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Brain’s appetite control centre different in overweight, obese people
Inflammation may explain why the hypothalamus is larger in these individuals, the team said.
Research needed to manage MS symptoms
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, progressive disease that affects the nerve tissue of the brain and the spinal cord and thus disrupts functions...
Scientists discover why this woman can't feel pain, heals more
The study, published in Brain, follows up the team's discovery in 2019 of the 'FAAH-OUT' gene and the rare mutations that cause Cameron to feel...
Check your kidney's health with these two simple tests!
CKD is a condition that means the kidneys are damaged and cannot filter blood the way they should. Diabetes is a leading cause of chronic kidney...
Promising gene therapy delivers treatment directly to brain
Meanwhile, about 30 US studies testing gene therapy to the brain for various disorders are ongoing, according to the National Institutes of Health.
How gene linked to autism, Tourette's impacts brain
People with a genetic deletion known as chromosome 2p16.3 deletion often experience developmental delay and have learning difficulties.
Watching porn rewires brain to more juvenile state: Study
Researchers have found that watching porn erodes an important region of the brain, rewiring it into a juvenile state.
Brain region smaller in birth control pill users: Study
Researchers have found that women taking oral contraceptives, commonly known as birth control pills, had significantly smaller hypothalamus volume,...