Neuroscience

Experts Weigh in on Low-calorie Sweeteners and Weight Gain (Today's News-Herald)

20 Jul 2008

(ARA) - Do low-calorie sweeteners cause weight gain? This seems to be the burning question these days, and one the media appears completely dazzled by.

New Hope For Adults With 'Lazy Eye' (Medical News Today)

20 Jul 2008

New evidence that the brain regions responsible for vision are capable of adapting in adults offers new hope for those with an untreated condition commonly known as lazy eye. Also called amblyopia, the condition is the most prevalent cause of visual impairment in a single eye, affecting about six million people in the United States alone.

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Linked To Brain Activity (Medical News Today)

20 Jul 2008

Cambridge researchers have discovered that measuring activity in a region of the brain could help to identify people at risk of developing obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). As the current diagnosis of OCD is based on a clinical interview and often does not occur until the disorder has progressed, this could enable earlier more objective detection, and intervention.