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download number | Date | BBC relev | synopsis | hyperlink | BBC text | research? | journalist | journalist job title | subject(s) | story type | scientist | institution | journal | commentator | commentator institution | authors | title | source | docType | addresses | funding | F
BRAIN05 /01 | 2005-01-03 00:00:00 | 0.85 | Monkey stem cells can repair the brain damage caused by Parkinson's disease, researchers have shown. | Parkinson's damage repaired |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN05 /03 | 2005-01-04 00:00:00 | 0.82 | Children exposed to passive smoking are likely to do worse at school than their peers, research suggests. | Tobacco smoke dulls child brains |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN05 /02 | 2005-01-04 00:00:00 | 0.92 | Scientists have identified a protein which plays a key role in the changes that alcohol abuse causes in the brain. | Block on effect of alcohol abuse |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN05 /07 | 2005-01-12 00:00:00 | 0.91 | Volunteers are to be 'burnt' by scientists to see if faith eases pain. | Pain used to uncover brain secret |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN05 /09 | 2005-01-17 00:00:00 | 0.8 | Abnormal hormone levels could play a significant role in how multiple sclerosis develops, researchers suggest. | Multiple sclerosis hormone link |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN05 /11 | 2005-01-20 00:00:00 | 0.92 | Stimulating the brain with a magnet may be a good treatment for strokes victims, say scientists. | Therapy hope for stroke victims |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN05 /15 | 2005-01-26 00:00:00 | 0.92 | Scientists say they have found the brain regions that help us to decide whether to look someone in the eye or look away. | Scientists 'find key to looking' |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN05 /16 | 2005-01-28 00:00:00 | 0.95 | Researchers have discovered the exact mechanism behind the death of brain cells following a stroke. | Clue to stroke brain cell deaths |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN05 /19 | 2005-02-07 00:00:00 | 0.83 | Left-handed and right-handed people view the world differently, scientists have shown. | Left-handers have different view |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN05 /20 | 2005-02-08 00:00:00 | 0.94 | Research suggests marijuana constricts the blood vessels, affecting supplies to the brain. | [NAME] affects blood vessels |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN05 /24 | 2005-03-03 00:00:00 | 0.86 | Scientists have completely regenerated damaged optic nerves from the eye to the brain in mice. | Mice optic nerves 'regenerated' |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN05 /26 | 2005-03-06 00:00:00 | 0.88 | Scientists say they are closer to finding new ways to treat a devastating brain disease passed from parents to children. | Drug hope for child brain disease |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN05 /28 | 2005-03-10 00:00:00 | 0.97 | Scientists say they have pinpointed the part of the brain where the "hook" of catchy tunes is caught. | How tunes get stuck in your head |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN05 /29 | 2005-03-23 00:00:00 | 0.8 | Scientists have found a way to transform stem cells from human bone marrow into nerve cells. | Chicks used to create nerve cells |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN05 /30 | 2005-03-25 00:00:00 | 0.83 | Scientists say they can explain why some people see colours when they look at numbers and letters. | Why some see colours in numbers |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN05 /31 | 2005-03-31 00:00:00 | 0.82 | Research which could improve the health of premature babies is being stymied by a lack of funding, experts say. | Premature baby research 'stymied' |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN05 /33 | 2005-04-02 00:00:00 | 0.89 | Scientists say they can tell whether a person trusts another by using a brain scan. | Scan 'shows if people trust you' |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN05 /34 | 2005-04-12 00:00:00 | 0.97 | Using a mobile phone does not increase the risk of developing a brain tumour, the latest research suggests. | Mobile phones 'safe for brains' |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN05 /40 | 2005-04-26 00:00:00 | 0.94 | Scientists believe they could use stem cells from the brain to cure people with diabetes. | Brain stem cells to cure diabetes |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN05 /39 | 2005-04-26 00:00:00 | 0.97 | Scientists say they can read a person's unconscious thoughts using a simple brain scan. | Brain scan 'sees hidden thoughts' |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN05 /41 | 2005-04-30 00:00:00 | 0.94 | Drinking alcohol boosts the growth of new nerve cells in the brain, research suggests. | 'Alcohol makes your brain grow' |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN05 /42 | 2005-05-01 00:00:00 | 0.83 | Scientists say they have proof that acupuncture works in its own right. | Acupuncture 'more than a placebo' |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN05 /43 | 2005-05-03 00:00:00 | 0.83 | A virtual-reality headset could help detect brain injuries within minutes, US researchers have claimed. | Hi-tech headset spots concussion |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN05 /44 | 2005-05-10 00:00:00 | 0.95 | The brain reacts differently to the faces of people from different races, research shows. | Race of face sets brain activity |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN05 /45 | 2005-05-11 00:00:00 | 0.83 | Humans are highly skilled at sniffing out suitable sexual partners, research has found. | Sniffing out potential partners |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN05 /46 | 2005-05-13 00:00:00 | 0.8 | US scientists say they have invented a smart pill that can boost memory. | 'Memory pill' for the forgetful |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN05 /48 | 2005-05-17 00:00:00 | 0.85 | The brain damage wrought by a minor stroke can alter the way artists paint, research suggests. | Stroke can change artist's style |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN05 /52 | 2005-06-12 00:00:00 | 0.8 | Scientists believe they have discovered why a mother's poor diet raises the chances of having an obese child. | How mum's diet ups obesity risk |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN05 /53 | 2005-06-14 00:00:00 | 0.97 | Meditating monks are giving clues about how the brain's basic responses can be overridden, researchers say. | Meditation 'brain training' clues |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN05 /54 | 2005-06-15 00:00:00 | 0.97 | Scientists say they have duplicated the process of generating new adult brain cells in a controlled way in the lab. | Brain cells are matured in lab |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN05 /55 | 2005-06-17 00:00:00 | 0.8 | Scientists trying to find a way to beat Parkinson's disease report promising vaccine trial results in mice. | Parkinson's jab tests 'promising' |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN05 /56 | 2005-06-21 00:00:00 | 0.89 | A simple brain scan can spot whether a woman is faking an orgasm or not, Dutch researchers have shown. | Scan spots women faking orgasms |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN05 /58 | 2005-06-23 00:00:00 | 0.91 | A cannabis like chemical produced naturally in the brain aids pain relief, researchers suggest. | Body's own 'cannabis' helps pain |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN05 /57 | 2005-06-23 00:00:00 | 0.97 | Playing a video game triggers the same violent responses in the brain as actual aggression, researchers claim. | Games 'prime brain for violence' |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN05 /59 | 2005-06-28 00:00:00 | 0.97 | Fitting patients with a brain pacemaker could switch off hard-to-treat depression, believe UK experts. | Brain pacemaker lifts depression |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN05 /62 | 2005-07-08 00:00:00 | 0.82 | A treatment given to premature babies reduces their risk of developmental problems, US scientists claim. | Relaxant 'helps premature babies' |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN05 /64 | 2005-07-11 00:00:00 | 0.97 | Scientists uncover genetic clues about what happens in the brain to make some people "over-friendly". | 'Over-friendly' brain clues found |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN05 /68 | 2005-07-26 00:00:00 | 0.92 | Parts of the brain are temporarily "switched off" when we blink, scientists find. | [NAME] and you really do 'miss it' |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN05 /71 | 2005-08-08 00:00:00 | 0.97 | UK and US scientists say they have been able to read people's thoughts by using brain scans. | 'Thoughts read' via brain scans |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN05 /72 | 2005-08-09 00:00:00 | 0.8 | Scientists believe they have solved the mystery of why some people stop breathing fatally in their sleep. | Clue to why some die during sleep |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN05 /74 | 2005-08-16 00:00:00 | 0.86 | Scientists hope a portable brain scanner could lead to stroke victims receiving treatment faster. | Bluetooth scanner 'stroke hope' |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN05 /75 | 2005-08-21 00:00:00 | 0.97 | Methamphetamine users alter their brain's structure so it may not work as well as it should, say researchers. | Stimulant drug 'dulls the brain' |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN05 /78 | 2005-08-23 00:00:00 | 0.88 | A drug could reverse the effects of sleep deprivation, a study of monkeys has suggested. | Drug 'reverses sleep lack effect' |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN05 /80 | 2005-08-25 00:00:00 | 0.97 | Release of natural painkillers in the brain explains why some people get pain relief from dummy treatment, say researchers. | Placebo sparks brain painkillers |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN05 /79 | 2005-08-25 00:00:00 | 0.92 | Scientists say they have pinpointed the brain region involved in a curious phenomena psychologists call "change blindness". | Why we can miss 'obvious' sights |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN05 /82 | 2005-08-28 00:00:00 | 0.97 | Scientists have identified a chemical that can sneak through the blood-brain barrier to treat tumours. | Sneaky drug targets brain tumours |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN05 /84 | 2005-08-30 00:00:00 | 0.95 | Scientists say they are closer to pinpointing the root cause of the condition of tone deafness. | Experts tune in on tone deafness |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN05 /85 | 2005-08-31 00:00:00 | 0.88 | Scientists say they have hard evidence to show that certain emotions can cause flare ups of asthma. | How emotions spark asthma attack |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN05 /86 | 2005-09-03 00:00:00 | 0.91 | Treating burst aneurysms by blocking them with platinum coils could offer better long-term survival than brain surgery, researchers say. | Coil can cut aneurysm death risk |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN05 /87 | 2005-09-06 00:00:00 | 0.86 | Experts say they have strong scientific proof that mind over matter works for relieving pain. | Positive thinking a pain reliever |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN05 /88 | 2005-09-10 00:00:00 | 0.95 | Scientists say they have found strong proof that the human brain is still evolving. | '[NAME]' our brains are evolving |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN05 /90 | 2005-09-12 00:00:00 | 0.8 | An inability to ignore distractions is the main reason why older people have memory problems, research suggests. | Distractions 'hit ageing memory' |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN05 /92 | 2005-09-22 00:00:00 | 0.94 | US researchers claim to have developed a brain scanning technique reliable enough to identify criminals. | Can brain scans detect criminals? |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN05 /93 | 2005-09-27 00:00:00 | 0.82 | Labelling an unpleasant smell with a more appealing name can improve its aroma, say scientists. | Words 'can change what we smell' |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN05 /94 | 2005-09-30 00:00:00 | 0.97 | The brains of habitual liars differ from those of honest people, a study in California suggests. | Liars' brains 'are not the same' |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN05 /96 | 2005-10-10 00:00:00 | 0.97 | Researchers say a brain area presumed by many to be involved only in co-ordinating movement actually controls higher functions too. | Brain area 'more than just motor' |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN05 /98 | 2005-10-12 00:00:00 | 0.8 | Stress early in life may lead to memory loss and mental decline in middle age, research suggests. | Memory loss link to early stress |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN05 /99 | 2005-10-16 00:00:00 | 0.92 | Scientists are to study the brains of children born prematurely to see how they adapt after damage. | Child brain-repair study launched |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN05 /100 | 2005-10-24 00:00:00 | 0.97 | Scientists say they have proof that the sex of the brain