From the Ruhr-University Bochum press release via EurekAlert!: People who bear the genetic mutation for Huntington’s disease learn faster than healthy people. The more pronounced the mutation was, the more quickly they learned. This is…
From the Case Western Reserve University press release via Newswise: Ben W. Strowbridge, PhD, Professor of Neurosciences and Physiology/Biophysics, and Robert A. Hyde, a fourth year MD/PhD student in the neurosciences graduate program at Case…
From the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center press release via EurekAlert!: With the discovery that the unconscious mind plays a key role in the placebo effect, researchers have identified a novel mechanism that helps explain…
From the Concordia University press release via EurekAlert!: By the time older adults are diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, the brain damage is irreparable. For now, modern medicine is able to slow the progression of the…
From the Newcastle University press release via EurekAlert!: The ageing process has its roots deep within the cells and molecules that make up our bodies. Experts have previously identified the molecular pathway that react to…
From the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres press release via MedicalXpress: Every activity in the brain involves the transfer of signals between neurons. Frequently, as many as one thousand signals rain down on a…
From the Sandia National Laboratories press release via MedicalXpress: Research at Sandia National Laboratories has shown that it’s possible to predict how well people will remember information by monitoring their brain activity while they study. …
From the University of Aberdeen press release via MedicalXpress: Scientists investigate whether food addiction should be classed as a mental disorder. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder (DSM-IV) – recognised by psychiatrists and…
From the Stanford University press release via MedicalXpress: The inside of an MRI machine might not seem like the best place to cozy up and concentrate on a good novel, but a team of researchers…
From the Max Planck Gesellschaft press release via MedicalXpress: Have you ever noticed how tiresome it can be to follow a conversation at a noisy party? Rest assured: this is not necessarily due to bad…