brain

Suppressing a sneeze can be dangerous

Paris - Muslimchronicle

Stifling a sneeze can rupture your throat, burst an ear drum, or pop a blood vessel in your brain, researchers warned Tuesday. Many people -- when they feel a sneeze coming on -- block all the exits, essentially swallowing the sneeze's explosive force. Just how dangerous this can be was illustrated when a 34-year-old man showed up at the emergency serviceRead more

Daily doses of Marmite may lead to a healthier brain

Paris - Arab Today

In a world bitterly divided into pro and anti-Marmite factions, lovers of the tangy British sandwich and toast spread have found support from an unexpected quarter: brain science. Experiments found that volunteers who ate a daily spoonful of the dark-brown yeast extract seemed to have higher levels of a vital neurone chemical associated with a healthy brain. The reason couldRead more

Studies show gene defect cause of Egyptian woman’s obesity

Mumbai - Arab Today

Doctors say they believe they have found the reason behind the cause of Eman Ahmed Abdelaty’s obesity, which at its peak saw the Egyptian weigh 500kg. The 36-year-old woman, who at her biggest was the world’s heaviest, has since dropped to 340kgs as she undergoes treatment carried out by a team of specialists at Mumbai’s Saifee Hospital. Abdelaty’s treatment includedRead more

Brain implant lets paralysed man feed himself

Chicago - Arab Today

A paralysed man in Cleveland fed himself mashed potatoes for the first time in eight years, aided by a computer-brain interface that reads his thoughts and sends signals to move muscles in his arm, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday. The research, published in the journal Lancet, is the latest from BrainGate, a consortium of researchers testing brain-computer interface technology designedRead more

Top three yoga poses to improve your memory

Muscat - Arab Today

The brain is the root of a sharp memory. And the level of memory will largely depend on the activity of the brain. There are several reasons that can affect the functioning of the brain which includes stress, anxiety, and tension. To perform well in your thinking and analysing skills, you need a good memory power. Yoga is a goodRead more

Brain re-tuning observed in speech recognition research

San Francisco - XINHUA

Neuroscientists with the University of California, Berkeley, have observed brain re-tuning in action by recording directly from the surface of a person's brain as the words of a previously unintelligible sentence suddenly pop out after the subject is told the meaning of the garbled speech. Working with epilepsy patients who had pieces of their skull removed and electrodes placed onRead more

Brain Training Cuts Dementia Risk in Healthy Adults

Washington - QNA

A computerised brain training programme cut the risk of dementia among healthy people by 48% , US researchers said. The preliminary findings, presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Toronto, are the first to show that any kind of intervention could delay the development of dementia in normal, healthy adults. The study, known as Active, examined the effects ofRead more

Autism not just disease of brain

Washington - Xinhua

Autism, a social disorder often accompanied by abnormal reactions to sensory stimuli, is not just caused by deficits in brain development, a study in mice suggested Thursday. The study, published in the U.S. journal Cell, said that some aspects of the disorder are linked to defects in nerves found in the limbs, digits and other parts of the body thatRead more

Scientists find new Zika-linked brain disorder in Adults

Sao Paulo - QNA

The Zika virus may cause a wider range of brain disorders than previously thought, according to a small study released on Sunday. Scientists already suspect the mosquito and sex-spread virus causes fetal brain disorder and temporary paralysis. The study followed patients with symptoms of arboviruses, the family of infectious agents that includes Zika and dengue, who came to a hospitalRead more