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• Shared epigenetic changes underlie different types of autism

  17-11-2016 21:18
  Those with both rare and common types of autism spectrum disorder share a similar set of epigenetic modifications in the brain, according to a study. More than 68% of individuals with different types of autism spectrum disorder show evidence of the same pattern of a chemical modification of the protein scaffold around which DNA wraps. The findings suggest that a single global epigenetic pattern affecting shared molecular pathways in the brain could underlie diverse manifestations of this psychia
  
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• Estimating survival in patients with lung cancer, brain metastases

  17-11-2016 21:13
  A new article updates a tool to estimate survival in patients with lung cancer and brain metastases. Lung cancer is a leading cause of death in the United States and around the world. A frequent and serious consequence of the disease is metastasis to the brain.
  
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• Discovery opens door to new Alzheimer's treatments

  17-11-2016 21:12
  Researchers have discovered the role of a key protein in the development of Alzheimer's disease, outlines a new report.
  
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• Ducklings 'maintain two separate memory banks of visual information'

  17-11-2016 21:05
  Newly hatched ducklings that are shown a substitute mother object with only one eye do not recognize it when they have only the other eye available, new research shows.
  
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• ‘We can’t let the bullies win': Elizabeth Loftus awarded 2016 John Maddox Prize

  17-11-2016 20:00
  
  Psychologist whose work on human memory exposed her to death threats, lawsuits and a campaign to have her sacked, wins prize for her courageA leading psychologist whose research on human memory exposed her to death threats, lawsuits, personal abuse and a campaign to have her sacked has won a prestigious prize for her courage in standing up for science.Professor Elizabeth Loftus endured a torrent of abuse from critics who objected to her work on the unreliable nature of eyewitness testimonies, an
  
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• How does the brain of people who do not like music work?

  17-11-2016 16:46
  A new study explains the brain mechanisms associated with the lack of sensitivity to music. The study gives clues about the importance of music at an evolutionary level based on the connection between the auditory and emotional areas of the brain.
  
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• Epilepsy: why do seizures sometimes continue after surgery?

  17-11-2016 16:44
  The potential reasons why many patients with severe epilepsy still continue to experience seizures even after surgery have been outlined in a new report. Epilepsy continues to be a serious health problem and is the most common serious neurological disorder. Medically intractable temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) remains the most frequent neurosurgically treated epilepsy disorder.
  
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• Studies point to gene-based brain glitches in ill Gulf War vets

  17-11-2016 16:37
  Certain forms, or alleles, of a gene known to play a key role in the immune system appear to offer protection from Gulf War illness (GWI), Veterans Affairs researchers have found. Further, they discovered how such protection is manifested in the brain.
  
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• Are SIDS and colic related? Researchers propose new theory

  17-11-2016 16:17
  The origin of both colic and SIDS may be related to the gradual emergence of an infant’s ability to voluntarily control the release of air through the vocal track, suggest researchers.
  
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• Why do we keep buying things we never wear?

  17-11-2016 15:01 via nbcnews.com
  
  Clothing is often purchased based on a fantasy people have about themselves.
  
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• Surgeon general: 1 in 7 in USA will face substance addiction

  17-11-2016 14:58 via usatoday.com
  
  A federal report calls for a shift in the way America addresses substance addictions.
  
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• It’s only wrong when YOU do it! The psychology of hypocrisy | Dean Burnett

  17-11-2016 14:43
  
  Hypocrisy seems to be everywhere lately. How do people reconcile themselves to saying one thing and doing another? And are there benefits?In these times of political turmoil, aggressive online discourse, “post-truth” society and lord knows what else, one thing is hard to deny: there’s a lot of hypocrisy flying around. People regularly and angrily lambast others for doing something, while doing pretty much the exact same thing themselves. Pundits condemning young people for bein
  
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• Targeting brain chemistry to beat disease

  17-11-2016 14:25
  Thanks to advances in big data and medicinal chemistry, scientists can screen thousands of molecules in the search for protein structures leading to new drugs for brain diseases.  
  
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• Too much fatty food could set children up for mental problems

  17-11-2016 09:00
  
  First study to provide molecular mechanisms for how eating high-fat foods in excess during adolescence alters executive functions.
  
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