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Worrying and Intelligence May Have Evolved Together
By Jennifer Lee | Apr 13, 2012 01:19 AM EDTWorrying may have co-evolved with intelligence, according to a recent study.
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Researchers Use Brain-injury Data to Map Intelligence in the Brain
By Staff Reporter | Apr 12, 2012 02:16 PM EDTCHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Scientists report that they have mapped the physical architecture of intelligence in the brain. Theirs is one of the largest and most comprehensive analyses so far of the brain structures vital to general intelligence and to specific aspects of intellectual functioning, such as verbal comprehension and working memory.
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Why Are Action Stars More Likely to Be Republican?
By Mark Smith | Apr 11, 2012 11:21 AM EDTWhy are action stars more likely to be Republican?
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Scientists Identify Genes That Play a Role In Childhood Obesity
By Staff Reporter | Apr 11, 2012 12:58 AM EDTObesity is one of the most serious problems haunting the young generation in the United States. Unhealthy weight gain usually results from unhealthy food habits and lack of physical exercise.
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New Alzheimer's Screening Test Wins FDA Approval
By Christine Hsu | Apr 11, 2012 12:54 AM EDTFederal regulators approved a new imaging test that can help doctors detect brain plaque in patients with cognitive decline caused by Alzheimer’s disease.
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Frequent Dental X-Ray Scans Linked To Increased Risk for Brain Tumors
By Christine Hsu | Apr 11, 2012 12:50 AM EDTPeople who have had a history of frequent dental x-rays, particularly at a young age, have an increased risk of developing meningioma, the most common type of brain tumor in the United States.
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Heightened Sensitivity to Cheap, High-calorie Food Is Linked with Obesity
By Staff Reporter | Apr 09, 2012 02:17 PM EDTObesity is increasing worldwide in adults and children and is currently viewed by many as one of the most serious threats to public health. It is likely that solutions to the obesity pandemic will require changes in public policy and that scientific insight into obesity will be invaluable for guiding those changes. Now, a new review of human brain imaging studies published by Cell Press in the journal Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism suggests that a major reason for the dramatic increase i...
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Memory Declines Faster in Years Closest to Death
By Mark Smith | Apr 09, 2012 01:55 PM EDTA person's memory declines at a faster rate in the two-and-a-half years before death than at any other time after memory problems first begin according to a new research.
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Traumatic Brain Injury Gets Worse as Age Increases
By Mark Smith | Apr 09, 2012 01:52 PM EDTIncreasing age is a predictor of worse outcomes in traumatic brain injury.
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Autism Linked to Genetic Mutations, Particularly from Older Fathers
By Christine Hsu | Apr 06, 2012 11:06 AM EDTThree independent autism studies have for the first time found several gene mutations, particularly ones from older fathers that significantly increase children’s risk for developing the disorder.
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Red Wine Could Help Block Fat Cell Formation
By Staff Reporter | Apr 05, 2012 02:35 PM EDTA compound found in red wine, grapes and other fruits, and similar in structure to resveratrol, is able to block cellular processes that allow fat cells to develop, opening a door to a potential method to control obesity.
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Activity in Brain Networks Related to Features of Depression
By Staff Reporter | Apr 05, 2012 01:55 PM EDTDepressed individuals with a tendency to ruminate on negative thoughts, i.e. to repeatedly think about particular negative thoughts or memories, show different patterns of brain network activation compared to healthy individuals, report scientists of a new study in Biological Psychiatry.
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Our Brains on Food: From Anorexia to Obesity and Everything in Between
By Staff Reporter | Apr 04, 2012 02:42 PM EDTThe brains of people with anorexia and obesity are wired differently, according to new research. Neuroscientists for the first time have found that how our brains respond to food differs across a spectrum of eating behaviors – from extreme overeating to food deprivation. This study is one of several new approaches to help better understand and ultimately treat eating disorders and obesity.
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Stimulating the Brain to Improve Speech, Memory, Numerical Abilities
By Staff Reporter | Apr 04, 2012 02:17 PM EDTOne of the most frustrating challenges for some stroke patients can be the inability to find and speak words even if they know what they want to say. Speech therapy is laborious and can take months. New research is seeking to cut that time significantly, with the help of non-invasive brain stimulation.
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Brain Stores Objects by Color, Too
By Staff Reporter | Apr 04, 2012 01:37 PM EDTHow do we know what a lemon is, or a baseball? “Theories that explain how our brains store knowledge say that similar knowledge is stored in similar places. So things that are related – in how they look, how they smell, and so on – should overlap in the brain,” says Eiling Yee of the Basque Center on Cognition, Brain, & Language. In other words, the same part of your brain might store the information that both lemons and canaries are yellow.
