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"We found the volume of a part of the brain called the inferior parietal region shrunk in people with inadequate slow and REM sleep," Cho said. "That part of the brain synthesizes sensory ...

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Cho said, “We found the volume of a part of the brain called the inferior parietal region shrunk in people with inadequate slow and REM sleep. That part of the brain synthesizes sensory ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. A man has become the first in the world to join the new part of a brain cancer trial in Leeds. Ian Johnson, 50, is taking part in a study ...

Women in midlife are often ignored when it comes to medical research, especially Asian women. The Integrated Women’s Health ...

Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma is an aggressive brain tumor found in a part of the brainstem called the pons. It affects approximately 300 children each year in the United States, most commonly ...