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·April 13, 2019·4 min read

ICU patients with non-brain-related injuries may suffer undetected cognitive dysfunction

A number of patients in intensive care units for non-brain-related illnesses may suffer from cognitive dysfunction. Inflammation that occurs as a result of infection and problems with oxygen flow to the brain which occur when breathing is affected, could contribute to cognitive impairments.

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·December 27, 2021·3 min read

Is Energy the Key to Alzheimer’s Disease?

Study identifies a link between how cells produce energy for brain function and a genetic mutation associated with Alzheimer's disease.

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·August 29, 2019·4 min read

Lack of oxygen doesn’t kill infant brain cells, as previously thought

A lack of oxygen as a result of preterm birth does not cause hippocampal neurons to die but does impair hippocampal development. Hypoxia causes hippocampal cells to fail to mature normally, causing a reduction in long-term potentiation and impaired learning.

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·February 26, 2020·1 min read

Link between genes and ability to exercise found

Study identifies a genetic mutation that reduces the ability to efficiently exercise.

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·January 6, 2016·3 min read

Low Oxygen Levels Soon After Birth May Raise Learning and Behavioral Disorder Risks

Chronic hypoxia can induce an inflammatory response with concomitant demyelination that can lead to future behavioral deficits, a new study reports.

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·May 8, 2017·5 min read

Low Oxygen Reverses Mitochondrial Disease: Mouse Study

Researchers believe low oxygen therapy could prevent, and may even reverse, mitochondrial disorders in people.

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·December 2, 2016·4 min read

Mice Can Smell Oxygen

Researchers report mice are able to detect oxygen levels of inhaled air by relying on two genes.

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·May 25, 2016·4 min read

Mismatch of Vascular and Neural Responses Suggests Limits of FMRI

According to a new study, during sensory stimulation, increases of blood flow are not precisely tuned to local neural activity, and this can have implications for fMRI neuroimaging.

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·July 5, 2016·4 min read

New Brainstem Model Reveals How the Brain Controls Breathing

Researchers have discovered how the brain controls our breathing in response to changing oxygen and carbon dioxide levels in the blood.

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·February 9, 2021·5 min read

Nitrate in Maternal Drinking Water May Impair Fetal Growth

Pregnant women exposed to nitrates through household drinking water had, on average, babies that weighed ten grams less than women with no exposure to nitrates in drinking water. High levels of nitrate in tap water can cause infant methemoglobinemia, a fatal condition in newborns.

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·April 25, 2019·3 min read

Off with her head! Did Anne Boleyn really try to speak after being beheaded?

The common myth that Anne Boleyn tried to speak after her untimely demise at the hands of her executioner may have scientific evidence behind it. Researchers explore how consciousness may remain intact for a period of time after death, and what that may mean for medical sciences.