News results: "brain scans"

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Specials

True Love Can Last Forever, New Study Says

True Love Can Last Forever, New Study Says

Does true love last forever? A new study comes to support the old saying “Love never gets...
» read full story January 06th, 2009 - 13:56
Study Shows Bullies Like Suffering

Study Shows Bullies Like Suffering

A recent study, published by the journal of Biological Psychology, shows that youths which are...
» read full story November 09th, 2008 - 17:33
Obesity Is in Your Genes and...Brain!

Obesity Is in Your Genes and...Brain!

Eating too much to simply satisfy your pleasure for food? Then you’re probably one of those people...
» read full story October 20th, 2008 - 15:28
Food Doesn’t Satisfy Obese People

Food Doesn’t Satisfy Obese People

Individuals whose brains don’t produce pleasure while eating will overeat in order to obtain it,...
» read full story October 19th, 2008 - 10:48
PET Scans Could Detect Alzheimer’s Brain Plaques

PET Scans Could Detect Alzheimer’s Brain Plaques

Positron Emission Tomography (PET), a method of medical imaging, appears to be a successful...
» read full story August 14th, 2008 - 13:20
Homosexuality - Something You Are Born With?

Homosexuality - Something You Are Born With?

Believe it or not, homosexuality is not only a matter of choice but also something very well...
» read full story June 17th, 2008 - 11:37
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Business

GE claims data storage breakthrough with 100 DVDs on one disc

San Francisco - General Electric has achieved a breakthrough in digital storage technology, using...
» read full story April 27th, 2009 - 22:33
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Technology

The Elderly Should Be Encouraged to Surf the Web

The Elderly Should Be Encouraged to Surf the Web

A study which is due to appear in the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry shows that surfing...
» read full story October 14th, 2008 - 22:00
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Science

Ancient “British” Brain Found

British archaeologists have unveiled an ancient skull with a brain inside they consider to be the...
» read full story December 13th, 2008 - 00:23
Internet: A Stimulus That Keeps The Aging Brain Active

Internet: A Stimulus That Keeps The Aging Brain Active

The Internet is undeniably part of our lives, but did you know that its usefulness extends beyond...
» read full story October 15th, 2008 - 14:00
The Elderly Should Be Encouraged To Surf The Web

The Elderly Should Be Encouraged To Surf The Web

A study which is due to appear in the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry shows that surfing...
» read full story October 15th, 2008 - 11:43
Brains of Homosexual People Similar to Those of Opposite Sex

Brains of Homosexual People Similar to Those of Opposite Sex

A new study has found similarities between the brains of homosexual people and those of straight...
» read full story June 16th, 2008 - 21:08
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Health

Meth Exposure during Pregnancy Predisposes Kids to Abnormal Brain Development

Meth Exposure during Pregnancy Predisposes Kids to Abnormal Brain Development

Methamphetamine use during pregnancy may cause abnormal brain development in children, according to...
» read full story April 16th, 2009 - 15:26
Elan, Wyeth Stop Trial Using the Highest Dose of Alzheimer’s Drug

Elan, Wyeth Stop Trial Using the Highest Dose of Alzheimer’s Drug

Drugmaker Elan and US partner Wyeth announced Thursday they have stopped part of a Phase III...
» read full story April 02nd, 2009 - 21:31
Thinning of Brain’s Cortex Tied to Depression Risk

Thinning of Brain’s Cortex Tied to Depression Risk

Brain scans performed on 131 people of different ages revealed that there was a 28 percent...
» read full story March 25th, 2009 - 17:19
Cephalon’s Narcolepsy Drug Provigil Could Be Addictive

Cephalon’s Narcolepsy Drug Provigil Could Be Addictive

Cephalon’s narcolepsy drug Provigil, highly used as a so-called “smart drug” by...
» read full story March 18th, 2009 - 15:02
Radiation Exposure via Medical Scans on the Rise in the US

Radiation Exposure via Medical Scans on the Rise in the US

A new report from the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements notes that...
» read full story March 04th, 2009 - 15:49
Brain-training Exercises Don’t Delay Alzheimer’s Onset

Brain-training Exercises Don’t Delay Alzheimer’s Onset

A new study says that there is no evidence to support the theory that brain exercise programmes...
» read full story February 11th, 2009 - 14:00
Women Can’t Say No to Their Favourite Food!

Women Can’t Say No to Their Favourite Food!

