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Sound therapy may train the brain to ignore tinnitus

New study lends additional support that sound-based therapy helps reduce tinnitus distress.

21 Jan 2018 11:08 AM IST

This may explain why even professional musicians find it difficult to switch between the two styles. (Photo: Pixabay)

Brains of jazz and classical pianists work differently

This shows how precisely the brain adapts to the demands of our surrounding environment.

17 Jan 2018 4:47 PM IST

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Bilingualism may increase cognitive flexibility in autistic kids

Here is what a new study has found.

17 Jan 2018 9:19 AM IST

Foetuses in the third trimester of gestation are hearing, learning and creating memories. (Photo: Pixabay)

How preterm birth may affect baby's language skills decoded

Electroencephalogram studies of the brains of preterm infants show electrical activity in the auditory cortex in...

16 Jan 2018 3:36 PM IST

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Suppressing a sneeze can be dangerous, doctors warn

Halting sneezing via blocking the nostrils and mouth is a dangerous manoeuvre.

16 Jan 2018 9:36 AM IST

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Regular yoga can slow down ageing of brain: Study

Yoga could prevent age-related degeneration by changing cardiometabolic risk factors and brain-derived neurotrophic...

15 Jan 2018 9:37 AM IST

Researchers used CT scans to peer inside the skull of the dinosaur Massospondylus. (Photo: Pixabay)

Now, print a 200-mln-year-old dinosaur skull at home!

The bones of the skull are not fully fused, which means that this particular fossil is that of an individual that is not...

14 Jan 2018 5:15 PM IST

It establishes a more accessible target for brain stimulation than many autism-related neural circuits that are buried within the brain. (Photo: Pixabay)

Soft 3D printed structures mimic brain, lung tissues

Regenerating damaged tissue by 'seeding' porous scaffolds with cells and encouraging them to grow allows body to heal...

14 Jan 2018 12:23 PM IST

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Hypersensitive brain network cause chronic headaches

Fibromyalgia is a disorder characterised by widespread musculoskeletal pain accompanied by memory issues, sleep,...

14 Jan 2018 9:32 AM IST

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Epileptic seizures maybe predictable with the help of brain patterns

During a seizure, abnormal electrical activity in the brain can cause numerous symptoms, including a loss of awareness...

9 Jan 2018 2:01 PM IST

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Eating egg yolks, nuts during pregnancy can boost baby's brain

Researchers from Cornell University conducted the study.

5 Jan 2018 12:09 PM IST

People with Parkinsons disease had significantly lower blood levels of caffeine and nine of the 11 byproducts of caffeine in the blood. (Photo: Pixabay)

Caffeine level in blood may help diagnose Parkinson's disease

Limitations of the study include that people with severe Parkinson's disease were not included.

4 Jan 2018 3:17 PM IST