Neuroscience
Newly discovered brain cell sheds light on the formation of memories
Researchers have long known that memory is represented by changes in the part of the brain called the hippocampus.
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Surgery
National 'acuity circles' policy leads to delays in liver donor procurements
A national policy change to facilitate the broader sharing of donor livers through "acuity circles" has resulted in procurement delays, according to a researcher at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.
May 20, 2022
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Health
Increasing urban greenery could have prevented at least 34,000 US deaths over two decades
Increasing greenery in US urban areas may substantially reduce mortality of all causes, according to a new study led by Boston University School of Public Health researchers.
May 19, 2022
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Neuroscience
Spying on thousands of neurons in the brain's vision center simultaneously
Using a custom-built microscope to peer into the mouse brain, scientists have tracked the activity of single neurons across the entire visual cortex.
May 19, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Online sentiment about vaccines previews later vaccination rates, new Twitter study finds
Sentiments toward COVID-19 vaccines, whether positive or negative, previews subsequent vaccination rates, finds a study of related Twitter posts. The results offer new insights into the influence of social media on public ...
May 15, 2022
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Neuroscience
When eyes meet, neurons start to fire
Their eyes met across a crowded dance floor, causing specialized neurons to begin firing in multiple regions of both brains that are tasked with deriving meaning from a social gaze.
May 10, 2022
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Neuroscience
Researchers identify 'super-calculating' network in the human brain
Are you impressed when NASA manages to calculate the time and speed of a rocket's trajectory? A new study from the University of Oslo shows that your brain has a "nerd center" capable of even more complex calculations.
Apr 28, 2022
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Cardiology
Portable MRIs almost as effective as standard MRIs in detecting strokes
Portable MRI machines, an emerging technology that makes medical imaging accessible even in remote locations, detected ischemic strokes, or strokes caused by clotting, in 90% of patients scanned, according to a study led ...
Apr 20, 2022
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Neuroscience
A key brain region for substance use disorders now has a searchable atlas of distinct cell populations
In a work of systematic biology that advances the field, University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers have identified 16 distinct cell populations in a complex area of the midbrain called the ventral tegmental area, or ...
Apr 16, 2022
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Key signaling pathway in immune cells could be new Alzheimer's target
Inhibiting an important signaling pathway in brain-resident immune cells may calm brain inflammation and thereby slow the disease process in Alzheimer's and some other neurodegenerative diseases, suggests a study by Weill ...
Apr 14, 2022
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