Neuroscience
- How To Make Concussion Diagnosis More Evidence-Based
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What's a concussion? Since 10 doctors can give 10 different answers it's unclear, but they are the subject of a lawsuit by former NFL football players, and thus concern has trickled down to school age children and there needs to be a consistent ...
Article - News Staff - Jul 10 2014 - 2:01pm
- Is Sex Addiction Real?
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Pornography triggers brain activity in people with compulsive sexual behavior – sex addiction – similar to that triggered by drugs in the brains of drug addicts, according to new paper. ...
Article - News Staff - Jul 11 2014 - 5:33pm
- Smell And Eye Tests Might Detect Alzheimer's Early
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A decreased ability to identify odors might indicate the development of cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease, according to results of research reported at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference 2014 in Copenhagen. Examinat ...
Article - News Staff - Jul 13 2014 - 9:35pm
- B Vitamins Don't Prevent Alzheimer's Disease
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Taking B vitamins doesn't slow mental decline nor will it prevent Alzheimer's disease, according to clinical trial data involving 22,000 people. High levels in the blood of a compound called homocysteine have been found in people with Alzheimer& ...
Article - News Staff - Jul 15 2014 - 10:31am
- Marijuana Addict Brains Respond To Drug Paraphernalia
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A new paper has found that drug paraphernalia triggers the reward areas of the brain differently in dependent and non-dependent marijuana users. The 2012 National Survey on Drug Use and Health shows marijuana is the most widely used illicit drug in the Un ...
Article - News Staff - Jul 16 2014 - 6:30am
- Antipsychotic Drugs Linked To Reduced Brain Volume
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A study out today says has confirmed a link between antipsychotic medication and a measurable, decrease in brain volume in patients with schizophrenia. The research say this is the first time research has been able to examine whether this decrease is harm ...
Article - News Staff - Jul 18 2014 - 4:31pm
- Brain Network For Placebo Effects Identified
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A new image-based strategy helps identify and measure placebo effects in randomized clinical trials for brain disorders. ...
Article - News Staff - Jul 18 2014 - 5:19pm
- 10 Facts About Lupus
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In the last few months, pop star Selena Gomez and actress Kristen Johnston have said they struggle with lupus, bringing new attention to the autoimmune disease. They join a list of celebrities such as R&B singer Toni Braxton, Nick Cannon, host of “Ame ...
Article - News Staff - Jul 19 2014 - 2:00pm
- 60 Percent Of The Risk Of Developing Autism Is Genetic- Study
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A new paper in Nature Genetics finds that nearly 60 percent of the risk of developing autism is genetic and most of that risk is caused by inherited variant genes that are common in the population and present in individuals without the disorder. Although ...
Article - News Staff - Jul 20 2014 - 3:31pm
- Delayed Language More Nature Than Nurture
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"She'll grow out of it," used to be a common phrase about raising kids, meaning it wasn't anything that was wrong physically or in upbringing, it is just the diversity of human existence. Some kids develop later. But in today's hy ...
Article - News Staff - Jul 21 2014 - 9:48am
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