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How Teens Deal with Stress May Affect Immune System

Neuroscience NewsDecember 13, 2018

A new study reports teens faced with chronic family stress have higher blood pressure and worse immune response to bacterial infections. However, those who used cognitive reappraisal had lower blood pressure, despite the pressures they faced.... Read More...

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Stress May Affect Brain Size and Memory in Middle Age

Neuroscience NewsOctober 29, 2018

A new study reports middle aged people with higher levels of the stress hormone, cortisol, have lower brain volume and a higher risk of memory impairment.... Read More...

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Heartbeat Paces Learning

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 19, 2018

Researchers report learning rates are enhanced when conditioned stimuli is presented during resting phase of the cardiac cycle.... Read More...

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Your Genes Determine How Your Heart Rate Responds to Exercise

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 12, 2018

A new study reports your genes may determine how your heart rate and blood pressure respond to exercise.... Read More...

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Inhaled Version of Blood Pressure Drug May Help Reduce Anxiety

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 11, 2018

Amiloride, a common blood pressure medication, shows potential in treating anxiety disorder and pain when administered in nebulized form, researchers report.... Read More...

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Feel Light Headed When Standing Up? You May Have a Greater Risk of Dementia

Neuroscience NewsJuly 30, 2018

A new study reveals middle aged people who experience lightheadedness or dizziness upon standing, as a result of a sudden drop of blood pressure, may face a higher risk of developing dementia as they age.... Read More...

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Higher Blood Pressure May Be Linked to Alzheimer’s

Neuroscience NewsJuly 12, 2018

A new study reports a link between higher than average late life systolic blood pressure and higher number of tangles in Alzheimer's disease.... Read More...

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How High Blood Pressure Hurts Cognition

Neuroscience NewsJune 28, 2018

Researchers report impairments in the neuroprotective communication between neural blood vessels, astrocytes and neurons may be an early factor in how high blood pressure may impair cognitive function.... Read More...

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Immediate Restoration of Voluntary Movement with Epidural Spinal Cord Stimulation in Two Patients with Paraplegia

Neuroscience NewsApril 30, 2018

Researchers report they have successfully and immediately restored volitional movement in two paralyzed people with the help of spinal cord stimulation. Additionally, the stimulation helped to reduce hypotension in the patients. ... Read More...

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Music Boosts Exercise Time During Cardiac Stress Testing

Neuroscience NewsMarch 2, 2018

Researchers report listening to music may help people extend the time they are capable of enduring a cardiac stress test. The study also reports the findings could help healthy people to exercise for longer periods of time.... Read More...

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Electrical Implant Reduces ‘Invisible’ Symptoms of Man’s Spinal Cord Injury

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 19, 2018

Epidural stimulation has helped improve some of the 'hidden' effects, such as abnormal blood pressure and bladder dysfunction, in a patient with spinal cord injury. ... Read More...

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High Blood Pressure in 40s Linked to Increased Dementia Risk For Women

Neuroscience NewsOctober 4, 2017

Women who had high blood pressure in their 40s are 73% more likely to develop dementia as they age than those with normal blood pressure, a new study in Neurology reports.... Read More...

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How Teens Deal with Stress May Affect Immune System

Stress May Affect Brain Size and Memory in Middle Age

Heartbeat Paces Learning

Your Genes Determine How Your Heart Rate Responds to Exercise

Inhaled Version of Blood Pressure Drug May Help Reduce Anxiety

Feel Light Headed When Standing Up? You May Have a Greater Risk of Dementia

Higher Blood Pressure May Be Linked to Alzheimer’s

How High Blood Pressure Hurts Cognition

Immediate Restoration of Voluntary Movement with Epidural Spinal Cord Stimulation in Two Patients with Paraplegia

Music Boosts Exercise Time During Cardiac Stress Testing

Electrical Implant Reduces ‘Invisible’ Symptoms of Man’s Spinal Cord Injury

High Blood Pressure in 40s Linked to Increased Dementia Risk For Women