CNRS researchers at the University Victor S?galen, Bordeaux have revealed the existence of an interaction at the cellular level between cognitive information and motor information.
People who receive implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD) as a preventative measure don?t need the same driving restrictions as people who get an ICD after surviving a life-threatening heart rhythm disturbance.
Commonly used anaesthetic drug isofluorane – agent for general anaesthesia – may cause chemical changes in the brain that promote Alzheimer’s disease, reported by researchers in a study.
nterrupting nerve signals to the liver can prevent diabetes and hypertension in mice, according to scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The finding is reported in the February issue of the journal Cell Metabolism.
Video games that contain high levels of action, such as Unreal Tournament, can actually improve your vision.
Lonely individuals may be twice as likely to develop the type of dementia linked to Alzheimer’s disease in late life as those who are not lonely, according to an article in the February issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
People at high risk of stroke due to blocked blood vessels in the brain benefit from successful stent placement, according to a study published in the Feb. 6, 2007, issue of Neurology, the scientific journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
Low levels of toxic substances cause critical stem cells in the central nervous system to prematurely shut down. That is the conclusion of a study published today in the on-line journal PLoS Biology.
Scientists exploring the physics of hearing have found an underlying molecular cause for one form of deafness, and a conceptual connection between deafness and the organization of liquid crystals, which are used in flat-panel displays.
Studying mutations that give rise to a rare genetic disease, genetics researchers have identified a novel biological pathway that may have a broader role during human development, potentially in cases of mental retardation and autism.