WANT TO KEEP YOUR NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION? GET MORE SLEEP
Regardless of whether you aim to shed those excess pounds or get that new promotion this year, the key to your success starts with a good night’s sleep, researchers say.… READ MORE…
BLAME ‘FOOD COMA’ ON THE BRAIN
Researchers investigate fruit fly brains to discover the connection between eating, sleep and activity.… READ MORE…
NEURONS ANTICIPATE BODY’S RESPONSE TO FOOD AND WATER
Findings provide a new insight into how the brain regulates food and water intake.… READ MORE…
SCIENTISTS FIND SURPRISING ANSWERS TO ‘FOOD COMA’ CONUNDRUM
Researchers believe they may have found a reason for that all too well known holiday phenomenon, a ‘food coma’.… READ MORE…
RESEARCHERS AFFIRM DIET CAN IMPACT MIGRAINES
A new study confirms the impact some foods and drinks can have in triggering migraines.… READ MORE…
RESEARCHERS USE BRAIN SURFACE STIMULATION TO PROVIDE ‘TOUCH’ FEEDBACK TO DIRECT MOVEMENT
A new study reports researchers have successfully used brain stimulation to provide touch feedback and direct movement. The findings could benefit those with spinal cord injury to regain movement.… READ MORE…
GENE LINKS RISK OF PSYCHIATRIC DISEASE TO REDUCED SYNAPSE NUMBERS
According to researchers, a mutation in a gene associated with brain development may dispose people to various psychiatric illnesses as it reduces synapse numbers. Lithium may help to restore some of the synapses.… READ MORE…
JUMPING SPIDERS CAN HEAR MORE THAN YOU THINK
A new study provides evidence that spiders can hear at a distance.… READ MORE…
DEMENTIA: CATCHING THE MEMORY THIEF
Researchers report that better education and standards of living may lower the risk of developing dementia than previously thought.… READ MORE…
NEURONS FEEL THE FORCE
Researchers have discovered a new mechanism which helps to control brain development.… READ MORE…
NEW UNDERSTANDING OF THIRST EMERGES FROM BRAIN STUDY
A new study reports specialized brain cells in mice predict the hydrating effects of drinking before the liquid can change the composition of the bloodstream.… READ MORE…
NEW MODEL MAY SOLVE MYSTERY OF HOW LITHIUM STABILIZES MOOD
Findings could help to design new treatments for mood disorders as effective as lithium, but with fewer side effects.… READ MORE…
