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…
From the American Academy of Neurology press release via EurekAlert!: Smoking, head injury, pesticide exposure, farming and less education may be risk factors for a rare sleep disorder that causes people to kick or punch…
From the University of Southern California – Health Sciences press release via ScienceDaily: You’re minding your own business when a food craving suddenly hits, and if you just saw an image of a cupcake, or…
From the BioMed Central press release via EurekAlert!: The number of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has recently increased to one in 100. New research published in BioMed Central’s open access journal BMC…
From the Endocrine Society press release via Newswise: Prenatal exposure to the environmental contaminants polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, causes long-term changes to the developing brain that have adverse effects on reproductive function later in life,…
From the Massachusetts General Hospital press release: Magnetic fields generated by microscopic devices implanted into the brain may be able to modulate brain-cell activity and reduce symptoms of several neurological disorders. Micromagnetic stimulation appears to…
From the Lifespan press release via EurekAlert!: Rhode Island Hospital researcher Suzanne de la Monte, M.D., has found a link between brain insulin resistance (diabetes) and two other key mediators of neuronal injury that help…
From the Northwestern University press release: Want to nail that tune that you’ve practiced and practiced? Maybe you should take a nap with the same melody playing during your sleep, new provocative Northwestern University research…
From the Basque Center on Cognition, Brain and Language press release via MedicalXpress: When looking for a lemon in the fridge, its colour is a useful characteristic to think about—the bright yellow will stand out…
From the Massachusetts General Hospital press release via EurekAlert!: Every day the human brain is presented with tasks ranging from the trivial to the complex. How much mental effort and attention are devoted to each…