From the Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute media release: A team of researchers has brought new clarity to the picture of how gene-environmental interactions can kill nerve cells that make dopamine. Dopamine is the neurotransmitter that…
From the Cornell University media release: It’s no surprise that labels are becoming the “go to” place when people have questions about how food is produced. But new Cornell University research finds that consumers crave…
From the Temple University media release: Women working in Head Start, the nation’s largest federally funded early childhood education program which serves nearly one million low-income children, report higher than expected levels of physical and…
From the Inserm media release: A team of researchers at Inserm led by Cyril Herry (Inserm Unit 862, “Neurocentre Magendie,” Bordeaux) has just shown that interneurons located in the forebrain at the level of the…
From the University of California – Berkeley media release: As shoppers across the nation prepare to pounce on Black Friday sales, researchers at UC Berkeley are looking at what happens to commerce when there’s no…
From the Max Planck Institute media release: Video gaming causes increases in the brain regions responsible for spatial orientation, memory formation and strategic planning as well as fine motor skills. This has been shown in…
From the University of Eastern Finland media release: Persons with Alzheimer’s disease suffer from ischaemic heart diseases more frequently than others, yet they undergo related procedures and surgery less frequently than persons with no diagnosed…
From the University of Montreal media release: Asparagine, found in foods such as meat, eggs, and dairy products, was until now considered non-essential because it is produced naturally by the body. Researchers at the University…
Alternative treatment focuses on controlling the ‘fight or flight’ response From the Rochester Institute of Technology media release: A novel approach to treating children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder could help them navigate their world…
From the University of Missouri media release: Studies have shown that resveratrol, a natural compound found in colored vegetables, fruits and especially grapes, may minimize the impact of Parkinson’s disease, stroke and Alzheimer’s disease in…