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According to the World Health Organization an estimated 2.5 million deaths a year could be prevented if people reduced their consumption of salt to its recommended level of 5g. (Photo: Pixabay)

Find out why people cannot stop eating potato chips

Research conducted by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston discover specific group of neurons that increase...

2 Oct 2017 8:37 AM

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

Mothers, babies' brainwaves snychronise with eye contact: Study

30 Nov 2017 10:05 AM

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 4:45 AM

The deep brain stimulation (DBS) implant is similar to a cardiac pacemaker device. (Photo: Pixabay)

This drug could reverse alcohol's damaging effects on brain

Studies show two weeks of daily treatment with tandospirone reversed effects of 15 weeks of binge-like alcohol...

10 Feb 2018 3:10 AM

Genes linked with problem solving powers were associated with the process by which neurons carry signals in the brain. (Photo: Pixabay)

Find out ways to fence progress of Neurodegenerative diseases

Neurons normally don't reproduce or replace themselves, so when they become damaged or die they cannot be replaced by...

2 April 2018 2:38 AM

These findings show that both genetics (GBA gene mutation) and aging can cause the same lipid elevations in the brain that are demonstrated in Parkinsons disease pathology (Photo: AFP)

Brain circuit behind feeling hungry discovered

Scientists seek to better understand it as damage to this brain region in patients results in marked declines in...

7 July 2018 12:43 PM

Unresponsiveness and staring, chewing, lip-smacking and even experiencing strange visual images are also indicative of a seizure. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Neurons could slow progression of epilepsy in newborns

Neurons help in reducing seizures in newborns: Study.

23 July 2019 5:45 AM

The ability to sense anothers emotional state is a key part of creating and building social bonds. (Photo: Pixabay)

Stress can be contagious: study

We readily communicate our stress to others, sometimes without even knowing it.

10 March 2018 12:51 PM

The human brain region that hosts memory and learning appears to stop producing nerve cells. (Photo: Pixabay)

No new 'learning' brain cells after age 13: study

The hippocampus has also been linked to mood, stress, and some neurological diseases in humans.

8 March 2018 8:01 AM

OTC drugs which are abused in India are cough and cold medicines, pain relievers and medicines for motion sickness.

Old drug may help treat motor neuron disease: study

Ebselen, a drug from the 1980s and has been investigated as a potential treatment for a variety of nervous system...

18 May 2018 12:39 PM

Loss of sexual desire is something a lot of women face (Photo: Pixabay)

Sexual intimacy in late years does not slow memory loss

Sexual activity and emotional closeness in later years of life do not control cognitive decline.

17 May 2018 11:19 AM

Retina is that part of the eye where the final vision is formed, the way it is created on a film inside a camera. (Photo: Pixabay)

Lab-on-a-chip device may help repair eye damage: study

Retinal degeneration is a leading cause of blindness that, with other eye diseases will affect 196 million people...

10 May 2018 11:43 AM