World's first case: Doctors find live worm in Australian woman's brain
Aug 29, 2023, at 08:15 pm
Doctors have found a live worm in the brain of an Australian woman, one of the first such incidents recorded in the world.
USC study connects air pollution, memory problems and Alzheimer’s-like brain changes
Nov 22, 2019, at 05:26 pm
Washington/IBNS: Women in their 70s and 80s who were exposed to higher levels of air pollution experienced greater declines in memory and more Alzheimer’s-like brain atrophy than their counterparts who breathed cleaner air, according to USC researchers.
Treatment to ward off stroke less effective in women: Study
Nov 16, 2019, at 05:54 pm
New York/IBNS: Women are at higher risk for stroke and have different stroke symptoms than men. New research suggests another difference: less benefit from a surgery used to treat carotid artery disease, a key risk factor for stroke.
Brain scans may provide clues to suicide risk: Study
Oct 15, 2019, at 04:41 pm
New York: Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago and the University of Utah Health have identified brain circuitry differences that might be associated with suicidal behavior in individuals with mood disorders.
New technology for use in military vehicles may protect warfighters from blast-induced brain injury
Mar 08, 2018, at 01:27 am
Washington, Mar 7 (IBNS): Researchers from the University of Maryland (UMD) and the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) have developed a new military vehicle shock absorbing device that may protect warfighters against traumatic brain injury (TBI) due to exposure to blasts caused by land mines.
Everyday activities associated with more gray matter in brains of older adults: Study
Feb 27, 2018, at 12:19 am
New York, Feb 26 (IBNS): Higher levels of lifestyle physical activity — such as housecleaning, walking a dog and gardening, as well as exercise — are associated with more gray matter in the brains of older adults, according to a study by researchers in the Rush University College of Nursing. The Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences published the study's findings on Feb. 8.
Slow but steady: Brain evolution of turtles
Feb 03, 2018, at 02:41 pm
New York, Feb 3 (IBNS): Turtles’ brains have evolved slowly, but constantly, over the last 210 million years to reach a variety in form and complexity which rivals that of other animal groups, according to new research.
The adolescent brain makes learning easier, says study
Dec 25, 2017, at 01:47 am
London, Dec 24 (IBNS): Alcohol abuse, reckless behaviour and poor choice in friends: all these are inextricably linked to puberty and adolescence.
Study finds reading information aloud to yourself improves memory
Dec 02, 2017, at 09:50 pm
Ontario, Dec 2 (IBNS): You are more likely to remember something if you read it out loud, a study from the University of Waterloo has found.
HIV directly impacts brain: study
Dec 01, 2017, at 10:51 pm
New York, Dec 1 (IBNS): Stellenbosch University (SU) researchers have discovered that the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) directly impacts the brain in the early stages of the infection.
Ringing in ears keeps brain more at attention, less at rest, study finds
Aug 28, 2017, at 12:32 am
New York, Aug 27 (IBNS): Tinnitus, a chronic ringing or buzzing in the ears, has eluded medical treatment and scientific understanding.
Alzheimer’s risk linked to energy shortage in brain’s immune cells
Aug 13, 2017, at 01:26 am
Washington, Aug 12 (IBNS): People with specific mutations in the gene TREM2 are three times more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease than those who carry more common variants of the gene.
Depression changes brain structure, study suggests
Jul 22, 2017, at 10:19 pm
London, July 22 (IBNS): Changes in the brain’s structure that could be the result of depression have been identified in a major scanning study.
Daily crosswords linked to sharper brain in later life, says study
Jul 17, 2017, at 11:51 pm
London, July 17 (IBNS): Experts at the University of Exeter Medical School and Kings College London analysed data from more than 17,000 healthy people aged 50 and over, submitted in an online trial.