Lou Schuler For many, stretching is the fitness equivalent of awkward small talk. It’s the opening act, the thing you tolerate because you know it will be over soon. Others have challenged the practice, suggesting that stretching isn’t necessary at all. Some research has found that a preworkout stretch may even be disadvantageous, weakening muscles...
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Nanomedicine research aims to transform treatment of aortic aneurysms
Lehigh University bioengineering researcher Anand Ramamurthi leads team developing minimally invasive techniques to repair and regenerate tissue using actively targeted, drug-releasing nanoparticlesPeer-Reviewed Publication LEHIGH UNIVERSITY ANAND RAMAMURTHI IS P.C. ROSSIN PROFESSOR AND CHAIR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF BIOENGINEERING AT LEHIGH UNIVERSITY, WHERE HE LEADS THE RAMAMURTHI LAB FOR MATRIX ENGINEERING.CREDIT: DOUGLAS BENEDICT/ACADEMIC IMAGE FOR LEHIGH...
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Research identifies nerve endings that shed light on gut-brain communication
by Flinders University Anterogradely labeled vagal afferent axons in the mid colon. a Single fine vagal axons course over the mucosa surface, with no preferential direction that aligns with the underlying crypts. Two different types of ending are shown in a, a complex- and simple-type ending. b An enlarged image from panel a. The complex ending...
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Playing video games may improve attention and memory, research finds
by Lero Depiction of two example sequences containing two correct moves (top) and an incorrect move and correction (bottom) for the Groton Maze Task. Each time a correct move is made, the corresponding tile flashes green. When an incorrect move is made, the corresponding tile flashes red. The right-most image highlights the 28 moves and...
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Researchers are using RNA in a new approach to fight HIV
You know mRNA, now meet siRNAPeer-Reviewed Publication UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO Society learned about the value of mRNA during the COVID-19 pandemic when we saw scientists and medical professionals harness its power to deliver a vaccine for the virus within a year. Now, University of Waterloo pharmacy associate professor Emmanuel Ho has developed a novel nanomedicine...
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Frozen shoulder research may hold the key to understanding fibrosis resolution
by NDORMS, University of Oxford Tissue sections show frozen shoulder patient tissues exhibit an increased number of cells and blood vessels relative to non-diseased comparator shoulder capsule. Credit: Prof. Stephanie DakinResearchers have identified how cells work to resolve frozen shoulder, opening up potential new targets for treatment and reducing the need for surgery. Frozen shoulder is...
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Research shows lasting effects of smoking after quitting
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Researchers are still discovering how smoking continues to harm people’s health even years after they quit, with a new study on Wednesday revealing tobacco’s lasting effect on the immune system. Despite the tobacco industry long fighting to conceal the dangers of smoking, tobacco is now known to kill more than eight...
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Research highlights simple things we can do to cope with traumatic loss
by Matt Shipman, North Carolina State University A significant three-way cross-level interaction between daily uplifts, daily felt age, and individual differences in traumatic losses predicting daily negative affect. The effect of uplifts on negative affect did not depend on felt age for those who reported no traumatic losses (left side), but there was a significant interaction...
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UMass Chan advances research into long COVID, myalgic encephalomyelitis
By Sarah Willey The study discovered similarities in immune system dysfunction as a potential biomarker among people living with long COVID and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome.A study led by UMass Chan Medical School viral immunologists Liisa Selin, MD, PhD, and Anna Gil, PhD, discovered similarities in immune system dysfunction as a potential biomarker among people living...
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Stroke or stroke plus neck artery tear almost doubles risk of heart attack within a year, finds research
by American Heart Association Credit: CC0 Public DomainHeart attack risk almost doubles in the first year after a stroke or when combined with a tear in a neck artery wall; however, a tear without a stroke does not seem to raise heart attack risk, according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Stroke Association’s...