by Neil Bossenger | May 18, 2015 | Research, Spinewave Bulletin
New research suggests that the synthetic steroids delivered by the female contraceptive pill can shrink certain regions of the female brain and could also be altering their function. Neuroscientists from the University of California took brain scans of 90 women who...
by Neil Bossenger | Feb 18, 2015 | Research, Spinewave Bulletin
The region of the brain that controls language and memory is thinner in smokers than the rest of the population, research has found. Cigarettes may be damaging our brains as well as our lungs and cardiovascular systems, a new study suggests. An analysis of 504 people...
by Neil Bossenger | Jun 27, 2012 | Research, Spinewave Bulletin
This image of a living human brain, taken during surgery, won the 2012 Wellcome Trust Award for biomedical photography. Robert Ludlow, UCL Institute of Neurology, London; Wellcome Trust. “Through the skill of the photographer, we have the privilege of seeing...
by Neil Bossenger | Oct 13, 2010 | Research, Spinewave Bulletin
Want to get smart? Get more sleep. Sleep plays an imperative role in cognitive function. Sleep allows the brain to juggle the input of new information. Individuals who lose even small amounts of sleep on a daily basis show progressive impairment of cognitive...