What It's Like To Be A Bat
21:37 26-06-2008; source: www.sciencedaily.com
Not many people think about what it's like to be a bat, but for those who do, it's enlightening and potentially groundbreaking for understanding aspects of the human brain and nervous system.
First Patients Implanted In Study Evaluating Deep Brain Stimulation For Depression
21:37 26-06-2008; source: www.sciencedaily.com
St. Jude Medical, Inc. has announced the first patient implants in a clinical study that is investigating whether deep brain stimulation (DBS) therapy will help people who suffer from major depressive disorder, a severe form of depression. The patients, a 59-year-old woman and a 42-year-old man, were implanted with the St. Jude Medical Libra® Deep Brain Stimulation System, an investigational device.
Breaking The Pattern - How Motivation Plays A Role In Getting Healthy
21:37 26-06-2008; source: www.sciencedaily.com
People fall into a pattern. They start out with the best intentions and do well for a little while ... but then fall back into old habits. It's a classic health trap: two steps forward, three steps back. People end up feeling bad about themselves. Moreover, the two-steps-forward-three-steps-back dance ends up increasing the health problems the behavioral changes were supposed to address in the first place.
How Neural Activity Spurs Blood Flow In The Brain
18:37 26-06-2008; source: www.sciencedaily.com
Neuroscientists have pinpointed exactly how neural activity boosts blood flow to the brain. The finding has important implications for our understanding of common brain imaging techniques such as fMRI, which uses blood flow in the brain as a proxy for neural activity.
Why Do People Vote? Genetic Variation In Political Participation
18:37 26-06-2008; source: www.sciencedaily.com
A groundbreaking new study finds that genes significantly affect variation in voter turnout, shedding new light on the reasons why people vote and participate in the political system. The researchers suggest that, contrary to decades of conventional wisdom, family upbringing may have little or no effect on children’s future participatory behavior.
Toxic Key To Alzheimer’s Disease Memory Loss Identified
18:37 26-06-2008; source: www.sciencedaily.com
Using new scientific techniques, scientists have unlocked the cascade of molecular events that lead to Alzheimer's disease. The scientific findings published in Nature Medicine suggest a potential new target for the development of drug therapies to fight the irreversible and degenerative disease which affects some 29.8 million people worldwide.
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