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Leukemia drug shows promise for treating a childhood brain cancer Posted: 20 Sep 2019 03:31 PM PDT Researchers describe a new use of leukemia drug, nilotinib, to treat a subtype of medulloblastoma, a deadly pediatric brain cancer. |
Why is the brain disturbed by harsh sounds? Posted: 20 Sep 2019 08:13 AM PDT Neuroscientists have analyzed how people react when they listen to a range of different sounds, the aim being to establish the extent to which repetitive sound frequencies are considered unpleasant. Their results showed that the conventional sound-processing circuit is activated but that the cortical and sub-cortical areas involved in the processing of salience and aversion are also solicited. This explains why the brain goes into a state of alert on hearing this type of sound. |
When natural disasters strike, men and women respond differently Posted: 20 Sep 2019 06:52 AM PDT Women tend to take cover or prepare to evacuate sooner, but often have trouble convincing the men in their life to do so, suggests a new study exploring how gender influences disaster response. |
Multicultural millennials respond positively to health 'edutainment' Posted: 20 Sep 2019 06:05 AM PDT Storytelling that educates and entertains -- aka 'edutainment' -- is a powerful communications tool that can lead to positive health-related changes among multicultural millennials, according to a new marketing study. |
Staying at elementary school for longer associated with higher student attainment Posted: 20 Sep 2019 05:19 AM PDT A new study has discovered that US students achieve better results in reading and mathematics tests when they stay in elementary school for grades 6 (age 11-12) and 7 (age 12-13), rather than transfer to middle school. In contrast, students in grade 8 (age 13-14) achieve better results in middle school than high school. |
Personality feature could predict how often you exercise Posted: 20 Sep 2019 05:19 AM PDT Individuals who make concrete plans to meet their goals may engage in more physical activity, including visits to the gym, compared to those who don't plan quite so far ahead, research shows. These findings suggest that self-reported levels of a trait called 'planfulness' may translate into real world differences in behavior. |
For the first time walking patterns identify specific types of dementia Posted: 19 Sep 2019 06:18 PM PDT Walking may be a key clinical tool in helping medics accurately identify the specific type of dementia a patient has, pioneering research has revealed. |
Hub linking movement and motivation in brain identified Posted: 19 Sep 2019 11:23 AM PDT Detailed observations in the lateral septum indicate that the well-connected region processes movement, and reward information to help direct behavior. |
Perception of musical pitch varies across cultures Posted: 19 Sep 2019 11:23 AM PDT Unlike US residents, people in a remote area of the Bolivian rain forest usually do not perceive the similarities between two versions of the same note played at different registers, an octave apart. This discovery may help scientists tease out elements of perception that cannot be seen when examining only a single, homogenous group. |
The brain may actively forget during dream sleep Posted: 19 Sep 2019 11:22 AM PDT In a study of mice, researchers show that REM sleep may be a time when the brain actively forgets. Their results suggest that forgetting during sleep may be controlled by neurons found deep inside the brain that were previously known for making an appetite stimulating hormone. |
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