by Max Planck Society MRI image of neuronal pathways involved in language learning on the computer. Credit: MPI CBSScientists at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences in Leipzig have unearthed fascinating evidence that the brain undergoes important changes in wiring when we embark on the journey of learning a new language in...
By Paul McClure Researchers have created an AI algorithm that can detect COVID-19 infection from chest X-rays with 98% accuracy Depositphotos Researchers have developed a deep learning-based AI algorithm that automatically analyzes chest X-rays to rapidly detect COVID-19 infection with more than 98% accuracy, distinguishing between normal X-rays and X-rays from people with pneumonia, which often...
By Paul McClure A new study has provided the first direct evidence to explain the function of sleep Depositphotos Researchers have combined physics and biology in a study that provides the first direct evidence explaining why we sleep. Viewing the brain like a biological computer whose resources are drained during waking, they demonstrated that sleep resets...
By Michael Irving Scientists have supercharged immunotherapy by engineering CAR T cells that can produce their own “medicine” to keep them fighting in the hostile environment around tumors Depositphotos A new form of immunotherapy helps immune cells “armor” themselves against exhaustion by releasing their own medicine to keep them going in the fight against cancer. In...
Subtypes differed in abnormal proteins, disease progression and life expectancyBy JOHN ELY SENIOR HEALTH REPORTER FOR MAILONLINE Scientists have discovered there are five types of Alzheimer’s, and this may explain why some drugs appear to be ineffective against the condition. Dutch experts came to this conclusion after examining proteins in the cerebrospinal fluid, found in...
People often keep adverse information about themselves secret because they worry that others will judge them harshly, but those fears are overblown, according to new research. In fact, when study participants pushed through fear to reveal a secret, those in whom they confided were significantly more charitable than they expected. “When we’re thinking about conveying...
POSTED BY JEFF KOSLOFSKY-U. ROCHESTER An expert has some tips on how to treat eczema this winter. In the winter, the cold, dry air and indoor heating can wreak havoc on sensitive skin, especially for those with hand or facial eczema. Turning up the thermostat keeps us warm in winter, but it can make eczema...
A new “digital twins” computational framework captures personalized arterial forces over 700,000 heartbeats using smartwatch data to better predict risks of heart disease and heart attack. Heart attack – illustrative photo. Image credit: Pixabay (Free Pixabay license) Biomedical engineers at Duke University have developed a method using data from wearable devices such as smartwatches to...
Peer-Reviewed Publication LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY MIKA GUSTAFSSON, PROFESSOR OF BIOINFORMATICS AT THE DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS, CHEMISTRY AND BIOLOGY AT LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY, SWEDEN. CREDIT: THOR BALKHED/LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY A combination of only 11 proteins can predict long-term disability outcomes in multiple sclerosis (MS) for different individuals. The identified proteins could be used to tailor treatments to the individual...
Peer-Reviewed Publication THE HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN NON-FUNCTIONING PARTS OF THE CELL LIKE DAMAGED PEROXISOMES (PICTURED IN YELLOW) ARE NOT RECYCLED PROPERLY. ON THE RIGHT IS AN IMAGE FROM THE KIM-BANDSMA LAB SHOWING CELLS WITH DISRUPTED RECYCLING, AND ON THE LEFT IS A CELL WITH FUNCTIONING RECYCLING. CREDIT: THE HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN (SICKKIDS). For...
