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- Iona is a third year undergraduate studying psychology at Wadham.
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![Researchers from the University of Notre Dame in Indiana have discovered markers that could be key to the impaired wound healing seen in diabetes, suggesting […]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/NEWSICON2-115x115.png "Scientists find a way to accelerate wound healing in diabetes")
Scientists find a way to accelerate wound healing in diabetes
Posted on November 3, 2013 | 1 CommentResearchers from the University of Notre Dame in Indiana have discovered markers that could be key to the impaired wound healing seen in diabetes, suggesting […] -
![What can you see right now? You probably think you are seeing these words, the icons around the website and even the room you’re reading […]](/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/neuro-blog-cover-115x115.png "Can I have your attention please?")
Can I have your attention please?
Posted on November 1, 2013 | No CommentsWhat can you see right now? You probably think you are seeing these words, the icons around the website and even the room you’re reading […] -
Linking sleep apnea and heart disease
Posted on October 29, 2013 | No CommentsA new study by researchers from the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston has shown that obstructive sleep apnea (a condition in which sufferers stop breathing […] -
![Henry Molaison has the dubious honour of being the most famous amnesic ever. As a psychology student I know him by his initials, H.M. and […]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/H.M.amnesic-colored_blue-115x115.jpg "Henry Molaison’s unforgettable contribution to neuroscience")
Henry Molaison’s unforgettable contribution to neuroscience
Posted on October 25, 2013 | No CommentsHenry Molaison has the dubious honour of being the most famous amnesic ever. As a psychology student I know him by his initials, H.M. and […] -
The maths of efficient photosynthesis
Posted on October 20, 2013 | No CommentsUntil now scientists have had a poor handle on why some plant species evolved a much more efficient method of photosynthesis. A mathematical model has […] -
![Very low doses of the psychoactive component of marijuana, THC, could protect the brain from injury, according to new research from Tel Aviv University. Medical […]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/false-memory-115x115.png "Low doses of THC may protect against brain damage")
Low doses of THC may protect against brain damage
Posted on June 2, 2013 | No CommentsVery low doses of the psychoactive component of marijuana, THC, could protect the brain from injury, according to new research from Tel Aviv University. Medical […] -
Turning an iPhone into a biosensor
Posted on May 27, 2013 | No CommentsResearchers at the University of Illinois have created a cradle for an iPhone that turns it into a biosensor: this can detect pollutants, pathogens and […] -
How vehicle emissions contribute to heart disease
Posted on May 17, 2013 | No CommentsResearchers have found that breathing in vehicle emissions alters high-density lipoprotein (HDL), otherwise known as ‘good cholesterol’, meaning that instead of protecting the cardiovascular system, […] -
The mystery of Eternal Flames
Posted on May 11, 2013 | No Comments‘Eternal flames’ are fires that burn due to an underground supply of natural gas. These strange phenomena can tell scientists about where natural gas can […] -
Researchers produce interneurons from stem cells
Posted on May 7, 2013 | No CommentsScientists have managed to produce cortical interneurons (an important type of brain cell) from human embryonic stem cells, which could lead to advances in studying […] -
Deep Brain Stimulation in mice can reduce binge eating
Posted on April 26, 2013 | No CommentsBinge eating is a major cause of obesity; it is thought to be controlled, or initiated, by reward centres in the brain. Researchers at the […] -
Man Not Machine: How False Memories Make Us Human
Posted on March 15, 2013 | No CommentsWhere were you when you found out that the Twin Towers had been hit? You probably remember. Many people recall particularly shocking events in striking […] -
PsychSoc – what happened in Hilary
Posted on March 10, 2013 | No CommentsIt’s been a full term for Oxford Psychology Society. We had a couple of really fun socials as well as lots of interesting speaker events. […] -
Scientists ‘cure’ a child born infected with HIV
Posted on March 4, 2013 | 103 CommentsDoctors in the US have for the first time seemingly cured a child who was born infected with HIV. The child, now two and half, has […]
