For anyone who has lost a hand, a functional prosthetic hand is of enormous benefit when it comes to everyday activities. So researchers at Fraunhofer are working as part of an EU research project to improve control of prosthetic ...
Oct 4, 2023
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A UCLA-led team of researchers has found nerve pathways that supply brown adipose tissue (BAT), a type of tissue that releases chemical energy from fat metabolism as heat—a finding that could pave the way toward using it ...
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A study, published in the American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology, has analyzed the relationship between sympathetic neural overload and exercise capacity in patients with heart failure with reduced ...
Oct 2, 2023
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Recently published in the journal American Journal of Physiology, a Brazilian study demonstrated for the first time that survivors of severe COVID-19 infections may have elevated muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA) in ...
Aug 24, 2023
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In 1906, Spanish scientist Santiago Ramón y Cajal won the Nobel Prize for his pioneering studies of the microscopic structures of the brain. His famous drawings of Purkinje cells in the cerebellum show a forest of neuron ...
Jul 27, 2023
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The longest nerve in the human body starts in the brain and meanders its way down the neck and into the chest, where it splits into separate branches, winding its twisting tendrils to touch each internal organ. Known as the ...
Jul 19, 2023
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For the first time, a person with an arm amputation can manipulate each finger of a bionic hand as if it was his own. Thanks to revolutionary surgical and engineering advancements that seamlessly merge humans with machines, ...
Jul 13, 2023
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After a long day of work or study, your brain might feel like it has been drained of energy. But does our brain burn more energy when engaging in mental athletics than it does during other activities, such as watching TV?
Apr 26, 2023
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QIMR Berghofer researchers are a step closer to solving what causes obsessive-compulsive disorder, after discovering changes in how distinct brain regions communicate. This important finding could guide the development of ...
Apr 18, 2023
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Arthritis strikes millions of Americans, leaving them with aching, inflamed joints that make it hard to move around without pain.
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