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• Scientists make surprising finding in stroke research

  16-03-2015 21:05
  Scientists have made an important new discovery about the brain’s immune system that could lead to potential new treatments for stroke and other related conditions.
  
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• Protein mimic shows promise as tissue engineering glue

  16-03-2015 21:02
  The potential of a "synthetic protein mimic" to promote the adhesion of brain cells has been demonstrated in a laboratory setting. This feat could help overcome a major challenge in nerve tissue engineering.
  
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• Study of veterans finds family support during deployment reduces suicidal thoughts

  16-03-2015 17:27
  Family support during deployment is an important protective factor against post-deployment suicidal ideation according to a new study. Suicidal ideation includes thoughts that can range from fleeting consideration of suicide to the development of a specific plan for killing oneself.
  
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• Motor neurone disease: Researchers identify new group of gene suspects

  16-03-2015 17:25
  Researchers have identified a new host of gene variants that could make people vulnerable to sporadic motor neuron disease, according to a report. Motor neuron disease (MND) is a group of diseases in which the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord controlling the muscles that enable us to move, speak, breathe and swallow slowly degenerate and die.
  
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• Memory and effects on the aging brain

  16-03-2015 17:19
  A study of brain aging finds that being male was associated with worse memory and lower hippocampal volume in individuals who were cognitively normal at baseline, while the gene APOE ?4, a risk factor for Alzheimer disease, was not, according to a new article.
  
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• Loneliness and social isolation linked to early mortality

  16-03-2015 16:00
  A new systematic review has revealed that a lack of social relationships could result in an increased risk of premature mortality comparable to obesity.
  
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• Blockbuster or bust? Brain waves may predict movie success

  16-03-2015 14:15 via foxnews.com
  
  People's brain waves may reveal which movies they like, and even predict which movies will do well at the box office, a new study suggests.
  
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• ADHD and the relentless internet – is there a connection?

  16-03-2015 14:07
  
  Hyperactivity disorders are now the second most diagnosed childhood conditions in the US behind asthma, with 20% of college students suffferingThe internet might make you feel hyperactive, but do you really have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder?Michael Pietrus PsyD, coordinator of the ADHD assessment protocol at the University of Chicago, explains how the internet encourages behaviour that at least mimics ADHD, and can exacerbate the condition in people who have it already. Continue rea
  
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• Why Super Mario runs from left to right

  16-03-2015 10:00
  There may be a fundamental bias in the way people prefer to see moving items depicted in pictures according to research.
  
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• Understanding loneliness through science

  16-03-2015 09:00
  Loneliness may be a fundamental part of the human condition, but scientists have only recently begun exploring its causes, consequences, and potential interventions.
  
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• Toddlers in trouble

  16-03-2015 09:00
  Depression in dads as well as moms causes anxiety and bad behavior in toddlersA father's depression during the first years of parenting - as well as a mother's - can put their toddler at risk of...
  
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• Prescription for living longer: Spend less time alone

  16-03-2015 08:00
  New study finds isolation a risk factor for all ages, incomesAsk people what it takes to live a long life, and they'll say things like exercise, take Omega-3s, and see your doctor regularly.
  
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