September 2, 2024 by Anthony Bloxham, The Conversation Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPeople have pondered whether dreams have a purpose throughout human history. Modern scientists are fascinated with this question too. For a long time, the science of dreams has oscillated between fringe research and the mainstream. But creative study designs and new technology are transforming...
by Quinn Eastman, Emory University Graphical abstract. Credit: Cell Reports (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.113662A new Cell Reports paper from Bing Yao’s lab in Emory’s Department of Human Genetics provides insights into mechanisms underlying several neurodegenerative diseases, such as ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) and Alzheimer’s. It can be summarized in one line: TDP-43 keeps genetic zombies at bay....
by Anke Schlee, Max Planck Society A high-speed camera provides information on pupil size. Credit: Martin Otter MPI PsychiatryScientists from the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry measured the pupillary reaction of participants while they were solving a task. In healthy participants, the pupils dilated during the task in anticipation of a reward, but this reaction was...
by Carole Tanzer Miller Hormone therapy is the usual go-to when women develop painful uterine fibroids, but researchers report they are zeroing in on new avenues for treatment. A University of Cincinnati team found that fibroid cells respond to physical strain differently than the uterine cells around them. That’s important, said researcher Stacey Schutte, because...
by Elsevier Resolvin-D2 (RvD2), when added ex vivo, acted directly on the bone marrow to induce a specific increase in monocyte/macrophage progenitors and reduce steatosis and collagen deposition. Credit: The American Journal of Pathology Aging is associated with chronic, nonresolving inflammation, or “inflammaging,” that can lead to tissue dysfunction. New findings reported in The American Journal...
by Foundation For Research and Technology – Hellas, Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas The laboratories of Drs. Peyman Golshani at the University of California in Los Angeles, Tristan Shuman at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, and Panayiota Poirazi at the Institute of Molecular Biology & Biotechnology (IMBB) at the Foundation for Research...
