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Taking the brain apart to put it all together again
14 minutes ago | ScienceDaily
A new Organ Chip system linked a Brain Chip with two blood-brain barrier Chips to recapitulate the interactions between the brain and its blood vessels. This system reacts to...
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Electrical Brain Stimulation May Improve Post-Stroke Aphasia
20 minutes ago | MedPageToday
Patients with long-term aphasia named more words with noninvasive technique
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Two-year-old with rare 'childhood Alzheimer's' thought to be the youngest ever diagnosed in the UK
58 minutes ago | Daily Mail
Reggie Griffiths, two, from Knutton in Staffordshire was diagnosed with the rare brain condition Sanfilippo syndrome in January, and the disease stops him from speaking and...
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New information on brain areas linked to tactile sense and metacognitive ability
1 hour ago | ScienceDaily
A new doctoral thesis gives information on the neural basis of the sense of touch. According to the results, magnetic stimulation of prefrontal cortex affected the subjects'...
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Antidepressant restores youthful flexibility to aging inhibitory neurons in mice
2 hours ago | ScienceDaily
Inhibitory neurons in the aging brain show reduced growth and plasticity, likely contributing to declines in brain function. In a new study in mice researchers show that...
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Cleveland Clinic, Parker Hannifin create catheter to treat brain tumors
3 hours ago | Health and Fitness
The Cleveland Clinic and Parker Hannifin collaborated to create a medical device that gets cancer drugs past the blood-brain barrier.
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Labourer, 23, has 18 months to live due to a rare tumour in his brain
6 hours ago | Daily Mail
Jordan Payne, 23, from Ripley in Derbyshire, is battling a golf ball-sized brain tumour that is made of germ cells - created as a foetus grows in the womb. They eventually...
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BOOST-3 clinical trial aims to improve outcomes for severe TBI patients
6 hours ago | News Medical | 2 articles
An estimated 2.5 million Americans sustain a traumatic brain injury, or TBI, each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Severe TBI contributes to...
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Brain tumors trap immune cells needed to fight cancer in the bone marrow, finds research
8 hours ago | News Medical
Certain brain cancers are associated with low numbers of immune system T-cells circulating in the peripheral blood. Low T-cell numbers can be a side-effect of cancer treatment...
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Autism can be spotted by watching babies' reactions to incy-wincy spider and peek-a-boo, study says
10 hours ago | Daily Mail
Researchers have found babies who are later diagnosed with autism have lower levels of brain activity in response to 'social games', as well people yawning, laughing or crying.
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Drinking Milk at Breakfast can Lower Diabetes, Obesity Risk
Consuming high-protein milk in the morning along with your breakfast cereal can slow digestion, lower blood sugar levels and improves satiety at lunchtime. This dietary... Read more ...