Protein marker for a deadly brain tumour identified
Gliomas are untreatable tumours with a poor prognosis, high morbidity and mortality rates
Glycogen in neurons of degenerating brains is beneficial: study
A new study by IIT Kanpur suggests that glycogen has a protective role in neurons of patients suffering with neurodegenerative disorders
How COVID-19 affects the brain
Inflammation of the brain; blood clots; damage to the nerves in the body — how COVID-19 virus SARS-CoV-2 affects the human brain&…
Big data may help get new clues on Alzheimer’s
Researchers develop a big data analytics framework to look for early diagnostic biomarkers of the disease
50 years of CT: This is the man you must thank
Hounsfield’s innovation transformed medicine. He shared the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1979 and was knighted in 1981
How smart were our ancestors? Turns out the answer isn’t in brain size, but blood flow
Skulls hold clues to intelligence, says this physiology professor
Visual illusion that may help explain consciousness: New study
We tend to assume that our visual consciousness gives us a rich and detailed picture of the entire scene in front of us. The truth is very different
New device promises to make stroke rehabilitation fun
An IIT-Hyderabad-incubated startup makes an upper arm exercising device with a gaming console
Death: How long are we conscious for and does life really flash before our eyes?
A recent research speculated about life ’flashing’ past moments before death; how sound might it be?
US researchers establish Parkinson’s origins in gut
The brain disorder is caused by a misfolded protein in the gut that climbs to the brain via a nerve
What if we could know what's going on in your brain without splicing it open
Nerve cells communicate wirelessly too. More neural pathways can explain why different parts of the brain connect quickly during complicated tasks
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Want to know more about climate crisis, human brain? Here are a few recommendations
Here's a must-read, must-watch, must-attend list for you: A book to better understand why climate change is such a complicated issue, a …
Anatomy of happiness
Stefan Klein explores the complex interplay between positive and negative emotions
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Brain drain
Memory, attention difficulties often part of normal life
There are two main reasons healthy adults experience difficulties with their memory and/or attention: highly demanding lives and normal age-…
Decoded: What triggers spread of cancer cells
Yale scientists also developed a tool to detect spread in patients with renal, brain cancers
Brain drain backs up
India finally tries to give real incentives to stop indigenous intelligence from migrating abroad
Scientists explain the attack of coronavirus on the brain in new study
The peak viral load in the brain was 1,000 times than in lungs
Your phone and your brain - what we know so far
The evidence indicates that there’s still a lot of uncertainty about the long-term impacts of digital device use on cognition
Depletion of particular brain tissue linked to chronic depression, suicide: Study
Astrocytes, a kind of supportive nerve cells, were found in much lower quantity in people who died by suicide
Anti-oxidant level in specific brain region indicates early signs of Alzheimer’s: Study
This knowledge may help in early detection by identifying the role of protective form of antioxidant