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The Tumour Environment Can Affect Breast Cancer Prognosis

The environment in which breast cancer arises –the interplay between the patient’s BMI, tumour size and cancer-specific proteins –is of importance for the prognosis.

Brain Folds Formed During Foetal Stage Could Affect Onset Of Dementia

Frontotemporal dementia begins relatively early compared to other forms of dementia.

Psychiatric Symptoms In Alzheimer´S Disease

In addition to memory problems and other cognitive symptoms, most people with Alzheimer’s disease also suffer from mental health issues.

Damaged Nerve Behind Athletes' Post-Concussion Issues

Depression, dizziness, difficulty focusing the gaze and balance problems.

MIT researchers study genes that are 'significant contributor' to Alzheimer's

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology announced that a tea, of researchers published a study that showed key information pertaining to Alzheimer’s disease.

Novel Possibility To Stop Dementia Progression?

Research led by the University of Helsinki has succeeded in showing how the accumulation of a harmful protein causing memory disorders, among other things, is blocked by a so-called PREP inhibitor.

False Beliefs About Prevalence Of Crime Could Influence Jury Decisions, New Study Shows

Some juror decisions are influenced by perceptions of the prevalence of crimes which can be incorrect or biased, a new study shows.

Autoimmunity As A Component In Dementia

An international research group led by Finnish scientists has identified several new risk factors for dementia-causing diseases. The group found strong evidence that mechanisms related to autoimmune diseases play a role in the development of dementia.

Interacting Brains Sync Without Physical Presence

Researchers from the University of Helsinki demonstrated that the brains of people playing an online game together were synchronised without physical presence

Brain Activity During Sleep Differs In Young People With Genetic Risk Of Psychiatric Disorders

Young people living with a genetic alteration that increases the risk of psychiatric disorders have markedly different brain activity during sleep,

How Value Shapes The Fluctuations Of Conscious Perception

What we perceive might sometimes reflect the outcome of a value-based decision-making process, a new analysis of the literature suggests

Brain Imaging Reveals How Mindfulness Program Boosts Pain Regulation

Research at the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Center for Healthy Minds has isolated the changes in pain-related brain activity that follow mindfulness training — pointing a way toward more targeted and precise pain treatment.

Breakthrough In Understanding Why We Struggle To Recognise The Faces Of People From Different Racial Backgrounds

Cognitive Psychologists at the University of Exeter believe they have discovered the answer to a 60-year-old question as to why people find it more difficult to recognise faces from visually distinct racial backgrounds than they do their own.

Humour Used In English-Language Terrorist Propaganda Magazines To Reinforce Identity, Study Shows

Humour is used in English-language jihadi terrorist magazines to reinforce identity and help groups bond, research suggests.

Can Feeling The Beat Improve Your Well-Being?

Could tapping on a cell phone to the beat of music improve the quality of life of people with Parkinson’s disease?

What Do The Slogans At Demonstrations Tell Us?

We see them on banners, hand-held signs, walls, clothing, bodies and faces: words are central to social protest. Every slogan—collective or individual, printed or handwritten, demand or rallying cry—conveys a political message and an expression of anger.

A Novel Waste Removal Factor Treats Brain Haemorrhage

University of Helsinki and Taiwanese researchers have found a new way to remove waste from the brain after haemorrhage.

Potential Biological Cause for Postpartum Depression Found

Newly discovered biological changes in mothers who suffer postpartum depression may help explain the condition, yield long-sought treatments and let doctors identify those at risk even before their babies are born.

Discovery Holds Key to Boosting Brain’s Ability to Fight Alzheimer’s, MS

UVA Health researchers have discovered a molecule in the brain responsible for orchestrating the immune system’s responses to Alzheimer’s disease and multiple sclerosis (MS), potentially allowing doctors to supercharge the body’s ability to fight those and other devastating neurological diseases.

Study Finds Health Priorities Identification Helpful for Persons Living With Dementia

As their disease progresses, persons living with dementia and multiple chronic conditions (MCC) increasingly rely on care partners to help them make health care decisions for themselves.