Dyscalculia :: The root of dyscalculia found in brain
Scientists led by UCL (University College London) have induced dyscalculia in subjects without the maths learning difficulty for the first time.
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Child Care :: Early Child Care Linked to Better Vocabulary
Children who received higher quality child care before entering kindergarten had better vocabularies through the fifth grade than those who received lower quality care, the latest findings in a long-term study, co-authored by a professor at The University of Texas at Dallas, suggests.
Atherosclerosis :: Crestor effective at halting early atherosclerosis
An international study using ultrasound technology has found that the most potent cholesterol-lowering drug is also effective at halting early changes in the blood vessels that can lead to atherosclerosis.
Sj’gren’s Syndrome :: Saliva to diagnose primary Sj’gren’s Syndrome
Today, during the 85th General Session of the International Association for Dental Research, scientists are reporting that, instead of blood tests and biopsy, saliva can be used to detect primary Sj?gren?s Syndrome (pSS), an autoimmune disease which affects ~4 million American, 90% being women.
Parkinson’s Disease :: Parkinson’s Institute’s creatine clinical trial for Parkinson’s disease
The Parkinson?s Institute will participate in a large-scale national clinical trial to learn if the nutritional supplement creatine can slow the progression of Parkinson’s disease (PD). While creatine is not an approved therapy for PD or any other condition, it is widely thought to improve exercise performance.
Heart :: Listen to your heart – Researchers discover a physiological indicator of vulnerability to temptation
A measure of cardiac regulation called “heart rate variability” (HRV) appears to be linked to self regulation. HRV was considerably higher when people were working to resist temptation.
Brain :: Inhibiting blood to save the brain
A fibrous protein called fibrinogen, found in circulating blood and important in blood clotting, can promote multiple sclerosis (MS) when it leaks from the blood into the brain, triggering inflammation that leads to MS-related nerve damage.
Autism :: New protein implicated in autism
Autism is a common neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by severely impaired social, communicative, and behavioral functions. It is thought that genetic make-up predisposes an individual to autism, and several genes have been associated with the development of autism.
Eye :: Making mice with enhanced color vision
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and their colleagues have found that mice simply expressing a human light receptor in addition to their own can acquire new color vision, a sign that the brain can adapt far more rapidly to new sensory information than anticipated.
Brain :: Experience affects new neuron survival in adult brain
Experience in the early development of new neurons in specific brain regions affects their survival and activity in the adult brain, new research shows. How these new neurons store information about these experiences may explain how they can affect learning and memory in adults.