by University of Copenhagen Pioneering research into the brain’s capacity to learn could unlock new understandings of brain function and provide new avenues for motor training and rehabilitation. Credit: Jakob Helbig for University of Copenhagen Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have demonstrated that the brain’s ability to learn certain skills can be significantly enhanced if...
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Screen time is a poor predictor of suicide risk, Rutgers researchers find
Encouraging positive social media interactions would be a more effective strategy for promoting emotional well-being and reducing suicidal ideation Peer-Reviewed Publication RUTGERS UNIVERSITY For parents trying to shield their children from online threats, limiting screen time is a common tactic. Less time scrolling, the rationale goes, means less exposure to the psychological dangers posed by social media. But research from Rutgers...
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Researchers discover zip code that allows proteins to hitch a ride around the body
by The Ottawa Hospital A discovery led by Dr. Michael Rudnicki at The Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa is opening the door for a revolution in exosome therapy. Credit: The Ottawa Hospital Researchers at The Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa have discovered an 18-digit code that allows proteins to attach themselves to...
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ADHD can be diagnosed by looking at brainwaves. Here’s the neuroscience behind it
by Teresa Rossignoli Palomeque, The Conversation Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) do not have a behavioral disorder, nor are they lazy, or lacking in manners and boundaries. Their brains mature in a different way, with different patterns of neurological activity and a number of neurochemical differences. For this reason, ADHD is...
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Study identifies new target for diabetic heart disease therapy
by University of Barcelona Credit: Pharmacological Research (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2024.107515 Some patients with diabetes develop a serious condition known as diabetic cardiomyopathy, which proceeds slowly and cannot be directly attributed to hypertension or other cardiovascular disorders. This often under-diagnosed heart function impairment is one of the leading causes of death in diabetic patients and it affects both type...
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Trial finds quality of life similar among patients with low-risk DCIS whether they received active monitoring or surgery
by American Association for Cancer Research Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Patients with low-risk ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) who underwent active monitoring reported comparable physical, emotional, and psychological outcomes to patients who received upfront treatment, according to results from the COMET clinical trial presented at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS), held December 10–13, 2024. The results of this...
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Slow brain waves and the neocortex: Why deep sleep is helpful for memory
by Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin Neurons in the neocortex: Slow-wave sleep strengthens the connections between them, supporting memory formation. Credit: Charité | Sabine Grosser It has been known for nearly 20 years that slow, synchronous electrical waves in the brain during deep sleep support the formation of memories. Why that is, was previously unknown. Now, writing...
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Study shows deep learning model accurately diagnoses COPD
by Radiological Society of North America Visualization of attention maps from the residual attention networks for the inspiratory convolutional neural network (I-CNN) and expiratory convolutional neural network (E-CNN) models. Attention maps highlight regions of the input image contributing to the network’s predictions. Low-level features (minor details, such as texture) and high-level features (major details, such as...
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Study likely to change standard of care for deadly strokes
by University of Pittsburgh Credit: CC0 Public Domain Endovascular therapy, or EVT, a minimally invasive surgery performed inside the blood vessels—is 2½ times more likely than standard medical management to achieve a positive outcome after vertebrobasilar stroke that affects the back of the brain, including the brain stem. The meta-analysis of four randomized clinical trials, published today in The Lancet, was...
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New Sexually Transmitted Fungal Infection Emerges in MSM
Heidi Splete November 13, 2024 5952 Added to Email Alert A dermatophyte known as Trichophyton mentagrophytes genotype VII (TMVII) has been identified as the cause of an emerging sexually transmitted fungal infection in four adults in the United States, according to a paper published in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR). TMVII is a...