SciTechDaily: What Happens to Your Brain When You Know You’re Being Watched
A psychological study has revealed that surveillance increases a person's subconscious awareness of being watched, which affects how the brain processes sensory information. The research demonstrated that participants could detect faces quicker under surveillance without being consciously aware o
MIT News: When muscles work out, they help neurons to grow, a new study shows
Exercise can have benefits at the level of neurons, through chemical and mechanical effects, MIT researchers find. The discovery could inform exercise-related therapies for repairing damaged and deteriorating nerves.
Childhood trauma can raise the risk of developing major diseases later in life that vary based on a person's unique experiences and even their sex, new research concludes. Why it matters: Although it's widely understood that trauma early in life has biological and real-world health impacts, the findings shed light on how different life experiences can shape the way the body functions and make a person susceptible to chronic diseases....
Dyslexia: German researchers find cause in the brain
Einstein had dyslexia. Hemmingway had it, too. It can affect people their whole lives. New findings may lead to a fresh approach to the learning difficulty.
Pigs' Brains Revived An Hour After Death Due To New Insights Into The Power Of The Liver
Researchers have made significant strides towards restoring brain function after someone has suffered a sudden cardiac arrest. The advancements came after Chinese scientists revived the brains of pigs that had gone without blood circulation for nearly an hour, and the secret to their success came from an unexpected source – the liver. Sudden cardia...
WION: Scientists crack the code, reveal what transported seeds of life to Earth
How did life emerge on Earth? The age-old question has intrigued experts for years and now a study has hinted that rocky guests who visit us frequently might have carried the seeds of life. Meteorites likely brought the building blocks of life to the primordial Earth from space, as per new evidence. Scientists are intrigued by the finding as this means that alien life exists somewhere in space.
Scientists discover troubling brain changes in COVID-19 patients who lost sense of smell
COVID-19 patients who experienced loss of smell showed long-term brain changes, including structural thinning, decreased white matter integrity, and altered decision-making behavior, suggesting potential neurological consequences even after recovery.
Neuroscience News: Tau May Protect Brain Cells from Oxidative Damage
Researchers have discovered that the Tau protein, often linked to neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's, also has a protective role in the brain.
SciTechDaily: Meet the Microscopic Thieves Fighting Infections With Stolen Genes
Bdelloid rotifers, a type of small freshwater animal, harness stolen bacterial genes to create antibiotics, offering insights into developing safer antimicrobial drugs and addressing growing antibiotic resistance. A team of researchers from the University of Oxford, the University of Stirling, an
Medical Xpress: Knocking out one key gene leads to autistic traits, mouse study shows
More than 70 genes have been linked to autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a developmental condition in which differences in the brain lead to a host of altered behaviors, including issues with language, ...
Human evolution | History, Stages, Timeline, Tree, Chart, & Facts
Human evolution, the process by which human beings developed on Earth from now-extinct primates. The only extant members of the human tribe, Hominini, belong to the species Homo sapiens. The exact nature of the evolutionary relationships between modern humans and their ancestors remains the subject of debate.