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Neurobiologists reveal how value decisions are coded into our brains
In 2019 University of California San Diego researchers discovered the area of the brain where “value decisions” are made. An area within the cerebrum known…
Targeted drug combination shows unprecedented activity in some highly aggressive brain tumors
A combination of two targeted cancer drugs showed unprecedented, “clinically meaningful” activity in patients with highly malignant brain tumors that carried a rare genetic mutation,…
Neural stem cells may hold key to combatting newborn brain injury
Neural stem cells have strong potential to be effective in reducing brain injury in newborn babies, in the most extensive review of research on the…
Youth who have persistent, distressing psychotic-like experiences show impairment in many areas
In a new study, researchers examined the association between distressing and persistent psychotic-like experiences (PLEs) in youth and important risk factors for psychopathology. The researchers…
New robotic device provides innovative motor and cognitive rehabilitation service
A Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) spin-off, Inrobics Social Robotics, S.L.L., has developed a robotic device that provides an innovative motor and cognitive rehabilitation…
Go to the toilet in the middle of the night? It could be a sign of cancer
Dr Nighat discusses symptoms of prostate cancer We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of…
The simple movement that could burn same calories as 10 marathons in a year – Dr Mosley
Dr Michael Mosley on the benefits of exercise We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding…
Skewed research results led to lack of access to mammography for women in their 40s, say researchers
Thousands of Canadian women may have died needlessly of breast cancer because of the fallout from two flawed studies on breast screening, according to a…
How 12 Celebrity Parents Talk to Their Kids About Sex
Talking about the birds and the bees to your kids — you know, “the talk” — isn’t always the easiest thing to do. Many of…