Men often find it easier than women to say no to food, according to a brain-imaging study. The...
» read full story January 22nd, 2009 - 15:07
Women Are Weaker Than Men When It Comes To Favorite Foods

Women Are Weaker Than Men When It Comes To Favorite Foods

Scientists have discovered that when it comes to favorite foods, women can hardly say no. On the...
» read full story January 20th, 2009 - 21:58
Men Better Than Women In Resisting Food Temptations

Men Better Than Women In Resisting Food Temptations

  When it comes to goodies, who in the world can resist temptations? Apparently, men are able...
» read full story January 20th, 2009 - 13:05
Hormone Replacement Therapy Linked to Brain Shrinkage

Hormone Replacement Therapy Linked to Brain Shrinkage

Estrogen hormone therapy, a treatment given to alleviate some symptoms of menopause, may shrink...
» read full story January 13th, 2009 - 15:42
New Health Program Asks Better Screening for Veteran’s Brain Injury

New Health Program Asks Better Screening for Veteran’s Brain Injury

A new program released through a government report asks the military to do better brain scans on...
» read full story December 05th, 2008 - 21:44
Study: It’s in Their Brains, Bullies Like to Watch Suffering

Study: It’s in Their Brains, Bullies Like to Watch Suffering

A new study on brain activity shows that the brains of aggressive youths may be wired to feel...
» read full story November 08th, 2008 - 14:20
Study Shows Fibromyalgia Is a “Real Disease,” Related to Brain Dysfunction

Study Shows Fibromyalgia Is a “Real Disease,” Related to Brain Dysfunction

According to a new brain scan study, fibromyalgia may be related to a dysfunction of cerebral...
» read full story November 04th, 2008 - 15:00
Overweight People Find Sweets Less Satisfying

Overweight People Find Sweets Less Satisfying

Overweight people actually don’t enjoy eating fatty food and sweets, a brain study found. The...
» read full story October 17th, 2008 - 14:00
Update: Believe It Or Not, Obese People Enjoy Food Less

Update: Believe It Or Not, Obese People Enjoy Food Less

In Friday's issue of the journal Science, psychology researchers in Texas, Oregon and Connecticut...
» read full story October 17th, 2008 - 00:51
Lower Vitamin B12 Levels Linked to Brain Atrophy

Lower Vitamin B12 Levels Linked to Brain Atrophy

University of Oxford researchers discovered that vitamin B12 found in meat, fish, fortified...
» read full story September 09th, 2008 - 15:15
Treadmill Exercise Can Improve Walking In Stroke Survivors

Treadmill Exercise Can Improve Walking In Stroke Survivors

Exercising on treadmill helped stroke survivors improve their mobility and physical conditioning by...
» read full story August 31st, 2008 - 11:34
PET Scans Are the Best Alzheimer’s Detectors

PET Scans Are the Best Alzheimer’s Detectors

The positron emission tomography (PET) scanning turned out to be a useful way of diagnosing the...
» read full story August 12th, 2008 - 23:15
Experimental Drug Halts Alzheimer’s Decline in Early Trial

Experimental Drug Halts Alzheimer’s Decline in Early Trial

British researchers said on Tuesday that an Alzheimer’s drug designed to attack abnormal tangles...
» read full story July 30th, 2008 - 13:15
MRIs Could Provide Answers For Delaying Alzheimer’s Progression

MRIs Could Provide Answers For Delaying Alzheimer’s Progression

During the 2008 International Conference on Alzheimer ’s Disease taking place in Chicago this...
» read full story July 28th, 2008 - 15:36
Exercise Could Delay Alzheimer’s Brain Shrinkage

Exercise Could Delay Alzheimer’s Brain Shrinkage

As the number of patients with Alzheimer’s disease is going to quadruple worldwide by 2050...
» read full story July 15th, 2008 - 14:16
Long-Term Marijuana Use May Shrink Parts of the Brain

Long-Term Marijuana Use May Shrink Parts of the Brain

It has long been known that marijuana use is often linked to mental health problems such as...
» read full story June 03rd, 2008 - 16:14
Kids Exposed To Lead May Show Criminal Behavior Later

Kids Exposed To Lead May Show Criminal Behavior Later

It has long been known that exposure to lead has harmful effects on judgment, cognitive function...
» read full story May 28th, 2008 - 13:22
Study: High Levels of Urate Slow Parkinson’s Progression

Study: High Levels of Urate Slow Parkinson’s Progression

Men with high levels of the antioxidant urate in their blood seem to develop the symptoms of...
» read full story April 15th, 2008 - 15:00
Compassion – Something You Can Learn via Meditation

Compassion – Something You Can Learn via Meditation

Practice is the only way to improve qualities like love, kindness and compassion, new research...
» read full story March 28th, 2008 - 13:13
Study Finds Balance in Old Age Is Connected to Brain Changes

Study Finds Balance in Old Age Is Connected to Brain Changes

The ability to keep your balance when old is linked to changes to white matter (leukoaraiosis), or...
» read full story March 19th, 2008 - 17:31
Scratch Skin, Relieve Brain

Scratch Skin, Relieve Brain

Brains scans have revealed why scratching an itch can afford such intense pleasure even to the...
» read full story February 01st, 2008 - 15:56
Pregnant Women Face More Radiological Exams than Ever

Pregnant Women Face More Radiological Exams than Ever

Pregnant women are exposed to more high-tech imagines exams, exposing their babies to higher level...
» read full story November 28th, 2007 - 10:48
Migraine Sufferers' Brains Are Different

Migraine Sufferers' Brains Are Different

Researchers compared brain scans of people suffering from migraines with brain scans of...
» read full story November 20th, 2007 - 17:15
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