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Brain’s "Default Mode" Awry in Schizophreni

...-referential and reflective activity that includes memory retrieval, inner speech, mental images, emotions, ...ithdrawal, and varied cognitive deficits. Episodic memory and attention are significantly impaired in schizophrenia. A central feature of schizophrenia is d...

Flies too Have Immune Memory!

...m infection//. It was earlier believed that immune memory was not possible for insects. The findings at th...uit fly's immune response can adapt to - or retain memory of - an earlier infection contradicts the long-held dogma that immune memory cannot exist in inverte...

Exam Time Boosts Sales of Memory Enhancers

... going on, ayurvedic medicines claiming to enhance memory have become big business in Madhya Pradesh//. As a... drugs in the belief it will aid in building their memory ahead of the final exams. "I get eight to 10 calls a day seeking advice on which medicine to take...

‘Emotional’ Genetic Marker for Heart Diseases in Women Identifid

...hysical complaints such as insomnia, dizziness, or memory loss that respond to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors [SSRIs]”, he adds. Halder opines that her research which looked at the relationship between variations in the serotonin receptor gene and anger and hostility, have found a genetic marker...

Scent of a Rose may Give More Than Pleasure

...n that in almost all the subjects, their powers of memory were increased to 97 percent, an increase of 15 pe...nts found in the study may help scientists develop memory treatments that target the sleep cycle during which memories are solidified. The researchers adde...

Child Brain Likely To Be Harmed By Stress

...(PTSD), the component of the brain responsible for memory and emotion had become smaller in size. Chidlren finds it difficult to deal with stress and anxiety when their hippocampus is shrunken. The children in the study also had higher blood levels of a stress hormone called cortisol, which has been show...

Severe PTSD Damages Children's Brains: Study

...f the hippocampus - a brain structure important in memory processing and emotion. Although similar effects have been seen in animal studies, this is the first time the findings have been replicated in children. The researchers focused on kids in extreme situations to better understand how stress affects b...

Busting the Exam Blues

...y, loss of appetite, poor sleep, indigestion, poor memory and depression, besides several others. A certain level of stress is an essential ingredient for success. It is inbuilt into our body's warning system, as the adrenalin cruising through us keeps us vigilant, and alerts us to threatening situ...

A Call To Band Online Drug Pharmacies and Online Consultation by So Called “Cyber Doctor

...but has the side effects that can cause dizziness, memory loss, and even hallucinations. · Valium - A antidepressant which is known to be highly addictive · Lipitor – The cholesterol-lowering drug. This can cause several health problems if not used correctly.Having an 8 billion dollar market, online drug...

WHO States, “One Billion People Are Affected By Neurological Disorders

...ilments may result in behavioral problems, loss of memory and speech. This report discusses the reasons for unavailable treatments for such neurological disorders. Dearth of skilled personnel, meager supply of vital drugs which includes cheap medicines like aspirin and incidence of conservative practices ...

The World's First Digital Insulin Pen With a Memory Launched

...ts of mealtime insulin each day." The unique pen memory device can help the patient to know the previous and the next injection time thus preventing additional punctures. The pen is battery operated and uses a chip for its memory, which can record up to the last 16 insulin doses. Patients can review these...

Older Adults May Be Unreliable Eyewitness, Study Shows

...ger and older adults were matched on their overall memory for experienced events, both groups showed compara...red in the video itself. Prior to completing the memory test, the participants were told that some of the test questions would refer to details that had not...

Uric Acid Levels Tied to Impaired Thinking in the Elderly

...he elderly are associated with slower thinking and memory problems, according to a report by researchers at ...on tests measuring mental processing speed, verbal memory and working memory. The study included among 96 persons between the ages of 60 and 92. “These find...

Infant Amnesia-not Anymore, Says Experts

...t ways. It was also seen that the persistence of a memory becomes progressively longer during the first 18 m...term memories. From age six months to two years, memory increases from about 24 hours to a year. It was also observed that babies whose mothers had diabet...

Convict Felled by Legionnaires

...nfusion, disorientation, hallucination and loss of memory are seen in some cases.Some patients may also develop pneumonia, which could affect both lungs and lead to hospitalization if severe. "Something like putting on a tap or shower fast can cause small particles to splay into the air for a short space ...

Never-Betrayed Men Less Likely to Indulge in Child Sex Abuse

... The victim in each case also reported whether the memory has always remained fresh, since the incident or ...uch an allegation, even more so in the cases where memory had always been present. There was a dramatic decline in believability for men with no abuse history...

Scientists Identify Genetic Link to Schizophrenia

...e in a number of cognitive tests, including IQ and memory tests. This variant was also associated with changes in the structure and function of part of the brain known as the neostriatum, as well as changes in the ability of the neostriatum to communicate with the frontal lobe. Importantly, preliminary a...

Madness- the Genius Connection

...iatum would provide increased flexibility, working memory capacity and executive control. "But if other genes and environmental events conspire to render the cortex incapable of handling such information, it could backfire - resulting in the neural equivalent of a superhighway to a dead end." Support f...

Eli Lilly Releases Digital Insulin Pen

...dose, date and time of the past 16 injections. The memory is a safety feature for diabetics. 'Overdosing i...clude, the diabetics say that they can see how the memory feature would be helpful for them. Source-Bio-Bio Technology SRI...

‘Smart House’ Developed to Monitor People With Dementa

... Engineering could mean elderly people with fading memory can now stay in their own homes for longer, rather...n one being Alzheimer's. One of the symptoms is memory loss. Although patients may recall things that happened decades ago, they often forget that they lef...

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