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社交能力取决于大脑结构
10-12-28 If your social life leaves something to be desired, it might be your brain structure thats to blame. 如果你的社交生活不尽人意，那可能得怪你的大脑结构。 A Facebook feature deep in the temporal lobe（颞叶） governs the number of friends you are likely...
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某脑部基因可控制性别改变
10-12-23 Australian scientists have discovered that changes to a gene involved in brain development can lead to testis（睾丸） formation and male genitalia（外生殖器） in an otherwise female embryo. Lead Melbourne researcher Professor Andrew Sinclair, of the...
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导致极度冲动的变异基因被发现
10-12-23 A multinational research team led by scientists at the National Institutes of Health has found that a genetic variant of a brain receptor molecule may contribute to violently impulsive behavior when people who carry it are under the influence of alc...
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预测癫痫发作或成为可能
10-12-15 While the causes of epileptic seizures（癫痫发作） continue to confound（使混淆，挫败） brain researchers, scientists have been exploring how changes in the coordinated（协调的） activity of brain networks, as monitored through electrodes, might hel...
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修复多发性硬化对身体的损伤成为可能
10-12-06 Damage caused by multiple sclerosis（多发性硬化） could be reversed by activating stem cells that can repair injury in the central nervous system, a study has shown. Researchers from the Universities of Cambridge and Edinburgh have identified a mech...
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吸烟可能导致大脑畸形
10-12-03 Many brain imaging studies have reported that tobacco smoking is associated with large-scale and wide-spread structural brain abnormalities（畸形，异常） . The cerebral cortex（大脑皮层） is a specific area of the brain responsible for many importan...
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糖尿病患者的大脑缺乏胆固醇
10-12-01 Our brains are packed with cholesterol（胆固醇） , almost all of which has to be produced within the brain itself, where it is critical for normal brain functions. Now, a new study in the December Cell Metabolism, a Cell Press publication, reveals h...
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步行可以减缓老年痴呆症状
10-11-30 Walking may slow cognitive decline in adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer's disease, as well as in healthy adults, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)....
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基因疗法治疗大脑损伤鼠类实验获得成功
10-11-29 Scientists at the Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease (GIND) in San Francisco have discovered a new strategy to prevent memory deficits in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Humans with AD and mice genetically engineered to simulate...
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新式脑损伤评定工具问世
10-11-16 A Queen's University neuroscientist is launching a medical tool at the world's largest neuroscience conference in San Diego on Monday, Nov. 15. The KINARM Assessment Station will greatly improve the way healthcare workers assess patients suffering f...
