Will they ever wake up? New study on consciousness after brain injury shows ‘maybe’

MEDICINE & HEALTH 07.12.2019 10:42 AM

A new study on consciousness could help answer the question “will they ever wake up? “ Acute brain injury can result in significant damage and loss of consciousness, and it may warrant life support and admission to an intensive care unit.

Supplements that Boost Brain Power According to Experts

07.06.2019 10:31 AM

Medical experts pointed out that certain minerals, supplements, and vitamins are important in maintaining brain health.

Brain Injury Predominant in Domestic Violence, Study Says

07.03.2019 08:42 AM

The study suggests that the blows to the head caused brain injury and by oxygen deprivation are likely ongoing health issues for many domestic violence survivors

Animals’ Brain Activity ‘Sync’ During Social Interactions, Studies Show

06.20.2019 15:34 PM

These studies suggest that something similar occurs when animals engage in natural social interactions and discover that some aspects of the animals’ social behavior can be predicted based on neural observations

Research is a Step Closer to Brain-Machine Interface Autonomy

06.11.2019 13:47 PM

The results of the study potentially have applications for robotic prosthetics which would sense what a user wants to do (for instance, pick up a glass) and do it

Scientists Can Now Recreate Blood-Brain Barrier Defect Outside the Body

06.06.2019 14:41 PM

The study further advanced the science by using induced pluripotent stem cells to generate a functioning blood-brain barrier inside an Organ-Chip that displayed a characteristic defect of the individual patient’s disease

New Research Shows a Way of Manipulating Memories in the Brain

06.05.2019 08:43 AM

Scientists reveal how to control the brain Depression, anxiety, and Post Traumatic Syndrome Disorder (PTSD) are some of the mental health issues every country in the world is facing.

New Study Revealed How Body Parts Respond to Day and Night Independently From Brain

05.31.2019 08:52 AM

Scientists figured out how to disable the entire circadian system of the mice to overcome that obstacle, then jump-start individual clocks

Study of the Brain Revealed the Mathematics of Identifying Objects

05.29.2019 15:28 PM

Research shows that human brains are wondrously adept at generalizing from one modality such as vision to another such as touch

Smelling Begins On the Tongue, Not the Brain, Study Says

04.24.2019 08:11 AM

The human taste cells contain many vital molecules known to be present in olfactory receptors The functional olfactory receptors, the sensors that detect odors in the nose, are also present in human taste cells found on the tongue, according to a report by scientists from the Monell Center.

Scientists Discovered Where Anesthesia Works On the Brain

04.18.2019 16:55 PM

Rather than inhibiting neurons, anesthesia could also activate individual neurons in the brain A medical miracle happened about 170 years ago when scientists discovered general anesthesia that enables millions of patients to undergo invasive, life-saving surgeries without pain.

Yale Researchers Build BrainEx Machine to Restore Brain Function After Death

04.18.2019 11:42 AM

A machine that can somewhat restore some functions in brain cells of deceased pigs has been built. Researchers at Yale University spent six years building a machine, which they call BrainEx, that can restore functionality in brain cells of recently slaughtered pigs.

How to Train Brain to Strengthen Communication

04.14.2019 10:16 AM

People can now have access to their brain activity in real time and gain control over it The main discovery of a new study conducted at D'Or Institute of Research and Education (IDOR) indicated that brain training with neurofeedback in less than one hour leads to the strengthening of neural connections and communication among brain areas.

Brains Use Short Rest Periods to Strength Memories

04.12.2019 13:12 PM

Rest plays a significant role in learning The National Institutes of Health researchers, in a healthy volunteers' study, discovered that our brains might solidify the memories of new skills we just practiced a few seconds earlier by taking a short rest.

A Indian Teen Dies from Tapeworm Egg Infestation in Brain

03.29.2019 08:50 AM

An 18-year-old who complained of seizures in the emergency room of an Indian hospital turned out to have parasites in his brain, according to a case study published Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Does the Human Brain React to Earth’s Magnetic Field?

03.20.2019 07:57 AM

The remnants of ancient human migration traits. How does a biological geomagnetic sense work? The Earth is surrounded by a magnetic field, generated by the movement of the planet's liquid core.

Chinese twins had their genes modified to improve cognitive functions and be HIV-resistant

02.23.2019 08:57 AM

Chinese twin girls had been subjected to a CRISPR experiment Chinese twin girls had their genes modified by the team of scientists from Southern University of Science and Technology last year through CRISPR.

Circuit Map Of The Brain: A great breakthrough To Know How Brain Learns And Stores New Things

08.10.2017 17:29 PM

Researchers have developed the circuit map of the brain to explore the how the brain learns new things and stores them.

Smartphone Light Hampers The Sleep Cycle By Reducing The Melatonin Hormone And Simultaneously Affects The Body And Brain

07.17.2017 19:21 PM

Smartphone light affects the sleep cycle by interrupting the melatonin hormone production and simultaneously affects the body and brain.

Plants Have Incredible 'Brains' That Are Actually cells

06.06.2017 13:36 PM

Scientists have proved that just like humans and animals, even plants have brains. A recent study shows that a group of cells act as the brains of plants responsible for decision-making during germination.

Amphioxus, A Brainless & Faceless Fish Is Not Brainless At All But A Clue To Brain Evolution

06.04.2017 10:09 AM

An amphious is not actually a fish, but it is thought as a brainless and fishless fish. Meanwhile, it gives an incredible clue to the brain evolution of vertebrates.