Chronic inflammation grows with age throughout the body, characterized by increased levels of numerous inflammatory signal molecules, among which is IL-6. One contributing factor to the chronic inflammation of aging is the accumulation of lingering senescent cells, which rouse the immune system via secreted molecules that include, prominently, IL-6. Researchers here home in on one narrow consequence of...
By Ryan Prior, CNN Being lonely is linked to worse health outcomes, but isolation can also stimulate areas of the brain that control creativity, a new study has indicated. (CNN)As many people face the prospect of being alone for the holidays, new science is showing how loneliness might actually help build structures in the brain tied...
By Catherine Pearson There’s still a lot medical experts don’t know about COVID-19 and its effects on the brain, but there’s some data that suggests the virus can cause neurological issues. As researchers have learned more about COVID-19 and its impact on the body, they have begun to recognize that the well-documented pulmonary effects of the virus...
by Bond University Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Have you ever run into a work colleague at the supermarket and failed to recognize them? Blame your brilliant, lazy brain. A new study led by Assistant Professor Oliver Baumann of Bond University sheds fresh light on the way the body’s most complex organ captures memories. Researchers looked...
CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL From safety and effectiveness to who should use sunscreen and how to apply it, Canadian dermatologists review the latest evidence and guidelines on use of sunscreen. The review, published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal), recommends that everyone older than six months of age should use sunscreen to protect against skin cancer Most...
by University of Tsukuba Credit: University of Tsukuba Although schizophrenia is increasingly understood as a neurodevelopmental disorder, environmental factors are known to play an important role in the disease onset and progression. But now, researchers from Japan have found that exercise during a specific postnatal period may prevent the development of behaviors associated with schizophrenia. In...
The agency is holding another meeting December 17th to determine whether they will issue one for the vaccine candidate from Moderna. EUAs will allow some members of the American public—not just those enrolled in clinical trials—to begin receiving the vaccines. But an EUA is not the same as traditional FDA approval. What exactly is an EUA,...
A genuine, or Duchenne, smile—one that elevates the corners of the mouth and creates crow’s feet around the eyes—can also significantly blunt the stressful, needle-related physiological response by lowering the heart rate. “When facing distress or pleasure, humans make remarkably similar facial expressions that involve activation of the eye muscles, lifting of the cheeks, and...
by Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine Cross section through the skin with a number of Meissner receptors, one is highlighted in a box. Credit: Lewin Lab, MDC A large protein produced in a unique structure in the fingertips, the Meissner corpuscle, plays a major role in touch sensitivity, new research finds. Identified in the 1850s...
by Karolinska Institutet Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have succeeded in mapping the neuron types comprising the enteric nervous system in the intestine of mice. The study, which is published today in the scientific journal Nature Neuroscience, also describes how the different neurons form during fetal development, a process that follows different principles to...
