From the IOS Press press release via MedicalXpress: After stroke, patients often suffer from dysphagia, a swallowing disorder that results in greater healthcare costs and higher rates of complications such as dehydration, malnutrition, and pneumonia.…
From the BYU press release via MedicalXpress: Figuring out what’s going on in the mind of a baby is tricky, but Brigham Young University psychologist Ross Flom has a proven track record, having already discovered…
From the National Institute for Physiological Sciences press release via MedicalXpress: The visual information from eyes is sent into the brain unconsciously even if you are not aware. One of examples of unconscious seeing is…
From the Boston University Medical Center press release via EurekAlert!: A recent study led by researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) revealed that the FOXO1 gene may play an important role in the…
From the Boston University Medical Center press release via EurekAlert!: In a genome-wide association (GWA) study, researchers from Boston University Schools of Medicine (BUSM) and Public Health (BUSPH) have identified several genes which influence degeneration…
From the University of Alberta press release via EurekAlert!: We’ve all heard that eating fish is good for our brains and memory. But what is it about DHA, an omega-3 fatty acid found in fish,…
From the University of Pennsylvania press release via EurekAlert!: Researchers have long been interested in discovering the ways that human brains represent thoughts through a complex interplay of electrical signals. Recent improvements in brain recording…
From the Linköping University press release via ScienceDaily: The inexorable spread of Alzheimer’s disease through the brain leaves dead neurons and forgotten thoughts in its wake. Researchers at Linköping University in Sweden are the first…
From the Cell Press press release via EurekAlert!: Researchers have come up with a device that may enable people who are completely unable to speak or move at all to nevertheless manage unscripted back-and-forth conversation.…
From the McGill University press release: A new study shows significant differences in brain development in high-risk infants who develop autism starting as early as age 6 months. The findings published in the American Journal…