BECKMAN INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IMAGE: HEADSHOTS OF CO-FIRST AUTHORS ON THIS STUDY, VARUN KELKAR AND SAYANTAN BHADRA, ALONG WITH THE LEAD INVESTIGATOR, MARK ANASTASIO. CREDIT: THE BECKMAN INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED SCIENCE AND RESEARCH Machine-learning methods are being actively developed for computed imaging systems like MRI. However, these methods occasionally introduce false, unexplainable...
EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF CARDIOLOGY Sophia Antipolis, 11 January 2022: Antidepressants and other psychiatric medications are associated with an almost doubled risk of premature death in patients with heart conditions, according to research published today in the European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).1 “Our study shows that the use of...
TUFTS UNIVERSITY IMAGE: BREAST TUMOR CELLS WITH A DYE THAT INDICATES THE ELECTRICAL POTENTIAL OF THE CELLS. CREDIT: MADELEINE OUDIN, TUFTS UNIVERSITY In normal cells, electrical voltage patterns provide a blueprint for orderly growth. But with cancer, the opposite happens. Marked by a breakdown in the normal electrical patterns generated by the cells, they lose...
by Washington University in St. Louis After reaching a threshold of ON neurons, a locust can smell an odor. Once OFF neurons fire, the smell goes away. Credit: Raman lab Smell a cup of coffee. Smell it inside or outside; summer or winter; in a coffee shop with a scone; in a pizza parlor with...
by University of Southern California Specialized software developed by the research team creates a map of the specific location and size of synapses from the three-dimensional microscope image. Comparing synapse maps from before and after learning, we can identify synapses that were either created or eliminated in the process. The red line in the right-hand...
by Carla K. Johnson In this photo provided by the University of Maryland School of Medicine, members of the surgical team show the pig heart for transplant into patient David Bennett in Baltimore on Friday, Jan. 7, 2022. On Monday, Jan. 10, 2022 the hospital said that he’s doing well three days after the highly...
by British Medical Journal Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Secondhand exposure at home to the nicotine vapor from e-cigarettes is linked to a heightened risk of bronchitic symptoms and shortness of breath among young adults, finds research published online in the respiratory journal Thorax. If these findings prove causal, there would be a “compelling rationale” for banning...
by British Medical Journal Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Living alone for several years and/or experiencing serial relationship break-ups are strongly linked to raised levels of inflammatory markers in the blood–but only in men–finds a large population study published online in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. Although the inflammation was classified as low grade, it...
by Laura Red Eagle, University of Wisconsin-Madison Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Our gut microbiome helps us out every day by processing the fiber we can’t digest. The bacteria ferment the fiber into key chemicals known as short-chain fatty acids, or SCFAs, that are essential for human health. SCFAs fight inflammation, help kill dangerous bacteria, protect...
by University of Exeter Credit: CC0 Public Domain People with severe alcohol disorder were able to stay off alcohol for longer when they were treated with low doses of ketamine combined with psychological therapy in a clinical trial. The Ketamine for reduction of Alcohol Relapse (KARE) trial was led by the University of Exeter and...