makes men and women more prone to different diseases. | Your brain's sex can make you ill |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN05 /102 | 2005-10-26 00:00:00 | 0.97 | Women use their brains differently at different times of their menstrual cycle, research suggests. | 'Menstrual' brain changes seen |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN05 /101 | 2005-10-26 00:00:00 | 0.82 | People with schizophrenia may be well attuned to spotting visual illusions, research suggests. | Schizophrenics 'spot illusions' |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN05 /103 | 2005-10-29 00:00:00 | 0.82 | Scientists believe they are closer to understanding how to control appetite. | Way to beat dieters' hunger pangs |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN05 /104 | 2005-10-30 00:00:00 | 0.95 | Stimulating parts of the brain with electrodes can change a patient's blood pressure, researchers have found. | Electrodes lower blood pressure |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN05 /107 | 2005-11-09 00:00:00 | 0.8 | Scientists uncover hard evidence of gender divide when it comes to appreciating humour. | Gender divide in getting the joke |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN05 /109 | 2005-11-15 00:00:00 | 0.91 | Being older is no bar to having a razor sharp mind - but it may well work in a different way, scientists suggest. | Old age 'is no bar to sharp mind' |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN05 /108 | 2005-11-15 00:00:00 | 0.89 | Identifying a signal in brain cells that tells them to die after a stroke could reduce deaths, scientists say. | Stroke 'cell-death trigger' found |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN05 /113 | 2005-11-30 00:00:00 | 0.91 | Scientists have identified the part of the brain that determines how we view our bodies. | Feeling fat can be 'in the mind' |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN05 /115 | 2005-12-06 00:00:00 | 0.95 | A dietary supplement taken during pregnancy could cut the risk of hydrocephalus, research suggests. | Pill hope for water on the brain |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN05 /118 | 2005-12-07 00:00:00 | 0.85 | Scientists say targeting a molecule could help treat mental impairment in people with [NAME]'s syndrome. | Molecule 'may offer [NAME]'s hope' |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN05 /119 | 2005-12-11 00:00:00 | 0.89 | Using drugs to block chemical brain signals may stop epileptic seizures in children, a study says. | Hope over chronic epilepsy onset |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN05 /122 | 2005-12-14 00:00:00 | 0.97 | Scientists suggest it is possible to control brain activity to reduce the pain you feel. | Brain scans help think away pain |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN05 /121 | 2005-12-14 00:00:00 | 0.86 | US scientists move a step closer to developing a brain implant therapy for Parkinson's disease symptoms. | Parkinson's hope over 'implants' |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN05 /123 | 2005-12-28 00:00:00 | 0.94 | Scientists are developing a portable brain scanner for premature and newborn babies. | New scan 'may save babies' lives' |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN06 /01 | 2006-01-07 00:00:00 | 0.82 | Scientists have discovered a protein that seems to be pivotal in lifting depression. | Protein may regulate depression |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN06 /05 | 2006-01-16 00:00:00 | 0.82 | Scientists believe it could be possible to treat obesity by altering levels of fatty acids in a key area of the brain. | Hope for new way to beat obesity |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN06 /08 | 2006-01-19 00:00:00 | 0.8 | Men appear to get greater satisfaction than women when witnessing retribution, research suggests. | Revenge 'more satisfying for men' |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN06 /10 | 2006-01-20 00:00:00 | 0.94 | There is no link between mobile phone use and brain tumours, researchers say after a large-scale study. | Mobiles 'don't raise cancer risk' |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN06 /14 | 2006-01-23 00:00:00 | 0.97 | Infections could play a key role in triggering certain types of adult brain cancer, scientists suggest. | Infections 'brain tumour trigger' |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN06 /17 | 2006-02-05 00:00:00 | 0.91 | How researchers hope studying the brain can help them assess pain levels suffered by patients. | Studying the brain to relieve pain |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN06 /18 | 2006-02-14 00:00:00 | 0.83 | Scientists have devised a fine probe which can warn if a baby is being deprived of oxygen during birth. | Probe's baby brain damage warning |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN06 /20 | 2006-02-16 00:00:00 | 0.91 | Listening to loud music exacerbates the effects on the brain of taking ecstasy, researchers have found. | Music intensifies ecstasy effects |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN06 /27 | 2006-02-27 00:00:00 | 0.91 | Scientists say they can now predict how well we will remember something before the event has even taken place. | Scientists 'can predict memories' |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN06 /29 | 2006-03-06 00:00:00 | 0.97 | Chronic fatigue syndrome could be due to brain "injuries" caused during the early stages of glandular fever, scientists suggest. | Chronic fatigue brain injury link |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN06 /30 | 2006-03-13 00:00:00 | 0.91 | If you are a lonely long-distance runner, exercise may not be doing you much good, scientists suggest. | Solo running 'few brain benefits' |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN06 /32 | 2006-03-18 00:00:00 | 0.97 | US scientists say they have more clues to the way smells are remembered by the brain. | New clues to remembering smells |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN06 /34 | 2006-04-01 00:00:00 | 0.97 | The brains of smart people tend to develop at a different rate to those of their peers, a Nature study suggests. | Smart brains 'grow differently' |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN06 /35 | 2006-04-04 00:00:00 | 0.88 | Premature babies experience feelings of pain rather than simply displaying reflex reactions, a study says. | Premature babies 'feel true pain' |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN06 /37 | 2006-04-09 00:00:00 | 0.95 | A failure in the chemical messaging system in the brain has been identified in people with schizophrenia. | Schizophrenia chemical flaw clue |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN06 /40 | 2006-04-30 00:00:00 | 0.92 | Scientists are hopeful for a new vaccine that could protect against an aggressive brain tumour. | Hope for new brain tumour vaccine |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN06 /44 | 2006-05-16 00:00:00 | 0.89 | Scientists have discovered the reward centres of some people's brains are particularly sensitive to food images. | Why some just cannot resist food |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN06 /45 | 2006-05-26 00:00:00 | 0.97 | Researchers have discovered how the widely prescribed drug Prozac acts on the brain to counter depression. | Prozac effect on brain pinpointed |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN06 /49 | 2006-06-16 00:00:00 | 0.97 | People become more "mellow" in response to negative emotions over their lifetime, research suggests. | The brain gets 'mellow' with age |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN06 /50 | 2006-06-24 00:00:00 | 0.83 | Researchers find plant extracts used in heart failure may have benefits in early treatment of stroke. | Heart drug may help treat stroke |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN06 /53 | 2006-07-04 00:00:00 | 0.92 | Scientists may have found out how a man began to recover after spending 19-years in a near-vegetative state. | How man woke from 19-year 'coma' |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN06 /58 | 2006-07-20 00:00:00 | 0.88 | Sharing a bed with someone could temporarily reduce your brain power - at least if you are a man - scientists suggest. | Bed sharing 'drains men's brains' |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN06 /60 | 2006-07-30 00:00:00 | 0.88 | Researchers have developed a "man-made" scorpion venom to deliver radiation to brain tumours. | 'Scorpion venom' attacks tumours |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN06 /61 | 2006-07-31 00:00:00 | 0.97 | Measuring premature babies' brains can show those likely to have difficulties, scientists suggest. | Premature baby brain delay clue |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN06 /62 | 2006-08-01 00:00:00 | 0.88 | Being exposed to new experiences can boost the memory, research suggests. | New experiences 'improve memory' |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN06 /63 | 2006-08-02 00:00:00 | 0.88 | Being exposed to new experiences can boost the memory, research suggests. | New experiences 'improve memory' |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN06 /64 | 2006-08-03 00:00:00 | 0.8 | People who make irrational decisions when faced with problems are at the mercy of their emotions, a study says. | Emotions 'fuel irrational acts' |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN06 /68 | 2006-08-17 00:00:00 | 0.8 | Strokes are most likely to occur during two two-hour periods, one in the morning, and the other in the evening, research suggests. | Stroke risk peaks every 12 hours |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN06 /67 | 2006-08-17 00:00:00 | 0.94 | Scientists say they have discovered a gene sequence which appears to play a central role in giving humans their unique brain capacity. | Research finds 'unique human DNA' |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN06 /69 | 2006-08-30 00:00:00 | 0.97 | There is no single "God spot" in the brain, Canadian scientists say. | Doubt cast over brain 'God spot' |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN06 /70 | 2006-09-07 00:00:00 | 0.88 | A patient in a vegetative state can communicate using her thoughts, according to research. | Vegetative patient 'communicates' |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN06 /71 | 2006-09-19 00:00:00 | 0.8 | Scientists produce the first firm evidence linking the popular acne drug [NAME] to depression. | Acne drug 'linked to depression' |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN06 /72 | 2006-09-20 00:00:00 | 0.95 | Music lessons can improve memory and learning ability in young children, research shows. | Music training boosts the brain |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN06 /75 | 2006-10-02 00:00:00 | 0.89 | Using steroids to build bulging muscles can also trigger "catastrophic" loss of brain cells, research suggests. | Steroids 'kill off brain cells' |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN06 /77 | 2006-10-06 00:00:00 | 0.97 | Chemotherapy produces long-term changes in the part of the brain dealing with memory, research suggests. | Chemo makes brain 'work' harder |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN06 /79 | 2006-10-11 00:00:00 | 0.97 | A new exhibition at the Science Museum explores the future of brain technology | Science has designs on your brain |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN06 /83 | 2006-10-30 00:00:00 | 0.8 | A variant of a gene is linked to a risk of developing psychosis, scientists find. | Gene link to schizophrenia found |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN06 /86 | 2006-11-07 00:00:00 | 0.97 | Chemicals may be causing a pandemic of brain disorders because of a lack of regulation, researchers say. | Concern over chemicals brain risk |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN06 /91 | 2006-11-23 00:00:00 | 0.83 | "Old dogs" may really find it hard to learn new tricks, a study of how memories form has suggested. | Why the young learn more easily |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN06 /92 | 2006-11-28 00:00:00 | 0.92 | Even small amounts of the illegal drug ecstasy can be harmful to the brains of first time users, researchers say. | Small ecstasy use 'harms brain' |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN06 /94 | 2006-11-30 00:00:00 | 0.97 | Chemotherapy produces long-term changes in the part of the brain dealing with memory, research suggests. | Chemo drugs 'destroy brain cells' |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN06 /96 | 2006-12-04 00:00:00 | 0.97 | There are biological brain differences that mark out psychopaths from other people, scientists say. | Psychopaths' brains 'different' |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN06 /95 | 2006-12-04 00:00:00 | 0.89 | Scientists say they might be able to slow progress of "mad cow disease" by genetically revamping the brain. | Revamp of brain 'could slow CJD' |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN06 /98 | 2006-12-06 00:00:00 | 0.88 | Left-handed people can think quicker when carrying out tasks such as playing computer games or playing sport, say Australian researchers. | Left-handers 'think' more quickly |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN06 /99 | 2006-12-07 00:00:00 | 0.88 | Brain scans could help predict whether people will develop schizophrenia, research suggests. | Scans 'can predict schizophrenia' |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN06 /104 | 2006-12-24 00:00:00 | 0.92 | Having low levels of alcohol in the blood may protect the brain from the effects of a head injury, research suggests. | Drink 'cuts brain injury damage' |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN07 /01 | 2007-01-02 00:00:00 | 0.97 | Brain scans have given US scientists a clue about how we create a mental image of our future. | Scan shows how brains plot future |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN07 /02 | 2007-01-04 00:00:00 | 0.97 | The moment when a shopper decides to buy can now be clearly seen on a brain scan, a US study says. | Shopping urges 'spotted in brain' |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN07 /03 | 2007-01-19 00:00:00 | 0.97 | Folic acid supplements can improve the memory and brain power of ageing brains, research shows. | Folic acid boosts elderly brains |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN07 /05 | 2007-01-22 00:00:00 | 0.97 | Scientists say they have found part of the brain that predicts whether a person will be selfish or altruistic. | 'Altruistic' brain region found |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN07 /08 | 2007-01-29 00:00:00 | 0.97 | Researchers have found a 'bottleneck' in the brain that appears to explain why we struggle to do two things at once. | 'Bottleneck' slows brain activity |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN07 /09 | 2007-02-01 00:00:00 | 0.8 | Symptoms of prion diseases, such as the human form of mad cow disease, can be reversed, a study suggests. | Scientists 'reverse' vCJD signs |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN07 /14 | 2007-02-09 00:00:00 | 0.97 | Brain scans have been developed which it is claimed can predict what a person is about to do. | Brain scan 'can read your mind' |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN07 /15 | 2007-02-10 00:00:00 | 0.95 | Missing out on sleep may cause the brain to stop producing new cells, a study suggests. | No sleep means no new brain cells |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN07 /18 | 2007-02-18 00:00:00 | 0.97 | Chronic back pain is linked to physical changes in the brain, according to researchers in Germany. | Back pain linked to brain changes |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN07 /19 | 2007-02-24 00:00:00 | 0.97 | Smoking cigarettes causes the same changes to the brain as using drugs like cocaine, a study suggests. | Smoking alters brain 'like drugs' |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN07 /21 | 2007-03-05 00:00:00 | 0.91 | High levels of stress may physically scar a child's brain, research suggests. | Stress may 'damage child brains' |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN07 /23 | 2007-03-09 00:00:00 | 0.97 | Subliminal images do attract the brain's attention on a subconscious level, say UK researchers. | Subliminal images impact on brain |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN07 /24 | 2007-03-12 00:00:00 | 0.89 | A supplement containing fatty acids may help children do better at school, suggests a UK researcher. | Supplement 'boosts' brain power |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN07 /25 | 2007-03-14 00:00:00 | 0.94 | A single episode of severe stress can be enough to kill off new nerve cells in the brain, research suggests. | Stressful event kills brain cells |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN07 /28 | 2007-04-08 00:00:00 | 0.83 | People with post-traumatic stress disorder may be less sensitive to pain, research suggests. | Pain link to post-trauma stress |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN07 /29 | 2007-04-10 00:00:00 | 0.88 | Brain centres responsible for emotion may play a key role in putting the heart under strain in times of stress. | How stress can strain the heart |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN07 /31 | 2007-04-15 00:00:00 | 0.97 | The cause of high blood pressure may lie within the brain and not the heart or blood vessels, say scientists. | Blood pressure 'is in the brain' |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN07 /33 | 2007-04-16 00:00:00 | 0.82 | Researchers have found the buzz from eating chocolate is more intense and longer lasting than that caused by kissing. | Chocolate 'better than kissing' |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN07 /34 | 2007-04-24 00:00:00 | 0.85 | US scientists have opened the way for the development of a "bionic eye" by carrying out tests in monkeys. | Research opens way for bionic eye |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN07 /36 | 2007-04-30 00:00:00 | 0.86 | Scientists have shown how cannabis may trigger psychotic illnesses such as schizophrenia. | Cannabis 'disrupts brain centre' |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN07 /37 | 2007-05-02 00:00:00 | 0.95 | Magnetic pulses can be used to stimulate deep sleep in humans, say scientists. | Brain pulses stimulate deep sleep |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN07 /39 | 2007-05-08 00:00:00 | 0.97 | Boosting levels of a protein in the brain could help treat epilepsy, scientists suggest. | 'Sumo' offers brain disease hope |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN07 /44 | 2007-05-30 00:00:00 | 0.8 | A chemical found in chocolate, tea and grapes can improve the memory of mice, research suggests. | Food chemical 'may boost memory' |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN07 /46 | 2007-06-04 00:00:00 | 0.97 | Agricultural workers exposed to high levels of pesticides have a raised risk of brain tumours, research suggests. | Brain tumour link to pesticides |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN07 /47 | 2007-06-09 00:00:00 | 0.97 | Experts pinpoint a brain part that may hold the key to recognising places we have been. | Brain memory tests show promise |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN07 /50 | 2007-07-03 00:00:00 | 0.83 | Scientists believe they have found a way to dampen down the impact of bad memories in people's brains. | Drug can dampen down bad memories |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN07 /53 | 2007-07-15 00:00:00 | 0.94 | Blocking a molecule in the brain may "cure" post-traumatic stress disorder, say US researchers. | Brain target for stress disorder |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN07 /52 | 2007-07-15 00:00:00 | 0.85 | A paint which illuminates cancer cells could help surgeons remove tumours accurately, scientists say. | 'Tumour paint' may help surgeons |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN07 /56 | 2007-07-20 00:00:00 | 0.97 | Chemotherapy treatments for children with brain tumours reduces long-term damage, say researchers. | Chemo best for child brain cancer |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN07 /55 | 2007-07-20 00:00:00 | 0.91 | Keeping a healthy weight may help people live longer by limiting insulin exposure in the brain, US scientists say. | Healthy weight link to longevity |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN07 /59 | 2007-07-31 00:00:00 | 0.86 | Scientists discover a gene for left-handedness - which may also increase the risk of mental health problems. | Gene for left-handedness is found |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN07 /61 | 2007-08-15 00:00:00 | 0.97 | HIV can trigger learning and memory deficits by launching a double attack on the brain, research shows. | HIV's double hit on brain cells |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN07 /63 | 2007-09-11 00:00:00 | 0.8 | Results from a major research programme probing mobile phone technology safety will be announced on Wednesday. | Mobile industry holds its breath |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN07 /65 | 2007-09-18 00:00:00 | 0.86 | A genetic mutation can trigger learning difficulties by changing the way brain cells communicate with each other, research shows. | How mutant gene causes fragile X |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN07 /66 | 2007-09-24 00:00:00 | 0.97 | Distinct differences in the brain activity of paedophiles have been found using scanners, scientists say. | Paedophiles' brains 'different' |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN07 /68 | 2007-10-14 00:00:00 | 0.88 | The brain reacts more quickly to a fearful expression than to faces showing other emotions, such as joy, research shows. | Look of fear sparks fast reaction |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN07 /69 | 2007-10-15 00:00:00 | 0.94 | Scientists say by using live scans they have identified the brain circuits that control how much we eat. | Appetite 'control centres' found |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN07 /70 | 2007-10-19 00:00:00 | 0.95 | A mechanism in the brain may explain why some people cope better than others in the face of adversity. | Key to mental 'resilience' found |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN07 /72 | 2007-10-23 00:00:00 | 0.97 | Brain scans reveal how the brain gets "tired and over-emotional" when someone is deprived of sleep. | 'Sleepless grumps' seen in brain |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN07 /75 | 2007-11-01 00:00:00 | 0.88 | Scientists use the latest cell staining techniques to create a colourful "brainbow" of the tissues of the brain. | Cell stains create a 'brainbow' |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN07 /77 | 2007-11-07 00:00:00 | 0.89 | Bereaved relatives are willing to donate tissue despite the organ retention scandals, a Scottish research centre has found. | Bereaved 'will agree to donate' |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN07 /80 | 2007-11-15 00:00:00 | 0.83 | Scientists say they may be on the brink of translating into words the thoughts of a man who can no longer speak. | Paralysed man's mind is 'read' |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN07 /81 | 2007-11-20 00:00:00 | 0.97 | Scientists discover differences in the sensory areas of the brains of people who develop migraine headaches. | Migraine brains 'are different' |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN07 /84 | 2007-11-28 00:00:00 | 0.97 | Scans have shown that paedophilia may be the result of faulty connections in the brain. | Brain wiring link to paedophilia |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN07 /86 | 2007-12-03 00:00:00 | 0.83 | The natural "high" produced by exercise could one day be available in a pill that targets a gene in our brains. | Exercise pill hope for depression |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN07 /88 | 2007-12-06 00:00:00 | 0.97 | Normal ageing is enough to disrupt communication between different parts of the brain, research shows. | Normal ageing 'can addle brain' |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN07 /89 | 2007-12-10 00:00:00 | 0.97 | Scientists believe they have located a new brain area essential for good memory - the "irrelevance filter". | Brain 'irrelevance filter' found |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN07 /90 | 2007-12-11 00:00:00 | 0.83 | Adding antibiotics to standard drug therapy may slow down the progress of multiple sclerosis, research suggests. | Antibiotics 'could help slow MS' |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN07 /91 | 2007-12-21 00:00:00 | 0.91 | Many medical beliefs, like the claim that we only use 10% of our brains, are untrue, say experts. | 'Medical myths' exposed as untrue |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN07 /92 | 2007-12-22 00:00:00 | 0.95 | There could be enough computing ability in just one brain cell to allow humans and animals to feel, a study suggests. | Single brain cell's power shown |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN07 /93 | 2007-12-25 00:00:00 | 0.82 | Scientists may be a step closer to uncovering the cause of certain types of migraine headaches. | Clue to migraine headache cause |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN08 /04 | 2008-02-13 00:00:00 | 0.8 | The BBC News website looks at what we now know about how sleep impacts upon our health. | The science of sleep |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN08 /06 | 2008-02-17 00:00:00 | 0.92 | US researchers find two potential targets for treating multiple sclerosis after studying proteins in the brain. | Brain drug target discovery in MS |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN08 /08 | 2008-02-20 00:00:00 | 0.95 | Nutrition in the first weeks of life could have a profound impact on the way the brain develops, research suggests. | Infant feeding 'may affect brain' |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN08 /07 | 2008-02-20 00:00:00 | 0.83 | Listening to music in the early stages after a stroke can improve a patient's recovery, research suggests. | Music 'can aid stroke recovery' |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN08 /11 | 2008-03-10 00:00:00 | 0.97 | Exposure to exhaust fumes appears to affect the way our brains function, Dutch research suggests. | Pollution 'alters brain function' |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN08 /12 | 2008-03-11 00:00:00 | 0.97 | Differences in how schizophrenic people use their brain may explain why they can have memory problems. | Schizophrenia memory differences |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN08 /14 | 2008-03-27 00:00:00 | 0.8 | Our noses can quickly learn to link even subtle changes in smell with danger, claim scientists. | Human noses 'can detect danger' |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN08 /15 | 2008-03-30 