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NCI axes funding for pediatric brain cancer trial consortium, shifts focus to broader oncology group  Fierce Biotech A major childhood brain cancer network is ending  statnews.com Pratiti Bandopadhayay: Urgent Need to Sustain Funding for Pediatric Brain Tumor Trials  Oncodaily HHS winds down pediatric brain tumor pact after 26 years, prioritizing other childhood cancer work  Endpoints News Parvati Tiwari: Advocates Express Alarm Over NCI’s Decision …

A new study finds that the brain does not appear to significantly rewire its map of the body after an amputation. Westend61/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Westend61/Getty Images A rare circulatory problem required Emily Wheldon to have her left arm amputated three years ago. Her brain still thinks it’s there. “Most days, it just feels like I’ve got my …

Researchers have linked prenatal exposure to the common insecticide chlorpyrifos with lasting disruptions in brain development and motor skills. The results suggest potential risks from continued pesticide use during pregnancy and early childhood. Credit: Shutterstock Prenatal exposure to Chlorpyrifos in the womb disrupts brain development. Risks remain for children in farming communities. A recent study has identified a connection between …

Bruce Willis is “still very mobile,” more than three years after retiring from acting due to aphasia and two years after being diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia. The revelation was made by his wife, Emma Heming Willis, who sat down with ABC News’ Diane Sawyer for an interview as part of the new special “Emma & Bruce Willis: The Unexpected Journey.” …

“Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links.” Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: For decades, scientists have looked at various mechanisms responsible for the decline of our mental faculties as we age. A new discovery shows that the accumulation of a certain protein called the ferritin light chain 1, …

When an Amish patient arrived at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia with fatigue, a severe headache, and weakness on one side of her body, doctors scrambled to find a cause. All they could see was that she had brain inflammation. That’s usually caused by an infection, but her tests came back normal. High dose steroids, a standard treatment, weren’t effective. …

Lower Risk Of 5 Major Brain & Mood Disorders With This One Daily Habit  MindBodyGreen From Island’s trails and streets to its gym floors, movement is medicine  Nanaimo News Bulletin Japanese neurologist makes viral statement on daily exercise: “Every drop of sweat counts for brain  OkDiario This Is How To Make Your Brain Act 4 Years Younger, According To Science  MindBodyGreen Source link

Summary: A new study identifies a brain activity pattern that signals self-preoccupied thinking, a trait associated with anxiety and depression. In experiments, the pattern appeared during mental breaks and predicted when people would soon turn their thoughts inward. Analysis of more than 1,000 brain scans confirmed that those with high self-preoccupation showed stronger fluctuations in this neural activity at rest. …

Could humanoid robots get a lot more human? Nvidia may have made that possibility a bit realer today with a smarter robot brain that has less energy demands.  The tech giant’s latest robotics offering is Jetson Thor, a super computer built for real-time AI computation on humanoid robots and smart machines alike, Nvidia announced in a press release on Monday. …

For decades, scientists have debated how metformin, the world’s most widely prescribed type 2 diabetes drug, actually works. A new study from Baylor College of Medicine reveals a surprising player: the brain. Credit: Shutterstock Scientists found that metformin acts in the brain through Rap1 to control blood sugar. This insight could lead to more precise diabetes treatments. Metformin has been …