Brain
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Parents your baby's cry can alter the way your brain works
Lifestyle | May 24, 2016, 08:28 AM ISTToronoto: A constantly crying baby not only hampers your peace, it can also rattles your brain functions and alter the way you think and act, a study has found. The brain data revealed that the
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Flies can help in understanding brain injuries, says scientist
Lifestyle | May 21, 2016, 02:07 PM ISTUnited States: Using fruit flies as a traumatic brain injury (TBI) model may help researchers identify important genes and pathways that promote the repair of and minimise damage to the nervous system, a new study
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Why some people become addicted to alcohol and what it does to their brain
Lifestyle | May 02, 2016, 02:50 PM ISTHelsinki:A team of Finnish scientists has decoded changes in the brain that make people prone to excessive drinking -- a discovery that can lead to new drug therapies to treat alcoholism. The brain tissue of
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Eating chocolate boosts memory and concentration: Study
Lifestyle | Apr 05, 2016, 02:14 PM ISTWashington: There is a good news for chocoholics.Scientists have found that regular consumption of chocolate may be associated with improved memory, concentration, and information processing. According to research,since ancient times, chocolate and c
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Are you a believer or an atheist? It's all in your brain
Lifestyle | Apr 03, 2016, 07:53 AM ISTNew Delhi: While scientists and faithfuls will ensure that the debate on the existence of a universal spirit -- call it God or a supernatural force -- goes on, a research study has revealed that
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Brain parasite could be behind road rage
Lifestyle | Mar 26, 2016, 12:50 PM ISTNew York: People infected with a common brain parasite transmitted through the feces of infected cats, undercooked meat or contaminated water may be at increased risk of getting involved in road rage, new research suggests.
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Don't forget! Exercise may slow brain aging by 10 years
Lifestyle | Mar 26, 2016, 07:49 AM ISTNew York:We all slow down mentally, as we agae. It gets harder to remember things. Physically, an older brain doesn't work as fast as it used to. But scientists think there might be one thing
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Climbing stairs regularly helps keep brain young
Lifestyle | Mar 11, 2016, 07:56 AM ISTToronto: A new study shows that climbing the stairs can not only help you stay physically fit but also improve your brain health. Walking up and down the stairs is normally associated with keeping your
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Study shows that aerobics keeps brain healthy
Lifestyle | Dec 03, 2015, 06:16 PM ISTNew York: A research has showed that young adults who have greater aerobic fitness also have greater volume of entorhinal cortex, an area of the brain responsible for memory.Better aerobic fitness, however, does not appear to
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Exercise can slow brain ageing
Lifestyle | Oct 24, 2015, 06:17 PM ISTTokyo : If you wish to stay sharp even in the golden years, regular exercise may be of immense help, suggests new research.In a study of older men between ages 64-75 years, the researchers found
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Male, female brains operate differently: Study
Lifestyle | Aug 14, 2015, 09:04 AM ISTNew York: A new study of a brain region involved in learning and memory, responses to stress and epilepsy has found that male and female brains operate differently at a molecular level.The findings suggest that
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Smoking shrinks your brain: Study
Lifestyle | Feb 12, 2015, 07:10 AM ISTToronto: Long-term smoking could cause thinning of a vital brain part in which critical cognitive functions such as memory, language and perception take place, a new study has warned.Smoking appears to accelerate the thinning of
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The rise and fall and rise of Lalit Modi, the brain behind IPL
Cricket | May 08, 2014, 07:32 AM ISTNew Delhi: In a day of rapid of the field developments, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday suspended Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) indefinitely, soon after the Supreme Court declared former
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Yoga not just for body, but also brain: Researchers
Lifestyle | Jun 07, 2013, 12:33 PM ISTLos Angeles: The enormous benefits that regular practice of yoga yields in increasing the flexibility of the body is well known. Researchers now show that a 20-minute session of yoga significantly boosts brain activity immediately
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Brain can shut off old habits?
World | Nov 01, 2012, 04:22 PM ISTWashington, Nov 1: The brain can shut our old habits when required, says a new study from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).A small region of the brain's prefrontal cortex, where most thought and planning
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Cricket Ball Size Tumour Removed From Boy's Brain In Chennai
India | Dec 23, 2011, 04:36 PM ISTChennai, Dec 23: For nine-year old Mupenji of Congo, coming Christmas will be the happiest in his life, as doctors at a private hospital here have successfully removed a cricket ball-sized tumour from his brain