Men and Women Show Equal Ability in Recognizing Faces
Despite conventional wisdom that suggests women are better than men at facial recognition, Penn State psychologists found no difference between men and women in...
Scientists discover critical molecular biomarkers of preeclampsia
Preeclampsia, a sudden pregnancy complication that can interfere with the blood flow to the placenta and possibly to the fetus, can lead to low...
Glial Cells Play Key Role in Regulating Motivation for Drug in...
Scientists studying addiction know that heroin and other opioids induce plasticity in brain cells.
Now, University at Buffalo researchers have made the novel discovery...
Blood pressure and heart rate are not fixed, but rather they...
Blood pressure and heart rate are not fixed, but rather they adapt to meet physical and social demands placed on the body, according to...
Surgery to remove the thymus gland in patients with myasthenia gravis...
Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a neuromuscular disease, meaning that it affects the muscles and the nerves that control them.
It is caused by a disorder...
New possible treatments for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
A new study provides critical insight into a little-known, yet relatively common, inherited neurological condition called Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease.
What is Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease?
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT)...
Chronic stress is a well-known risk factor for the development of...
Chronic stress is a well-known risk factor for the development of psychiatric illnesses including depression disorders.
The brain requires a great deal of glucose, and...
One of the main causes of aphasia is stroke
In an article in Brain, researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) and elsewhere report which brain regions must be intact in...
Study sheds new light on Von Hippel-Lindau syndrome
Investigators at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) and the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute (VTCRI) have revealed a gene mutation's role in Von Hippel-Lindau syndrome,...
Hikikomori : modern tools to help improve interpersonal communication may have...
Experts in the Japanese phenomena of hikikomori say the condition of extreme social isolation is more widespread than previously acknowledged, and it deserves a...
Blood pressure – Solving a 100-year mystery
The baroreceptor reflex is a fascinating medical phenomenon.
The reflex is controlled by specialized neurons that react in just a fraction of a second to...
A team of psychologists has found strong associations between memory and...
A team of psychologists has found strong associations between working memory - a fundamental building block of a functioning mind - and three health-related...
The Habsburg jaw can be attributed to inbreeding
The "Habsburg jaw", a facial condition of the Habsburg dynasty of Spanish and Austrian kings and their wives, can be attributed to inbreeding, according...
People who experience migraines with visual auras are at increased risk...
People who experience migraine with visual aura may have an increased risk of an irregular heartbeat called atrial fibrillation, according to a study published...
Additional routine ultrasound could eliminate undiagnosed breech presentation of babies
Between week 32 and week 38 (usually around week 36) the baby - normally - start to settle head-down. In this ideal delivery position,...
