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Brain cancer emerges as major cause for child deaths: Study

September 19, 2016 SrijitaAs, Brain, Cancer, cause, Child, Deaths, emerges, for, major, Study

According to a recent research, brain cancer has taken over leukemia and has become the major cause of cancer deaths in children. The report states that pediatric cancer death rates have been dropping since the mid 1970s and describes the changes in cancer death rates among the children and teens aged between 1 to 19. Lead author Sally Curtin said, “The shift from leukemia to brain cancer as the leading site of cancer death is a noteworthy development in the history of childhood cancer as it was always leukemia until…

Yale Researchers Find the Part of the Brain That Determines How Well You Handle Stress

August 4, 2016 SrijitaBrain, Determines, Find, Handle, How, of, Part, Researchers, Stress, That, The, Well, Yale, You

Humans are amazingly resilient in crises, but some cope with life’s stresses better than others. On any given day people face any number of minor annoyances such as being stuck in traffic or spilling coffee on their shirts or forgetting their keys. Then there’s the persistent stressors that come from work, relationships and finances. And there’s the uncontrollable anxieties of global terrorism, mass shootings and Zika-carrying mosquitoes. But why are some people able to deal with it all so calmly, while others freak out? A team of researchers at Yale…

Eating Fried Food May Stop Your Brain From Controlling Your Diet

August 1, 2016 SrijitaBrain, controlling, Diet:, Eating, Food., Fried, From, May, Stop, Your

If you are looking for ways to reduce that ever-burgeoning waistline, stay clear of foods rich in saturated fat found in butter, cheese or fried foods as these can make your brain struggle to control what you eat, says a study. The findings showed that consuming fatty food affects the hypothalamus — a part of the brain that helps regulate hunger. A meal rich in saturated fat causes inflammation in the brain as well as reduces an individual’s cognitive function that make it more difficult to control eating habits. In…

Alzheimer’s gene may shrink brain starting in childhood

July 15, 2016 SrijitaAlzheimer's, Brain, childhood, gene, In, May, shrink, starting

A gene associated with Alzheimer’s disease may shrink brain structures and lower thinking skills as early as in childhood, decades before the illness actually appears, says a research. The findings showed that children with epsilon(E)4 variant of the apolipoprotein-E gene showed differences in their brain development compared to children with E2 and E3 forms of the gene and were more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease. In such children the size of the hippocampus — a brain region that plays a role in memory — was found to be approximately 5…

Decreased Blood Flow in Brain Earliest Sign of Alzheimer’s

July 15, 2016 SrijitaAlzheimer's, Blood, Brain, Decreased, Earliest, Flow, In, of, sign

PhotoCredit:istock Contrary to previous understanding, the first physiological sign of Alzheimer’s disease is a decrease in blood flow in the brain, say researchers. An increase in amyloid protein was considered to be the first detectable sign of Alzheimer’s. While amyloid certainly plays a role, this study found that changes in blood flow were the earliest known warning sign of Alzheimer’s. Led by Alan Evans from Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, the researchers analysed more than 7,700 brain images from 1,171 people in various stages of Alzheimer’s progression using a variety…

Neurons Tell Brain When to Stop Drinking

July 12, 2016 SrijitaBrain, Drinking, Neurons, Stop, Tell, to, When

PhotoCredit:istock It is possible to influence drinking behaviour by activating particular neurons in brain, suggests a new study. The researchers earlier showed that alcohol consumption alters the physical structure and function of neurons in the dorsomedial striatum — a part of the brain that is believed to contribute directly to decision-making, especially to action selection and initiation. Essentially, they found that activation of one type of neuron, called D1, determines whether one drink leads to two. Now, they have discovered the neurons that tell us to stop. These neurons can…