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·July 1, 2018·3 min read

Drinking Changes Young Adults’ Metabolite Profile

Researchers report metabolite profiles alter in young people who consume alcohol at socially acceptable levels. Additionally, researchers found reduced gray matter volume in young women who are heavy drinkers.

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·June 25, 2018·4 min read

Striking Differences in Brain Morphology Between Wild and Domestic Rabbits

A new MRI study reveals how domestication has affected the brain morphology in rabbits, specifically in the prefrontal cortex and amygdala.

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·June 21, 2018·6 min read

Your Brain Anatomy May Play a Role in Determining Your Food Choices

Gray matter volume in the dosolateral and ventromedial prefrontal cortex predicts whether you will choose a health food option or not, researchers report.

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·June 13, 2018·4 min read

Hypertension May Cause Dementia

An MRI study reveals neuroimaging can detect early signs of neurological damage in people with hypertension before symptoms of dementia occur.

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·June 12, 2018·4 min read

Children with Kidney Disease Show Blood Flow Changes in Brain

According to a new study, children and young adults with chronic kidney disease have changes in cerebral blood flow that could increase the risk of cognitive impairment.

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·June 4, 2018·7 min read

In MS, Disintegrating Brain Lesions May Indicate the Disease is Getting Worse

A new study reports the atrophy of brain lesion volume predicts the development of more physical disabilities associated with multiple sclerosis.

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·June 3, 2018·2 min read

Transgender Brains More Like Their Desired Gender From Early Age

A new study reports transgender people have brain activity and structure during adolescence that more closely resembles typical activation patterns of their desired gender.

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·June 2, 2018·3 min read

Can Focused Sound Waves Fix Rare ‘Giggling’ Form of Epilepsy?

A pioneering ultrasound treatment could help treat hypothalamic hamartomas, a rare, benign mass in the brain that can cause epilepsy symptoms and unintentional giggling seizures.

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·May 30, 2018·9 min read

Now, You Can Hold a Copy of Your Brain in the Palm of Your Hand

Researchers have developed a new 3D printing technique that enables faster and cheaper models of patient specific medical data for research and diagnostics.

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·May 29, 2018·3 min read

Magnifying the Brain in Motion with Every Heartbeat

Using a new technique called amplified MRI, researchers capture the brain in motion as the heart beats.

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·May 24, 2018·3 min read

New Computational Tool May Help Optimize Alzheimer’s Treatments

A new computational approach could help personalize brain stimulation for individual Alzheimer's patients, researchers say.

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·May 21, 2018·7 min read

Vascular Risk Interacts with Amyloid Levels to Increase Age Related Cognitive Decline

Vascular risk factors appear to have a negative synergistic effect with amyloid beta levels in the brain, researchers report. The study suggests a combination of increased vascular risk and higher amyloid levels in the brain can predict more rapid cognitive decline during aging.