How the Brain Influences Which Way You Vote NEUROSCIENCE NEWS FEATUREDPSYCHOLOGY Researchers pinpoint a brain area that influences electoral decisions. A new joint study by researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute and the Centre for the Study of Democratic Citizenship, both at McGill University, has cast some light on the brain mechanisms that support people’s

Brain differences in premature babies who later develop autism Source: Karolinska Institutet Summary: Extremely premature babies run a much higher risk of developing autism in later childhood, and even during the neonate period differences are seen in the brains of those who do, research concludes. The findings suggest that environmental factors can lead to autism.

Early childhood depression alters brain development? Washington University in St. Louis The brains of children who suffer clinical depression as preschoolers develop abnormally, compared with the brains of preschoolers unaffected by the disorder, according to new research. Their gray matter is lower in volume and thinner in the cortex, a part of the brain important

Brain surgery through one ­inch opening successfully treats epileptic seizures in children. After eight years of study, a Children’s Hospital of Michigan neurosurgeon and his colleagues are using an endoscope to perform surgical procedures to help control intractable epileptic seizures in pediatric patients — without subjecting them to the invasive skull surgery that has been

By ERIC HOOVER OCT. 28, 2015 The new SAT will soon arrive on a wave of bold promises. The College Board has said its redesigned admission test would contain “no more mysteries.” Instead of being a riddle to solve, it would correspond with high-school curriculums and better reflect what students have learned. The pitch sounds

Bilingual patients were twice as likely as those who spoke one language to have normal cognitive functions after a stroke, in a study reported in the American Heart Association journal Stroke. Previous research found bilingualism may delay the onset of Alzheimer’s disease. “People tend to think of Alzheimer’s as the only cause of dementia, but

Promising results in study of pediatric neuroblastoma 11/06/15 02:46 PM There has been great progress in recent decades in the treatment of pediatric cancers, with high cure rates possible today for several childhood malignancies. Prognosis remains poor, however, for children diagnosed with a number of pediatric cancers, and many existing therapies are associated with long-term

Righting a wrong? Right side of brain can compensate for post-stroke loss of speech 11/03/15 11:24 AM After a debate that has lasted more than 130 years, researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center have found that loss of speech from a stroke in the left hemisphere of the brain can be recovered on the back,

http://www.bbc.com/news/health-34701907 By Michelle RobertsHealth editor, BBC News online Brain training – playing online games that give memory and reasoning skills a workout – is beneficial for older people, a large-scale study has concluded. Researchers at King’s College London found the mental exercises kept minds sharp and helped people with everyday skills such as shopping and

www.medscape.com Many children experience some degree of “back­to­school anxiety” as the school year begins. Typical stressors may include worries about making new friends, managing new or difficult teachers, increased academic workload, or being away from parents, or transitional issues, such as starting at a new school or moving into middle or high school. Whereas some