Propranolol
The common heart disease drug, Propranolol, may have the unusual side-effect of combating racism, a new study suggests.
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Eat anything, never exercise and never gain weight by blocking marijuana-like chemical in brain
Who wants to eat anything and stay thin?
A diet pill that someday allows people to eat as much as they want without gaining weight seems possible, based on new research into certain brain chemicals that influence how quickly we burn fat.
New helmet inspired by brain offers better impact protection
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The Multi-directional Impact Protection System (MIPS) was inspired by the fluid that wraps your brain in a protective, wet blanket. It is also the name of both the technology and the company behind it and it claims to offer superior protection for your head. Major helmet manufacturers are starting to turn on to what is self-hailed as the “next generation” of helmet design.
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Futuristic speech-jamming gun immediately silences you whether you like it or not
This delayed auditory feedback device makes it all but impossible for a human to speak.
Humans have been inventing new uses for guns ever since the first one was invented. Some guns shoot bullets; other guns shoot lasers. But a new gun that is a little strange and unsettling is being developed by Japanese researchers. The new gun shoots sound waves in an effort to disrupt and silence anyone who dares speak out of turn.
Overeating may increase risk of memory loss
The more calories older people consumed, the more likely they were to have mild cognitive impairment.
Overeating may increase your risk of memory loss. Older people who consumed more than 2,143 calories a day had more than double the risk of a type of memory loss called mild cognitive impairment compared to those who ate fewer than 1,500 calories a day, according to a study being released Sunday by the American Academy of Neurology on its website (aan.com).
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Skin cancer drug reverses Alzheimer’s in mice
Skin cancer drug reverses Alzheimer’s in mice, is there hope for humans?
A laboratory study indicates that a drug commonly used to fight skin cancer could start to reverse Alzheimer’s disease in a matter of hours. Researchers have described the discovery as an “unprecedented finding” that holds out “the potential promise of a therapy for Alzheimer’s”.
Study: Spanking kids can cause long-term harm
The study shows a mountain of accumulated evidence the damage physical punishment can have on a child.
Long-term developmental damage as well as a lower IQ can be a result of spanking children according to a new Canadian analysis that seeks to shift the ethical debate over corporal punishment into the medical sphere.
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Smoking makes men stupid: study
A new study has found that smoking is bad for the brain, especially men.
Here’s the perfect reason for men to kick the butt – smoking makes men stupid, according to researchers.
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Meetings can actually make you dumber
Surviving a meeting with your intellect intact requires having confidence in your own smarts.
Everyone knows that meetings can be dull and boring. But, they can also make you stupid, according to a new study.
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Neuroscience could assist soldiers in the future
Neuroscience in future military conflict, on the cutting edge of medical science should remember that their work could have other, more harmful uses.
It sounds like science fiction warfare. But directed energy weapons that use wave beams to cause pain, and electrical brain stimulation that boosts a soldier’s combat ability are advances in neuroscience are on the horizon.
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Women have far less accurate memories than men when it comes to unpleasant events
Researchers monitored people’s brain waves with an EEG while they looked at pictures ranging from war photos to pictures of kittens.
Women remember unpleasant events far less accurately than men do, say researchers at the University of Montreal.
Mind-reading device closer to reality translates brain activity into words
Scientists could soon be able to eavesdrop on the constant, internal monologs that run through people’s minds, or hear the imagined speech of those patients who cannot speak, a new study has revealed.
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