00:00:00 | 0.95 | Scientists are uncovering evidence that meditation has a tangible impact on the brain. | Scientists probe meditation secrets |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN08 /17 | 2008-04-02 00:00:00 | 0.82 | Teenagers who binge drink are at risk of short-term memory problems days later, a study suggests. | Binge drinking 'damages memory' |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN08 /19 | 2008-04-07 00:00:00 | 0.97 | UK researchers are using imaging to design better rehabilitation techniques for stroke patients with communication problems. | Helping stroke patients to speak |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN08 /21 | 2008-04-16 00:00:00 | 0.8 | Abdominal fat makes a hormone which stimulates the production of more fat cells, researchers find. | Belly fat 'makes more fat cells' |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN08 /22 | 2008-04-21 00:00:00 | 0.95 | A common cancer drug may cause brain damage for years after the treatment ends, research suggests. | Brain damage link to cancer drug |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN08 /23 | 2008-04-28 00:00:00 | 0.92 | Even the slower-witted among us can improve our mental agility with a few daily brain teasers, a study suggests. | Mental workout 'boosts the brain' |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN08 /26 | 2008-05-19 00:00:00 | 0.95 | Scientists have shown relying on the sleep-deprived brain to perform well is potentially fraught with danger. | No sleep 'renders brain erratic' |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN08 /29 | 2008-06-04 00:00:00 | 0.85 | Brain injured children whose temperature is brought below normal to prevent swelling may be more likely to suffer harm. | 'Cooling' child therapy may harm |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN08 /30 | 2008-06-08 00:00:00 | 0.97 | The complexity of connections in the brain - and not simply its size - are key to intelligence, research suggests. | Brain size 'not key to intellect' |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN08 /31 | 2008-06-12 00:00:00 | 0.97 | A part of the brain which can stay active in severely brain-damaged patients could offer a clue about the chances of recovery, say scientists. | 'Daydreaming' brain is coma clue |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN08 /32 | 2008-06-15 00:00:00 | 0.97 | The brains of gay people look like those found in heterosexual people of the opposite sex, research suggests. | Scans see 'gay brain differences' |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN08 /33 | 2008-06-19 00:00:00 | 0.83 | A new oral drug for multiple sclerosis show signs of cutting brain damage associated with the disease. | Promising trials for new MS pill |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN08 /34 | 2008-06-23 00:00:00 | 0.94 | Premature babies undergoing medical procedures may be in pain even if there is no obvious physical hint of it, brain scans reveal. | Pain 'missed' in premature babies |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN08 /35 | 2008-06-24 00:00:00 | 0.95 | Scientists say thay have located a region of the brain that encourages adventurous behaviour. | Brain's adventure centre located |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN08 /36 | 2008-07-03 00:00:00 | 0.91 | More evidence has emerged that a chemical imbalance in the brain may play a key role in cot deaths. | Brain imbalance 'cot death key' |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN08 /37 | 2008-07-09 00:00:00 | 0.8 | A new form of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) may have been uncovered in a handful of patients in the US. | 'New CJD type' discovered in US |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN08 /39 | 2008-07-13 00:00:00 | 0.82 | A chemical used by bacteria to invade other cells may aid rehabilitation from spinal and brain injury, research suggests. | Lab boost for spinal injury rehab |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN08 /38 | 2008-07-13 00:00:00 | 0.83 | A refreshing night's sleep may be the best way to boost memory, a study suggests. | Sleeping soundly 'boosts memory' |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN08 /42 | 2008-07-17 00:00:00 | 0.94 | A brain scan could help identify those at risk of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), say scientists. | Scan 'detects obsessive disorder' |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN08 /41 | 2008-07-17 00:00:00 | 0.91 | Scientists have for the first time shown how a "trust" hormone is released in the brains of breastfeeding mothers. | Breastfeeding trust hormone clue |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN08 /44 | 2008-07-23 00:00:00 | 0.8 | The director of a top US cancer research institute warns thousands of staff of possible risks from mobile phone use. | US cancer boss in mobiles warning |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN08 /46 | 2008-07-28 00:00:00 | 0.82 | Scientists may have uncovered why some people naturally lose their ability to make new memories as they get older. | Sleep clue to age memory decline |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN08 /47 | 2008-07-30 00:00:00 | 0.85 | Failure to stop brain cells becoming over-active may be key to the development of post-natal depression. | Chemical clue to baby blues found |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN08 /48 | 2008-08-06 00:00:00 | 0.97 | A colour-changing crystal attached to a soldier's uniform could help doctors decide if they might need treatment for a brain injury, researchers say. | Crystal clue in army brain injury |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN08 /51 | 2008-08-18 00:00:00 | 0.82 | Humans have an innate ability to do maths even if they do not have the language to express it, research suggests. | Brain's counting skill 'built-in' |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN08 /55 | 2008-09-08 00:00:00 | 0.83 | Scientists pinpoint three genes considered key to the development of a form of childhood brain cancer. | Childhood cancer genes pinpointed |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN08 /54 | 2008-09-08 00:00:00 | 0.83 | A vitamin found in meat, fish and milk may help stave off memory loss in old age, research suggests. | Vitamin 'may prevent memory loss' |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN08 /59 | 2008-10-12 00:00:00 | 0.89 | Increasing numbers of people are using prescription drugs to boost alertness and brain power, raising safety and ethical concerns, say experts. | Brain boost drugs 'growing trend' |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN08 /60 | 2008-10-13 00:00:00 | 0.97 | For middle-aged and older people at least, using the internet helps