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Anti-seizure medication improves cognitive function in some Alzheimer's patients
An inexpensive anti-seizure medication markedly improves learning and memory and other cognitive functions in Alzheimer's patients who have epileptic activity in their brains, according to a study published in the Sept. 27th ...
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Nasal microbiota holds clues to who will develop symptoms from SARS-CoV-2
The microbiota in the nose and upper throat likely contains biomarkers for assessing how sick an individual infected with SARS-CoV-2 may get and for developing new treatment strategies to improve their outcome, researchers ...
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Children who eat more fruit and vegetables have better mental health
Children who eat a better diet, packed with fruit and vegetables, have better mental wellbeing—according to new research from the University of East Anglia.
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Researchers investigate the role of interaction forces in how human perceive hand ownership and hand agency
When humans perform movements and actions in their surrounding environment, they typically feel that they own and control different parts of their body. Past theoretical studies have suggested that the sense of body ownership ...
Sunlight exposure guidelines may need to be revised, researchers warn
Previously published solar exposure guidelines for optimal vitamin D synthesis based on a study of skin samples may need to be revised, according to new research published today in PNAS.
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Lead contamination found in blood of half of young kids in U.S.
About half of young children who were tested for lead had detectable levels of the toxic metal in their blood, according to a new study published in the peer-reviewed journal JAMA Pediatrics on Monday.
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Lockdown changed how much we thought about the future and other people, new study shows
Prolonged social isolation and changes to work opportunities during the first UK lockdown were linked with important changes in people's thought patterns, a new study suggests.
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Researchers refine test to achieve 'ultrasensitive' detection of HPV in the bloodstream
Princess Margaret Cancer Centre researchers have made new findings that greatly improve detection of the human papillomavirus (HPV) in the bloodstream and could further hone precision treatment of the illness.
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Addiction-related brain areas examined across species explain some substance use disorders in humans
Using advanced genetic technologies to examine the nuclei of individual cells in areas of the human and mouse brain associated with reward and addiction, neuroscientists at the Lieber Institute for Brain Development discovered ...
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Withdrawal from psychostimulants restructures functional architecture of brain
Addictive psychostimulants, from nicotine in cigarettes to illicit drugs like methamphetamine and cocaine, affect different regions of the brain. The same is believed true during withdrawal; finding a common brain pathway ...
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Discovery of mechanics of drug targets for COVID-19
A team of international researchers, including McGill Professor Stéphane Laporte, have discovered the working mechanism of potential drug targets for various diseases such as cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, and even COVID-19. ...
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New wireless photoelectric implant controls the activity of spinal neurons
Grégoire Courtine doesn't hesitate to use the word "revolutionary" when describing the emerging field of optogenetics—a technology that uses pulses of light to control individual neural activity—and what it could mean ...
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Promising low-cost method for rapid COVID detection
The current SARS-CoV-2 RNA detection methods recommended by the World Health Organization profoundly rely on the roles of biological enzymes. High cost, stringent transportation and storage conditions as well as the global ...
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Smoking highly likely to worsen COVID-19 severity and risk of associated death
Smoking is highly likely to worsen the severity of COVID-19 and the risk of dying from the infection, finds a large UK Biobank study published online in the respiratory journal Thorax.
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Passage of recreational cannabis laws leads to some rise in use but not for all demographics
The U.S. is seeing an increased use of cannabis resulting from its legalization for recreational purposes, according to a study conducted at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. The findings showed that passage ...
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Detecting dementia in the blood
If the suspicion of Alzheimer's disease creeps up, those affected must prepare themselves for lengthy and complex procedures until the case is clear. A team from Empa and the Cantonal Hospital of St. Gallen is now in the ...
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Virtual reality affects children differently than adults
While very little is known on the effects of immersive VR on adults, there is next to no knowledge on the impact of such systems on the sensorimotor abilities of young children.
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Some chemotherapy side effects caused by single mutation could be prevented
Harmful side effects from a common chemotherapy drug could be the result of a single mutation, according to a study published in Cell Stem Cell.
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Supercooling advances human tissue preservation
Researchers at UC Berkeley successfully revived human heart tissue after it had been preserved in a subfreezing, supercooled state for one to three days.
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