Immunology
How salt can trigger inflammation in multiple sclerosis
Researchers at Yale have identified a high-salt environment as one of the contributing factors to the development of multiple sclerosis (MS).
Oct 30, 2018
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Neuroscience
Researchers find possible molecular explanation for caffeine reducing mood disorders
(Medical Xpress)—An international team of researchers has found a possible molecular explanation for the stress reducing capabilities of caffeine. In their paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, ...
Medical research
Researchers regrow frog's lost leg
For millions of patients who have lost limbs for reasons ranging from diabetes to trauma, the possibility of regaining function through natural regeneration remains out of reach. Regrowth of legs and arms remains the province ...
Jan 26, 2022
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Neuroscience
The brain sets a unique learning rate for everything we do, by self-adjusting to the environment
Each time we get feedback, the brain is hard at work updating its knowledge and behavior in response to changes in the environment; yet, if there's uncertainty or volatility in the environment, the entire process must be ...
Apr 19, 2017
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Health
Sunrise and sunset guide daily activities of city-dwellers
Despite artificial lightning and social conventions, the dynamics of daylight still influence the daily activities of people living in modern, urban environments, according to new research published in PLOS Computational ...
Nov 21, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
The propensity to hear 'voices' in schizophrenia may be established by infancy
Some people suffering from severe mental illness, particularly schizophrenia, hear "voices," known as auditory hallucinations. This symptom, which afflicts more than 80% of patients, is among the most prevalent and distressing ...
Oct 2, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New study brings scientists a step closer to silencing tinnitus
New research funded by charity Action on Hearing Loss suggests that tinnitus can be eliminated by blocking signals between the ear and brain, offering hope to suffers that a cure is within reach, with prolonged exposure to ...
Jun 16, 2014
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Pediatrics
Gut microbiome of infants in hunter-gatherer society found to differ markedly from infants in urban areas
A team of researchers from Stanford University, Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, the University of California, Berkeley, and New York University Abu Dhabi has found that the gut microbiome of infants living in a hunter-gatherer society ...
Immunology
Unexpected immune activation illustrated in the cold
Researchers at Utrecht University and Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands, have imaged an important immune system on-switch. Their novel technical approach has led to the discovery of two ways in which the immune ...
Feb 19, 2018
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Health
Physiotherapy could be done at home using virtual reality
Virtual reality could help physiotherapy patients complete their exercises at home successfully thanks to researchers at WMG, University of Warwick, who managed to combine VR technology with 3-D motion capture.
Feb 28, 2020
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