High fat diet linked to ADHD in children!
High-fat diets tend to promote inattentiveness, over-activity, impulsivity in childhood, known as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and other learning disabilities, says a new study. ‘We...
View ArticleWhy beer makes you happy
Researchers claim that beer even without its alcoholic content has a similar effect on the human brain and triggers dopamine in the same way drugs and other alcoholic drinks do. Using positron...
View ArticleSmoking can make your hangovers worse
If you had too many drinks on a night out, a pounding head and nausea will be all too familiar symptoms the morning after, but now scientists say your hangover could feel a whole lot worse if you smoke...
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Dopamine may not be behind attention disorder: Researchers
Researchers at Cambridge University in Britain have claimed that contrary to the previously accepted view, dopamine dysfunction is not the main cause of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. A new...
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Is porn giving me erectile dysfunction? (Sex doubt of the day)
Hi my name is John and I am a 25-year-old boy. Last week, when I tried for the first time to have sex with my girlfriend I had trouble penetrating. I have read about erectile dysfunction but I don’t...
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Do you overeat? Blame your brain for it
According to a new study, brain chemistry makes people notice food easily, which in turn makes them overeat even if they are not overweight. Researchers analysed the brain of healthy, non-obese young...
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Is altered brain chemistry making you overeat?
A new study published in the journal Molecular Psychiatry has revealed the reason behind the tendency of obese people to overeat food. According to the study, differences in brain chemistry makes obese...
View ArticleWhen you feel low, just stimulate your 'feel-good' hormones!
We react differently to different situations. The various emotions we experience are a result of chemical reactions taking place inside our bodies. The hormones released inside our body may either make...
View ArticleDance therapy improves quality of life for Parkinson’s Disease patients: Study
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative movement disorder of the central nervous system, which causes tremors, muscular rigidity and slow movements. This disease usually tends to afflict...
View ArticleSmoking pot can damage your brain in the longrun: Study
According to a recent study, smoking cannabis does have a detrimental effect on the brain.The drug compromises the release of dopamine, a chemical that is integral to the brain’s reward system, in...
View ArticleWant to live longer? Start exercising!
Interacting with a healthy environment that includes exercise, certain genes can play an important role in prolonging lifespan, new research has found. The researchers studied the genes in the brain’s...
View ArticleIt’s dopamine in brain that helps in bonding
In a first, researchers have found that neurotransmitter dopamine — a chemical that acts in various brain systems to spark the motivation necessary to work for a reward — was involved in human bonding....
View ArticleNew migraine research paves way for dopamine-based therapies
A recent research has shown that dopamine levels fall during the migraine attacks. Using PET scans of the brain, the University of Michigan researchers showed that dopamine falls and fluctuates at...
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5 offbeat things I do to instantly feel better when I get sad
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View ArticleREM sleep behaviour disorder (RBD) ups risk of Parkinson’s disease in elderly...
People, especially men, suffering from sleep disorder are at increased risk of developing Parkinson’s disease or dementia when they grow, warns a recent study. Researchers from Aarhus University...
View ArticleMosquitoes may abandon hosts who swat at them: study
Thinking that you may receive mosquito bites if you are more sweet may not be that far-fetched as a new study suggests that mosquitoes may abandon hosts who swat at them, according to a new study. The...
View ArticleHow eating disorder is linked to brain, decodes study
Anorexia nervosa — an eating disorder that makes people obsessive about their weight — could alter the brain circuits and impact its taste-reward processing mechanisms, especially for sugar, a study...
View ArticleCan depression be an early symptom of Parkinson’s disease?
It is common for people who suffer from Parkinson’s disease to experience depression at one point or the other. Some people face depression during the course of treatment (this is not related to...
View ArticleEffective drug for Parkinson’s now available in Bengaluru Hospital
Providing a big relief to patients of Parkinson’s Disease, a new medication is now available in a Bengaluru hospital named Vikram Hospital. It has launched ‘Apomorphine’ for the first time in the...
View ArticleThis is how one good meal makes us happy twice
If you thought a good meal satisfies only your taste buds, you could not be further from the truth. New research suggests that our brain rewards twice per meal — once when you eat and then again when...
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