Category: Medical Research
Motor Planning Is Evidence of How Coordinated the CNS Is
We frequently organize our movements in advance to behave effectively. Historically, motor planning has been investigated in trials where people are given time to prepare before performing a movement …The Popular Artificial Food Sweetener Aspartame May Cause Anxiety
New research from Florida State University has shown that aspartame may induce anxiety based on evidence in mice. This artificial sweetener is a popular one. You can find it …
Adult Brains Also Have Silent Synapses For New Memories, Researchers Find
Neuroscientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have surprisingly found evidence that the adult brain is teeming with “silent synapses” that help to continually form new memories while …Prognosticating Lung Cancer with Artificial Intelligence Is Now Possible
Cancer occurs in cells in a particular area of the body, proliferating and replicating uncontrollably. These cells can penetrate and ravage nearby healthy tissue, including organs. The common types …Hypothesis: Gravity May Be to Blame for Irritable Bowel Syndrome
There are different theories on how irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) occurs in human beings. Now, yet another theory has been proposed and it suggests gravity may be a trigger …
Epilepsy Breakthrough: New Gene Therapy Can Calm Overactive Neurons without Affecting Normal Brain Cells
A new gene therapy from a team of cell biologists at University College London promises to target overactive brain cells and treat neurological disorders and psychiatric diseases characterized by …The Antimicrobial Brevicidine Offers New Hope against Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria
Many bacterial illnesses have become more challenging, or perhaps impossible, to treat with traditional antimicrobials as a result of the increased emergence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in bacterial pathogens. …
Pupil Size and the Alpha Band of Neural Oscillations Mirror Cognition
Being able to simply observe the world through our own eyes, some people may take for granted the processes of thinking, feeling, and imagination. In fact, cognitive processes enable …