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Men's Brains Shrink Faster Than Women's With Age, New Study Shows
Women's brains showed less decline, with fewer regions affected and less change in cortical thickness over time.
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Green Tea May Protect Aging Brains, New Study Suggests
A study by Kanazawa University has linked daily green tea consumption to reduced white matter lesions in older adults without dementia.
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Human Brains Getting Bigger, And It's Good News For Some: Study
The study also found that Generation X has 8 per cent greater volume of white matter and 15 per cent more gray matter than the member of the previous generation.
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Do You Tend To Be Absentminded? It Can Increase Risk Of Silent Stroke
Individuals with damage to the brain's white matter, caused by silent strokes, were found to be poor on attentiveness and were distracted more frequently on day-to-day tasks.
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Wish To Keep Your Brain Healthy? Take Care Of Your Heart First
A new research presented at Alzheimer's Association International Conference in Chicago says that a healthy heart leads to a healthy mind.
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White House Official Mocked "Dying" Senator John McCain: Reports
A White House official mocked Senator John McCain's brain cancer at an internal meeting on Thursday, saying his opposition to President Donald Trump's CIA nominee "doesn't matter, he's dying anyway," according to media reports.
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A Disease With No Cure, A Family Trying To Find One
Here's the story of Grayson who contracted an extremely rare type of leukodystrophy that destroys white matter protecting nerve fibers in the brain.
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The Deadly HIV May Be Spotted in the Brain Using MRI Scans
According to researchers at University College London, tracking the changes to the brain's white matter using MRI scans can help spot the deadly virus.
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Obesity May Advance Brain Ageing By 10 Years At Midlife
At the age of 50, an overweight person is likely to have comparable white matter volume to a lean person aged 60 years, new research at the University of Cambridge suggests.
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Why Males Are At Higher Risk Of Autism: Study
Female infants have larger volumes of grey matter around the temporal-parietal junction of the brain than males at the time of birth, a new study has found.
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High-Potency Cannabis Kills White Matter in Brain
Smoking high-potency cannabis can damage a crucial part of the brain responsible for communication between the two brain hemispheres, researchers warn.
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High blood pressure may lead to brain lesions
Unstable blood pressure may lead to white matter lesions in the brain that are associated with stroke and dementia.
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Men's Brains Shrink Faster Than Women's With Age, New Study Shows
Women's brains showed less decline, with fewer regions affected and less change in cortical thickness over time.
-
Green Tea May Protect Aging Brains, New Study Suggests
A study by Kanazawa University has linked daily green tea consumption to reduced white matter lesions in older adults without dementia.
-
Human Brains Getting Bigger, And It's Good News For Some: Study
The study also found that Generation X has 8 per cent greater volume of white matter and 15 per cent more gray matter than the member of the previous generation.
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Do You Tend To Be Absentminded? It Can Increase Risk Of Silent Stroke
Individuals with damage to the brain's white matter, caused by silent strokes, were found to be poor on attentiveness and were distracted more frequently on day-to-day tasks.
-
Wish To Keep Your Brain Healthy? Take Care Of Your Heart First
A new research presented at Alzheimer's Association International Conference in Chicago says that a healthy heart leads to a healthy mind.
-
White House Official Mocked "Dying" Senator John McCain: Reports
A White House official mocked Senator John McCain's brain cancer at an internal meeting on Thursday, saying his opposition to President Donald Trump's CIA nominee "doesn't matter, he's dying anyway," according to media reports.
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A Disease With No Cure, A Family Trying To Find One
Here's the story of Grayson who contracted an extremely rare type of leukodystrophy that destroys white matter protecting nerve fibers in the brain.
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The Deadly HIV May Be Spotted in the Brain Using MRI Scans
According to researchers at University College London, tracking the changes to the brain's white matter using MRI scans can help spot the deadly virus.
-
Obesity May Advance Brain Ageing By 10 Years At Midlife
At the age of 50, an overweight person is likely to have comparable white matter volume to a lean person aged 60 years, new research at the University of Cambridge suggests.
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Why Males Are At Higher Risk Of Autism: Study
Female infants have larger volumes of grey matter around the temporal-parietal junction of the brain than males at the time of birth, a new study has found.
-
High-Potency Cannabis Kills White Matter in Brain
Smoking high-potency cannabis can damage a crucial part of the brain responsible for communication between the two brain hemispheres, researchers warn.
-
High blood pressure may lead to brain lesions
Unstable blood pressure may lead to white matter lesions in the brain that are associated with stroke and dementia.