boost brain power, research suggests. | Internet use 'good for the brain' |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN08 /61 | 2008-10-14 00:00:00 | 0.92 | Scientists show it is possible to harness brain signals and redirect them to make paralysed limbs move. | Mind power moves paralysed limbs |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN08 /62 | 2008-10-15 00:00:00 | 0.95 | The brain's response to a chocolate milkshake may predict future weight gain, US researchers show. | Brain signals predict weight gain |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN08 /65 | 2008-10-18 00:00:00 | 0.97 | Mountaineers may suffer subtle brain damage each time they reach the upper slopes of the highest peaks, say scientists. | High summits 'could harm brain' |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN08 /67 | 2008-10-21 00:00:00 | 0.91 | A drug developed to treat leukaemia may be a powerful new weapon against multiple sclerosis, early trials suggest. | Drug may reverse MS brain damage |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN08 /68 | 2008-10-26 00:00:00 | 0.97 | The brains of people who commit suicide are chemically different to those who die from other causes, a study suggests. | Suicide linked to brain changes |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN08 /69 | 2008-10-27 00:00:00 | 0.86 | Tennis line judges are more likely to make mistakes when they call balls "out" rather than "in", say researchers. | Tennis call 'brain bias' found |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN08 /70 | 2008-11-02 00:00:00 | 0.97 | Scientists say they may have found why people with schizophrenia have abnormal electrical waves in their brains. | Brain receptor [NAME] |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN08 /72 | 2008-11-06 00:00:00 | 0.88 | Youths with a history of aggression and violence may enjoy inflicting pain on others, US research suggests. | Bullying tendency wired in brain |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN08 /73 | 2008-11-09 00:00:00 | 0.8 | Genetic differences which may make people more vulnerable to potentially lethal strokes have been discovered by scientists. | Gene test hope for hidden killer |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN08 /74 | 2008-11-16 00:00:00 | 0.92 | Eating a high-fat diet in pregnancy may cause changes in the foetal brain that lead to over-eating and obesity early in life, research suggests. | Obesity 'programmed before birth' |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN08 /76 | 2008-11-22 00:00:00 | 0.85 | A faulty immune reaction may be responsible for the development of epilepsy, research suggests. | 'Sticky cell' clues to epilepsy |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN08 /78 | 2008-11-25 00:00:00 | 0.88 | Mental slowing down in old age can be blamed partly on being more easily distracted, research suggests. | Distractions 'hit old-age memory' |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN08 /79 | 2008-12-05 00:00:00 | 0.97 | The brains of poverty-stricken children process information differently to those of their wealthier counterparts, US research suggests. | Brain tests show child wealth gap |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN08 /81 | 2008-12-08 00:00:00 | 0.97 | Scientists believe a transplant of brain cells may one day be able to reverse a common form of hearing loss. | Brain cell hope for hearing loss |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN08 /83 | 2008-12-14 00:00:00 | 0.91 | Seven new gene variants discovered by scientists suggest strongly that obesity is largely a problem in the brain. | Obesity 'controlled by the brain' |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN08 /87 | 2008-12-21 00:00:00 | 0.83 | Scientists discover that a blind person can navigate through a maze of obstacles unaided using the power of sense alone. | Blind man navigates maze |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN08 /85 | 2008-12-21 00:00:00 | 0.86 | The brain protein whose defects have a role in the lethal disease CJD may also be involved in aiding our sense of smell. | Scientists sniff out prion secret |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN08 /88 | 2008-12-23 00:00:00 | 0.88 | Experiments in rats may have revealed why some painkilling drugs are less effective in women compared with men. | Brain clue to sex pain difference |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN08 /89 | 2008-12-24 00:00:00 | 0.86 | Physically "acting out" your dreams when asleep could mean a higher risk of dementia or Parkinson's disease. | Sleep gives brain disease warning |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN08 /90 | 2008-12-27 00:00:00 | 0.89 | Rogue immune cells entering the brain may contribute to the development of Parkinson's disease, say scientists. | Immune cells link to Parkinson's |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN08 /91 | 2008-12-28 00:00:00 | 0.8 | The facial expressions we make to show or hide our emotions are hardwired into our brains, a study concludes. | Smiles and scowls 'in our genes' |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN08 /93 | 2008-12-30 00:00:00 | 0.95 | Scientists say they have found physical evidence of brain differences which may drive "thrill-seekers" to act impulsively or dangerously. | Evidence of 'risk-taking' brain |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN09 /01 | 2009-01-06 00:00:00 | 0.97 | More people need to donate their brains to medical research if cures for diseases like dementia are to be found, scientists say. | Appeal for research brain donors |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN09 /02 | 2009-01-07 00:00:00 | 0.83 | A leading scientist believes "love" can simply be broken down to its chemical components. | Is love just a chemical cocktail? |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN09 /03 | 2009-01-08 00:00:00 | 0.91 | Scientists are developing new ways to cool heart attack and stroke victims' brains to protect them from damage. | Brain-cooling devices developed |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN09 /06 | 2009-01-13 00:00:00 | 0.97 | Some forms of hormone replacement therapy can slightly shrink the brains of post-menopausal women, US research suggests. | HRT 'can shrink women's brains' |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN09 /07 | 2009-01-20 00:00:00 | 0.83 | Men are more likely than women to be able to resist a plate full of tempting treats, US research suggests. | Men 'can fight food urges better' |  |  |  |  | BRAIN
BRAIN09 /08 | 2009-01-26 00:00:00 | 0.91 | Just one brain cell is capable of holding fleeting memories vital for our everyday life, according to US scientists. | Single cell 'can store memories' |  |  |  |  | BRAIN