PARAPLEGICS REGAIN SOME FEELING AFTER USING BRAIN MACHINE INTERFACES
Researchers have developed a brain machine interface that incorporates virtual reality which has allowed some paraplegic patients to regain some feeling in their limbs. … READ MORE…
EXERCISE DURING MIDDLE AGE COULD PROTECT AGAINST MEMORY LOSS LATER
A 20 year study finds regular exercise during mid-life appears to be a key protector against memory decline in later years.… READ MORE…
SHARP WEIGHT LOSS FOR OLDER WOMEN WITH ALZHEIMER’S RELATED GENE
According to a new study, women with the APOEe4 allele, a genetic variant closely tied to Alzheimer’s disease, face sharper weight loss after the age of 70 than those without the gene, whether they go on to develop dementia or not. … READ MORE…
GENETIC TRIGGERS IN WEIGHT REGULATING BRAIN CELLS DISCOVERED
Researchers have identified genetic triggers that help to regulate appetite in fish and mice.… READ MORE…
SPINAL STIMULATION HELPS 4 PATIENTS WITH PARAPLEGIA REGAIN VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT
Four paraplegic patients are now able to voluntarily move previously paralyzed muscles, thanks to a new treatment which involves electrical stimulation of the spinal cord.… READ MORE…
REDUCED BRAIN VOLUME IN KIDS WITH LOW BIRTH WEIGHT TIED TO ACADEMIC STRUGGLES
Analysing recent MRI data of adolescents who were born with low birth weight, researchers tie smaller brain volumes to poor academic achievement.… READ MORE…
WALKING AGAIN AFTER SPINAL CORD INJURY
Neuroprosthetics and robot rehabilitation wake up the ‘spinal brain’ and restore voluntary movement. Rats with spinal cord injuries and severe paralysis are … READ MORE…
BRAIN PATHWAY LINKS NICOTINE AND WEIGHT LOSS
Smokers often gain weight when they quit. A new study in mice may help explain why. Scientists have pinpointed a brain receptor that seems to mediate nicotine’s… READ MORE…
CAN THE SMELL OF FOOD MAKE YOU FAT?
According to a new study, your sense of smell could be responsible for weight gain. Using mice, researchers noticed that those who lost their sense of smell also lost weight, while those mice with a super sense of smell gained more weight on a high fat diet than mice with a regular sense of smell. Findings suggest odor may play an important role in calorie burning processes; if you can’t smell your food, you may burn it rather than store it.… READ MORE…
EVEN AFTER TREATMENT, BRAINS OF ANOREXIA PATIENTS NOT FULLY RECOVERED
A new study reports that, even after extensive treatment and weight gain, the brains of those with anorexia may remain altered, leaving them at additional risk of relapse.… READ MORE…
BRAIN CELLS THAT AID APPETITE CONTROL IDENTIFIED IN MICE
Researchers report their discovery could open new doors for the development of drugs to control obesity and weight gain.… READ MORE…
DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION SHOWS PROMISE FOR PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC, TREATMENT RESISTANT ANOREXIA NERVOSA
Researchers observe weight gain and improved mental state in some patients with chronic anorexia nervosa as a result of deep brain stimulation. … READ MORE…
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