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Transcendental meditation reduced anxiety and leaves marks in the brain
A new study conducted at IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca shows that the subjective feeling of well-being experienced by many people with the...
Quello che nessuno vi dirà mai sul Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) : Prevenzione, diagnosi e trattamento
L'emergere nel dicembre 2019 di malattie causate dal nuovo coronavirus (2019-nCoV) ha posto sfide difficili per gli operatori sanitari e i medici in relazione...
How is attention sustained over time?
How much of this page will you read?
How much will you remember?
And does it make a difference when you’re reading, or where?
Those...
The overexpression of RCAN1 gene cause Down syndrome
Researchers at CHU Sainte-Justine and Université de Montréal have discovered a new mechanism involved in the expression of Down syndrome, one of the main...
Paternal marijuana exposure cause abnormalities in the brain of offspring
A male's marijuana use appears to alter sperm prior to mating, causing offspring to develop distinct abnormalities in areas of the brain that help...
How to help children process their negative emotions
A recent study of indigenous people in southern Chile challenges some Western assumptions about children’s emotional capabilities and highlights the potential value of spending...
Robots could make a difference in the lives of children with developmental disorders
Lauren Klein, a computer science Ph.D. candidate in the USC Viterbi School of Engineering, has long been interested in tackling healthcare problems. Her latest...
Life expectancy grows with level of education
Life expectancy in the United States has been in decline for the first time in decades, and public health officials have identified a litany...
Researchers can predict the risk of relapsing into depression after stopping antidepressant medication
In a study supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation, researchers have shown that it is possible to predict the risk of relapsing into...
First neural implant programmed and charged remotely with a magnetic field
A team of Rice University engineers has introduced the first neural implant that can be both programmed and charged remotely with a magnetic field.
Their...
Maternal obesity may increase a child’s risk for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Maternal obesity may increase a child’s risk for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to an analysis by researchers from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National...
Arteries in the brain regulate neurovascular coupling in response to neural activity
The brain is a ravenous organ.
A three-pound adult human brain consumes about a fifth of the body’s energy, yet it cannot store energy...
Single neurons can act as coordinators by selectively combining the activity of different neuronal...
Each mental event or voluntary motor act is the result of the simultaneous activity of large groups of neurons in several areas of the...
The researchers identified brain activity patterns associated with empathy
UCLA researchers have found that it is possible to assess a person’s ability to feel empathy by studying their brain activity while they are...
The rotating detonation engine will make rockets more fuel-efficient
It takes a lot of fuel to launch something into space. Sending NASA's Space Shuttle into orbit required more than 3.5 million pounds of...
