We've identified the brain cells that let you control urination
13 August 2018
We’ve all been there – desperately holding on for a toilet. Now the brain cells that help us do it have been identified, which may lead to new incontinence treatments
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Brain implant for OCD surprisingly helps alleviate diabetes too
23 May 2018
A person who has a brain implant for OCD has had an unexpected side-effect: better blood sugar control. The finding reveals the brain has a role in diabetes
Swirling wall of moving patterns represents our thoughts
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It looks like a mountain range in a box, but it's really a frame from an undulating digital artwork, based on algorithms that convert brain waves into imagery
Global cancer scheme lets people share data across the world
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The Universal Cancer Databank will let anyone with cancer share their medical and genetic data with researchers globally, with the aim of speeding up new treatments
Male fruit flies feel pleasure when they ejaculate
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Male insects have been genetically engineered to climax on command, and it seems they get a real buzz out of it – perhaps even a fly orgasm
Miniature human brains with their own blood vessels grown in lab
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Mini brains with a blood supply have been made in the lab for the first time. They may lead to a better understanding of the brain, and new injury treatments
Surgical instruments may spread Alzheimer’s proteins
15 February 2018
Amyloid protein, which is linked to Alzheimer’s disease, may be spread via surgical implements, but there isn’t evidence yet that this can transmit the disease
Some people identify smells as easily as if they were colours
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Most people are much better at identifying colours than smells, but one group of hunter-gatherers from the Malay Peninsula shows the opposite pattern
A daily blast of sound and electrical pulses may tame tinnitus
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A new technique to tackle the phantom noises of tinnitus brought total relief for some patients and eased symptoms in half those who tried it
Huge dose of brain chemical dopamine may have made us smart
23 November 2017
Two “thinking” regions of human brains are much richer in a neurotransmitter called dopamine than the equivalent brain regions in apes and monkeys
