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Electrical stimulation could offer promise for treating memory disorders like Alzheimers disease. (Photo: Pixabay)

Brain areas that can be zapped to boost memory identified

The study suggests that even low currents of electricity can affect the brain circuits that control memory and human...

30 Oct 2017 8:05 PM IST

Switching from chemically laden products to natural skin/personal care products is the first and the most important step you can take. (Photo: Pixabay)

Here're some toxic ingredients one should avoid in their beauty...

The advertising works cleverly on our self body image issues and before we know it we have bought that expensive, lovely...

30 Oct 2017 6:10 PM IST

Zika virus can infect these early microglia, sneaking into the brain where they transmit the virus to other brain cells. (Photo: Pixabay)

How Zika virus infects developing brain decoded

Zika virus can infect these early microglia, sneaking into the brain where they transmit the virus to other brain cells.

29 Oct 2017 12:32 PM IST

Previous studies have shown that the brains glucose and fatty acid uptake is increased in type 2 diabetes. (Photo: Pixabay)

High-intensity exercise may alter brain's glucose metabolism

The study, published in Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, showed that HIIT training reduces brain glucose...

29 Oct 2017 8:20 AM IST

A well-fuelled brain may have offered us better survival odds than well-fuelled muscles when facing an environmental challenge.

'Selfish brain' wins over muscle power: study

A well-fuelled brain may have offered us better survival odds than well-fuelled muscles when facing an environmental...

24 Oct 2017 1:42 PM IST

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'Selfish brains' take priority while competing with muscle power

'Selfish brain' hypothesis: the brain has evolved to prioritize its own energy needs over those of peripheral organs.

23 Oct 2017 3:03 PM IST

The training programmes researchers compared are tools scientists rely on to test the brains working memory (Photo: AFP)

Training exercise to boost brain power identified by scientists

Scientists decided to compare directly the leading types of exercises and measure people's brain activity before and...

18 Oct 2017 8:27 PM IST

It also sighted 50 Gangetic dolphins, an endangered species, at 28 spots, up from 42 spotted in a 2015 study by the UP government. (Representational image)

Big and brilliant: complex whale behaviour tied to brain size

Scientists have identified key differences among cetaceans linked to brain size.

18 Oct 2017 12:57 PM IST

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What it is like to taste sounds

Read on to find out more.

17 Oct 2017 1:15 PM IST

The study showed that the odds of a complication were increased by more than 50 percent for procedures between 9 pm and 7 am. (Photo: Pixabay)

Surgeries performed in late hours have more complications, suggests...

The study showed that the odds of a complication were increased by more than 50 percent for procedures between 9 pm and...

16 Oct 2017 3:07 PM IST

Not having sex for a while can also cause orgasm in dreams (Photo: Pixabay)

Study finds women's brains do not 'turn off' during orgasm

Researchers find build up of activity in parts of women's brains associated with memory, emotion that peak with physical...

13 Oct 2017 3:42 PM IST

Ground-breaking studies in mice have shown that engram cells encoding a memory can actually be identified.

Grey matter: The brain's exhaustive memory bank

Studies by scientists have shown in many ways that forced activation of memory engram cells' can result in recall of the...

12 Oct 2017 6:46 AM IST