French CNRS researcher, with NIH, has identified the influence variation in the estrogen cycle has on the female brain. For the first time, scientists have identified the neural networks involved in processing reward-related functions modulated by female gonadal steroid hormones. This was published on the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA Web site Jan. 29, 2007.
A once-a-day, short-term treatment with a drug compound substantially improved learning and memory in mice with Down syndrome symptoms, say researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children?s Hospital.
Overly anxious and driven people are susceptible to irritable bowel syndrome, usually known as IBS, indicates research published ahead of print in the journal Gut.
Heavy drinking among university students appears to be a universal problem. Although most universities have alcohol policies, it is unclear which interventions can effectively reduce alcohol consumption. A new Swedish study indicates that students who engage in high-risk alcohol consumption benefit the most from a skills-training program.
A report of the American Psychological Association (APA) released today found evidence that the proliferation of sexualized images of girls and young women in advertising, merchandising, and media is harmful to girls’ self-image and healthy development.
Worrying about weight or a bad hair day is common in our image-obsessed society. But persons with eating disorders spend nearly every waking moment–up to 80 to 90 percent of their day–obsessing about their appearance, say treatment professionals with the Eating Disorders Program at The Menninger Clinic in Houston.
Eating chocolate could help to sharpen up the mind and give a short-term boost to cognitive skills, a University of Nottingham expert has found.
Avastin, a relatively new type of drug that shrinks cancerous tumors by cutting off their blood supply, can slow the growth of the most common and deadly form of brain cancer, a pilot study conducted at Duke University Medical Center has found.
More than three centuries ago, Sir Isaac Newton reflected on the similarities between the sense of hearing and the sense of sight. Newton?s speculations were impossible to test scientifically, until now.
Chocolate, cocoa flavanols may enhance brain blood flow and improve your cognitive health, revealed by researchers in the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences (AAAS).