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'Sugar coma' may slow down your brain: study

Here is what a new study has found.

3 Jan 2018 6:13 PM IST

Alzheimers disease is the most common cause of dementia. (Photo: Pixabay)

Diabetes drug may help treat Alzheimer's: study

Insulin desensitisation has also been observed in the Alzheimer's disease brain.

1 Jan 2018 11:19 AM IST

Some of the genes identified as increasing risk for schizophrenia have previously been associated with other neurodevelopmental disorders. (Photo: Pixabay)

50 new gene regions behind schizophrenia risk found

Genes linked to schizophrenia risk are mostly crucial to normal development and therefore typically do not contain...

28 Feb 2018 7:41 PM IST

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Persistent depression alters brain

A new study found people with longer periods of untreated depression had significantly more brain inflammation.

28 Feb 2018 10:50 AM IST

The olfactory-based virtual reality system could lead to a fuller understanding of odour-guided navigation. (Photo: Pixabay)

Our brain may navigate using just smells: study

Development of virtual reality technology has mainly focused on vision and sound.

27 Feb 2018 2:16 PM IST

AI always has been a boon to the surgeon that helps them with high precision and accuracy. (Photo: Pixabay)

How Artificial Intelligence can help doctors

The following are the few latest technologies that have proved to help the doctors.

25 Feb 2018 8:46 PM IST

Peak volumes of white and grey matter in regions associated with green space exposure showed better working memory, reduced inattentiveness. (Photo: Pixabay)

Kids living close to green spaces may have beneficial effects on brain...

The data analysis showed that long-term exposure to greenness was positively associated with white and grey matter...

24 Feb 2018 1:49 PM IST

The work is the flip side of the disappointing hunt for new drugs to fight or prevent Alzheimers disease. (Photo: Pixabay)

Superagers' youthful brains offer clues to keeping sharp

Parts of the brain shrink with age, one of the reasons why most people experience a gradual slowing of at least some...

23 Feb 2018 6:07 PM IST

Memory became abnormal in 77 of 670 participants with initially normal memory comprising 18% of those who had had surgery. (Photo: Pixabay)

Surgery, anaesthesia may affect memory

According to a new study, patients may score slightly lower on certain memory tests after having surgery and...

22 Feb 2018 3:04 PM IST

The relationship between the activities of the nerve cells that cause the transfer of information and activities delaying the transmission of information is extremely important. (Representational Image)

Excess calcium in human brain ups risk of Parkinson's, says study

Study finds calcium can mediate the interaction between small membranous structures inside nerve endings important for...

21 Feb 2018 10:15 AM IST

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How this drug could repair binge drinking brain damage

Here is what a new study has found.

19 Feb 2018 2:03 PM IST

Parents can have considerable influence over their childrens language and brain development by simply engaging them in conversation. (Photo: Pixabay)

'Back-and-forth exchanges boost children's brain response to language'

The important thing is not just to talk to your child, but to talk with your child.

17 Feb 2018 6:05 PM IST