'Sticky' brain cells may confuse us into eating more Diseases involving our metabolism—including obesity and type 2 diabetes—affect more than a quarter of the global population and are projected to become the leading cause of death by 2030. With no effective long-term treatments ... Sep 19, 2024 0 19
Gaining insights into the chemical basis of aversive learning One of the things that makes brains so incredibly difficult to understand is their ability to adjust and adapt. Our learning experiences can set off complex signaling cascades that reshape neurons—and their synaptic connections—at ... Sep 19, 2024 0 35
Which Americans are likely to be incorrectly billed for preventive care? Even though preventive care is supposed to be free by law for millions of Americans thanks to the Affordable Care Act, many don't receive recommended preventive services, especially racial and ethnic minorities and other ... Sep 19, 2024 0 5
Kicking a sleeping pill habit is possible for seniors with a simple intervention, study shows A new study by researchers from Dalhousie has shown that seniors taking sleeping pills can significantly reduce their dependence on the medications and improve their sleep with a simple intervention that is safer and more ... Sep 19, 2024 0 32
New ventilator-on-a-chip model enables real-time detection of lung injury at cellular level For the first time, scientists are able to directly compare the different kinds of injury that mechanical ventilation causes to cells in the lungs. Sep 19, 2024 0 26
Study reveals how we process visual information quickly in complex environments Imagine driving a vehicle on a day when there is a lot of traffic. In a complex task like this one, we need to scan the environment constantly and look at different parts of the scene to monitor everything that is going on. Sep 19, 2024 0 57
Flavonoid consumption may reduce the risk of dementia, new study shows New research has found that those who consume more foods rich in flavonoids, such as berries, tea, red wine and dark chocolate, could lower their risk of dementia. Sep 19, 2024 0 84
Origami paper sensors could help early detection of infectious diseases in new simple, low-cost test Researchers at Cranfield University have developed an innovative new method for identifying biomarkers in wastewater using origami-paper sensors, enabling the tracking of infectious diseases using the camera in a mobile phone. ... Sep 19, 2024 0 5
Breastfeeding is crucial to shaping infant's microbes and promoting lung health, study shows Human breast milk regulates a baby's mix of microbes, or microbiome, during the infant's first year of life. This in turn lowers the child's risk of developing asthma, a new study published in the journal Cell shows. Sep 19, 2024 0 145
Samples from Huanan Seafood Market provide further evidence of COVID-19 animal origins A new international study provides a shortlist of the wildlife species present at the market from which SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, most likely arose in late 2019. Sep 19, 2024 0 1