140 children aged 3 to 11 years participated in the study conducted by the scientists of Monell Center. The volunteers were given three seconds to smell one of the three scents (rose, fish or neutral). After that, two photos of the same person were demonstrated, Psych Central reports.
The scientists of the University of Tromso have found out that women tolerate the heart attack pain better than men.
Specialists from the University of Iowa have found a new potential biomarker of dementia - autotaxin. Previous studies have shown that people with obesity have increased autotaxin levels in the brain.
Scientists from the Academy at the University of Gothenburg have found neural stem cells in the brains of epileptics. The astonishing thing is that the cells were revealed in unusual places, UPI.com reports.
The researchers of Weill Cornell Medical College have studied more than 1,100 fMRI images of healthy people and volunteers with depression. According to Psych Central, the scientists have found biomarkers and identified four subtypes of depression. Perhaps the researchers’ findings will help to develop the new methods of diagnosis of depression.
HIV is still one of the most dangerous viruses in the human history. According to ZME Science, the virus infected 36.7 million people, including 1.8 million children in 2015. But scientists do not sit idle.
Fish oil has unique properties. It is capable to protect the brain from dangerous toxins. According to "News Era", fish oil does not affect the neurogenesis (formation and integration of new brain cells), but, it produces a protective effect.
It seems that University of Washington has solved the problem of storage of donated blood. The scientists have demonstrated an artificial blood as a powder.
Scientists from Scripps’s Research Institute have designed a new connection - Triazole 1.1. With its help the researchers have managed to suppress the pain and itching of the treated animals.
Professor of Microbiology Barry Marshall, a Nobel Prize winner, has developed a new remedy for prevention of asthma and food allergies.