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C-sections may affect babies' cognition

November 30, -0001 • 12:00 AM

Researchers have shown that babies' delivered via a caesarean section have altered concentration capabilities compared to those born vaginally.

Dr Scott Adler and colleagues at the Department of Psychology and Centre for Vision Research at York University, Canada, have shown that a baby's spatial attention is influenced by method of birth. Spatial attention is used to describe how well we are able to prioritize and focus on one particular area or object of interest.

It is known that very early...

New Imaging Tool lights up the Brain

November 30, -0001 • 12:00 AM

Harvard scientists have developed a new tool that could lead the way in brain imaging at a level previously thought impossible.

Professor Jeff William Lichtman, the senior author of the study, took many individual microscope images of the brain and turned them into a 3D image on a computer. This creates a valuable map of the brain that could ultimately create a valuable resource that other scientists could use.

"Our goal was to develop an automated method for generating detailed information about...

Innovative brain probe allows control of neurons

November 30, -0001 • 12:00 AM

Researchers from the Washington University School of Medicine, Missouri, and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have targeted specific regions of the brain with a wireless probe like no other. The brain probe they developed combines the ability to deliver drugs with deep brain stimulation (DBS) via a micro-scale light-emitting probe. DBS is a method of stimulating brain cells with either an electrical or light pulse. What makes this so remarkable is that it is all done through wireless...

Germany leads in new methods for acute stroke treatment

November 30, -0001 • 12:00 AM

Suddenly somebody is having difficulty speaking, part of their face unexpectedly droops and one arm weakens - you might be alarmed and will call an ambulance. Most likely you have witnessed the beginning of a stroke. According to the American Heart Association (AHA) and the American Stroke Association (ASA), 87% of strokes results from blood vessel blockage that impedes blood flow in the brain. They are called ischemic strokes and are less fatal than haemorrhagic strokes, in which blood leaks...

Changing views on vaccines

November 30, -0001 • 12:00 AM

Increasing outbreaks of whooping cough and measles in the U.S. have triggered national conversations about the safety and efficacy of vaccinations. This has resulted in more parents being in support of vaccines overall and believing them to be safer.

The University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health asked nearly 1500 parents across America in May about how their views on vaccinations changed between the last two years. Since the outbreak of measles in...

Say Hello to your pocket psychiatrist!

November 30, -0001 • 12:00 AM

Don't think you can trick your smart phone with a fake smile as it can figure out if you are depressed!

Much as it sounds as if you are reading a cool science fiction piece, this has been recently established in a scientific study by a group from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, led by Dr. David Mohr.

Depression is a serious mental illness that afflicts nearly 350 million people, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

At its worst stage, depression can lead to...

Predicting drug failure in Rheumatoid Arthritis

November 30, -0001 • 12:00 AM

New research has found that it may be possible to determine which rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients will not respond to biologic drugs.

Rheumatoid Arthritis is a disease, which affects the whole body: joints, connective tissues, muscles, tendons, and fibrous tissue. It generally presents itself during the most physically productive years of adulthood, between 20 and 40, and results in pain and often deformity.

RA currently affects between 0.3% - 1% of the population globally and is more...

The link between sleep therapy and Alzheimer's

November 30, -0001 • 12:00 AM

Our sleep patterns change with age. For older adults sleep disorders are common and they often struggle with early waking in the morning and difficulties maintaining continuous sleep throughout the night. A common misconception is that older adults need less sleep. Research however has demonstrated that our sleep needs remain constant throughout adulthood. Like proper nutrition and exercise, sleep is one of the pillars of good health. To understand the consequences of sleep deprivation we need...

So you think you can eat anything...

November 30, -0001 • 12:00 AM

"So, you are a Foodie?" Does this feel like being teased or reproached for your gluttonous behavior?

Fear not, for here's music to your ears!

A new study published by Dr. Brian Wansink and colleagues from Cornell University and University of Vermont shows that food neophiles or more adventurous eaters are associated with a lower Body Mass Index (BMI)!

According to the National Institute of Health in the United States, BMI is a measure of body fat that is based on a person's height and weight...

Crystallizing steps towards improving drug and vaccines development

November 30, -0001 • 12:00 AM

Our body consists of countless molecules: water, micro- and macro-elements, sugars, fatty acids, proteins and others. We function as precise, self-regulated machines, in which every single part has it's own role. 

Proteins, tiny structures with fully determined behaviour by the 3D structure, are designed to fulfill very specific tasks. To control a process they have to collaborate with each other: some need to form complicated aggregates, others attach to a non-protein molecule, which allows...

Surgical anaesthesia linked to lower IQ in children

November 30, -0001 • 12:00 AM

Scientists have shown that children under 4 years old, who received general anaesthesia for surgery, are likely to have lower IQ in later life.

In the days before anaesthesia, surgery was treated as a last resort treatment with many choosing certain death rather than the pain associated with lying awake on the surgeon's table. Today, surgery and anaesthesia go hand in hand and millions of children undergo surgery with anaesthesia every year.

Researchers from the Children's Hospital Medical...

Miscarriage still misunderstood

November 30, -0001 • 12:00 AM

Most people wrongly believe that miscarriage is rare and its possible causes are shrouded in myth, a new study shows. The study, conducted by Dr. Williams at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York, concluded that most people falsely believe that miscarriages are rare during pregnancy, which may explain why it is still a 'taboo' social subject. Over 1000 (45% male and 55% female) participants took take part in a questionnaire with ten questions relating specifically to those who had...

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