Cardiology
Research shows how a tiny device in the ear canal can monitor heart health
A driving simulation study has shown we are one step closer to monitoring our heart health in real time via a tiny device worn in the ear.
Jan 16, 2024
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News tagged with bodily functions
Neuroscience
How the brain generates rhythmic behavior
Many of our bodily functions, such as walking, breathing, and chewing, are controlled by brain circuits called central oscillators, which generate rhythmic firing patterns that regulate these behaviors.
Aug 31, 2022
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Medical research
Protein found that keeps the circadian clock on schedule
A team of researchers from several institutions in China and two in the U.S. has discovered a protein that keeps the circadian clock on schedule in mice. In their paper published in the journal Science Translational Medicine, ...
Health
Mediterranean diet promotes gut bacteria linked to 'healthy ageing' in older people
Eating a Mediterranean diet for a year boosts the types of gut bacteria linked to 'healthy' ageing, while reducing those associated with harmful inflammation in older people, indicates a five-country study, published online ...
Feb 17, 2020
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Neuroscience
Disrupted genetic clocks in schizophrenia-affected brains reveal clues to the disease
Rhythms in gene expression in the brain are highly disrupted in people with schizophrenia, according to a new University of Pittsburgh-led study.
Aug 9, 2019
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Surgery
A first-ever experiment shows how pigs might one day help people who have liver failure
Surgeons externally attached a pig liver to a brain-dead human body and watched it successfully filter blood, a step toward eventually trying the technique in patients with liver failure.
Jan 18, 2024
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Cardiology
Nose breathing lowers blood pressure, may help reduce risk factors for heart disease
More than half of adults living in the U.S. label themselves as "mouth breathers"—breathing primarily through an open mouth. However, according to new research published in the American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, ...
Jan 17, 2024
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Neuroscience
Scientists create device that can isolate blood flow to brain
An experimental device that isolates blood flow to the brain has the potential to revolutionize brain research. The device redirects the brain's blood supply through a pump that maintains or adjusts a range of variables necessary ...
Nov 13, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Blood tests for long COVID could lead to better treatments
People who develop long COVID have distinct abnormalities in their immune and hormonal function that can be picked up with blood tests, researchers have found.
Oct 1, 2023
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Health
Probiotics are good for more than your gut
Many people turn to probiotics for their digestive woes, but a preliminary study suggests that what's good for gut may also be good for the aging brain.
Jul 24, 2023
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