Celiacs may have caused calcium stone in man’s brain
A man who suffered from throbbing headaches and vision problems for a decade has learned that Celiac Disease may have caused the stone-like buildups of calcium in his brain....
read moreApathy in elderly could be sign of shrinking brain
A new study funded by the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Aging found that an elderly person’s apathy (but not depression) could be a sign of a shrinking brain....
read moreAfter TBI, man has acquired savant syndrome
Jason Padgett was a community college dropout who partied heavily and hated working in his father’s furniture store. But that all changed one night when he was attacked outside a bar. A few blows to the head turned Padgett...
read moreBrain’s anti-distraction system discovered
Scientists have discovered what they believe to be the brain’s anti-distraction system. The finding indicates that there’s a possibility that environmental and genetic factors may suppress a certain activity in the brain that helps us prevent distraction....
read moreArtists’ brains are structurally different
New research says that artists’ brains are structurally different than the rest of us. Read more here:...
read moreLaughing improves short-term memory in older adults
A new study indicates that laughing makes your brain work better:...
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