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How big is your brain? Its size may protect you from memory loss |
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Wednesday, 18 April 2012 23:29 |
From autopsies, researchers have long known that some people die with sharp minds and perfect memories, but their brains riddled with the plaques and tangles of Alzheimer's disease. New research shows that those people have a larger part of the brain called the hippocampus.
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Brain scans can predict weight gain and sexual activity, research shows |
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Wednesday, 18 April 2012 23:19 |
At a time when obesity has become epidemic, Dartmouth scientists have found that functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) brain scans may be able to predict weight gain.
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Chocolate lovers are thinner, study says |
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Wednesday, 28 March 2012 03:47 |
Sweet news about those chocolate cravings: People who eat moderate amounts regularly are thinner than those who eat chocolate less often.
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