From the Virginia Tech press release via MedicalXpress: A century after the world’s first ultrasonic detection device – invented in response to the sinking of the Titanic – Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute scientists have…
From the Tufts University press release via HealthCanal: Being mildly vitamin B-12 deficient could be an indication that some older adults are at a greater risk for accelerated cognitive decline, an observational study from researchers…
From the Society for Neuroscience press release via EurekAlert!: Brain changes in children who have sustained a mild traumatic brain injury, or concussion, persist for months following injury — even after the symptoms of the…
From the University of Montreal press release via HealthCanal: Even before obesity occurs, eating fatty and sugary foods causes chemical changes in the brain, meaning that going on a diet might feel similar to going…
From the Indiana University press release: Following the birth of a child, new mothers may have an altered perception of stresses around them, showing less interest in threats unrelated to the baby. This change to…
From the Elsevier press release via EurekAlert!: A new study published in Biological Psychiatry suggests that autism is associated with reductions in the level of cellular adhesion molecules in the blood, where they play a…
From the NIH/National Institute of Mental Health press release via EurekAlert!: A specific pattern of neuronal firing in a brain reward circuit instantly rendered mice vulnerable to depression-like behavior induced by acute severe stress, a…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Accumulating evidence suggests that certain brain areas involved in processing physical pain may also underlie feelings of social pain. But can altering brain activity in these areas…
From the Norwegian University of Science and Technology press release via MedicalXpress: Your brain has at least four different senses of location – and perhaps as many as 10. And each is different, according to…
From the PLoS ONE press release via MedicalXpress: Hearing a verb related to physical action automatically increases the force with which people grip objects, but has no effect on their physical reaction if the word…