy?

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From the Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE) media release: Researchers from the Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio are exploring a possible link between metabolic defects and seizures. They determined that diet could influence susceptibility to… 

American women fare worse than men following stroke

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From the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center media release: The good news: More people survive stroke now than 10 years ago due to improved treatment and prevention. The bad news: Women who survive stroke have… 

Adaptable leaders may have best brains for the job, study finds

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From the American Psychological Association media release: Effective leaders’ brains may be physically “wired” to lead, offering the promise of more precise identification and training, according to studies of U.S. Army officers published by the… 

“False memories” – the hidden side of our good memory

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From the Basque Research media release: Justice blindly trusts human memory. Every year throughout the world hundreds of thousands of court cases are heard based solely on the testimony of somebody who swears that they…