Do frequent colds increase your risk for dementia? Mouse study finds link Getting sick often may impact how quickly the brain ages and increase the risk of dementia or other forms of cognitive decline. Apr 4, 2023 0 22
GP burnout linked to higher opioid and antibiotic prescribing in England Burnout in GPs has been linked to higher antibiotic and strong opioid prescribing, especially in the more deprived areas of the North of England, finds research from The University of Manchester. Apr 4, 2023 0 19
A three-photon microscope for capturing deep-brain images A research team at China's Peking University has made a new breakthrough in multiphoton microscopy by developing a miniature three-photon microscope that has successfully captured deep-brain images of freely moving mice. Apr 4, 2023 0 103
Should you really drink eight cups of water a day? The idea of drinking eight eight-ounce cups of water a day has been repeated for so many years, many of us use it as a goal for our water intake. This so-called standard isn't supported by science. Most of us will be fine ... Apr 4, 2023 0 3
Iron regulation offers new treatment hope for incurable blood cancer A landmark discovery linking iron regulation to a rare blood cancer has led to clinical trials of a potential new treatment for patients with the incurable disease. Apr 4, 2023 0 6
ChatGPT helpful for breast cancer screening advice with certain caveats, new study finds As more consumers turn to the newly available ChatGPT for health advice, researchers are eager to see whether the information provided by the artificial intelligence chatbot is reliable and accurate. A new study conducted ... Apr 4, 2023 0 12
Pig blood and cobra venom used to increase human lung transplant viability Medical researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, have found a way to maintain donor lung viability for transplantation. The method was even shown to return viability to transplant tissues that would ... Apr 4, 2023 report 0 67
Researchers propose automated detection method for unruptured cerebral aneurysms Cerebral aneurysms are high-incidence, high-risk and have an insidious onset. Timely detection and intervention can help prevent aneurysm rupture. Geng Chen from Dai Yakang's group at Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering ... Apr 4, 2023 0 3
People living with HIV at substantially higher risk of depression and suicide People living with HIV (PLWH) are far more likely to be diagnosed with depression, take antidepressants, be treated with electroconvulsive therapy, and commit suicide than population controls, especially in the first two ... Apr 4, 2023 0 13
Study unveils the distinct activation patterns of glutamatergic projection neurons in the cortex of living mice The cerebral cortex, the outer layer of the mammalian brain, is known to play a key role in numerous higher-level processes, including language, memory and decision-making. While countless studies have explored its structure ... Apr 4, 2023 feature 0 112
