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Published How data provided by fitness trackers and smartphones can help people with MS (via sciencedaily.com) Original source
Monitoring and treating a case of multiple sclerosis requires reliable and long-term data on how the disease is progressing in the person in question. Fitness trackers and smartphones can supply this data, as a research team has now shown.
Published Siblings with unique genetic change help scientists progress drug search for type 1 diabetes (via sciencedaily.com) Original source
Two siblings who have the only known mutations in a key gene anywhere in the world have helped scientists gain new insights that could help progress the search for new treatments in type 1 diabetes.
Published Paper: To understand cognition--and its dysfunction--neuroscientists must learn its rhythms (via sciencedaily.com) Original source
Thought emerges and is controlled in the brain via the rhythmically and spatially coordinated activity of millions of neurons, scientists argue in a new article. Understanding cognition and its disorders requires studying it at that level.
Published Protecting brain cells with cannabinol (via sciencedaily.com) Original source
Scientists created four cannabis-derived CBN analogs (chemical look-a-likes) with enhanced neuroprotective properties and potential for therapeutic application in neurological disorders like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and traumatic brain injury. Their findings reveal novel aspects of CBN's neuroprotective activity and demonstrate the clinical potential of CBN and value of studying its analogs.
Published Guidance on energy and macronutrients across the lifespan (via sciencedaily.com) Original source
In the long history of recommendations for nutritional intake, current research is trending toward the concept of 'food as medicine' -- a philosophy in which food and nutrition are positioned within interventions to support health and wellness.
Published Calorie restriction study reveals complexities in how diet impacts aging (via sciencedaily.com) Original source
The rate at which human cells age is influenced by multiple interconnected factors. New research examined how restricting calories influences telomere length and biological aging.
Published New data identifies trends in accidental opioid overdoses in children (via sciencedaily.com) Original source
The US saw a 22% decline in rates of prescription-opioid overdose related emergency department (ED) visits in children 17 and younger between 2008 and 2019, but an uptick in the early part of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study. The authors also note that rates of pediatric opioid overdoses remain high in many populations.
Published Artificial Intelligence beats doctors in accurately assessing eye problems (via sciencedaily.com) Original source
A study has found that the AI model GPT-4 significantly exceeds the ability of non-specialist doctors to assess eye problems and provide advice.
Published Researchers find that accelerated aging biology in the placenta contributes to a rare form of pregnancy-related heart failure (via sciencedaily.com) Original source
In a new study, researchers show that elevated levels of proteins related to cellular senescence, or aging, in the blood and the placenta are linked to this form of heart failure.
Published Workings of working memory detailed (via sciencedaily.com) Original source
Investigators have discovered how brain cells responsible for working memory -- the type required to remember a phone number long enough to dial it -- coordinate intentional focus and short-term storage of information.
Published Genetic variant identified that shaped the human skull base (via sciencedaily.com) Original source
Researchers have identified a variant in the gene TBX1 as key in the development of the unique morphology at the base of the skull. TBX1 is present at higher levels in humans than in closely related hominins. Low TBX1 also occurs in certain genetic conditions causing altered skull base morphology. This study provides a greater understanding of human disease and evolution.
Published Adults with congenital heart disease faced higher risk of abnormal heart rhythms (via sciencedaily.com) Original source
Adults with congenital heart defects were more likely to experience an abnormal, irregular heartbeat, finds a new study.
Published Research explores how a father's diet could shape the health of his offspring (via sciencedaily.com) Original source
A mice study suggests a father's diet may shape the anxiety of his sons and the metabolic health of his daughters before they are even conceived.
Published Novel robotic training program reduces physician errors placing central lines (via sciencedaily.com) Original source
More than five million central lines are placed in patients who need prolonged drug delivery, such as those undergoing cancer treatments, in the United States every year, yet the common procedure can lead to a bevy of complications in almost a million of those cases. Researchers developed a robotic simulation training program to provide trainee physicians with more practice on the procedure. A year after deploying the program the team found that all complication types -- mechanical issues, infections and blood clots -- were significantly lower.
Published Following cellular lineage (via sciencedaily.com) Original source
Researchers have advanced the understanding of how the cerebral cortex develops by tracing the lineage of certain brain cells.
Published Gender stereotypes in schools impact on girls and boys with mental health difficulties, study finds (via sciencedaily.com) Original source
Gender stereotypes mean that girls can be celebrated for their emotional openness and maturity in school, while boys are seen as likely to mask their emotional distress through silence or disruptive behaviors, according to a recent study.
Published Common HIV treatments may aid Alzheimer's disease patients (via sciencedaily.com) Original source
Scientists have identified promising real-world links between common HIV drugs and a reduced incidence of Alzheimer's disease.
Published New Inflammatory Bowel Disease testing protocol could speed up diagnosis (via sciencedaily.com) Original source
Patients with suspected inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) could benefit from better testing protocols that would reduce the need and lengthy wait for potentially unnecessary colonoscopies, a new study has found.
Published Teen stress may raise risk of postpartum depression in adults (via sciencedaily.com) Original source
A research team reports that social stress during adolescence in female mice later results in prolonged elevation of the hormone cortisol after they give birth.
Published Scientists identify cell vulnerability 'fingerprint' related to Parkinson's, Lewy body dementia (via sciencedaily.com) Original source
A new study offers a first look into the complex molecular changes that occur in brain cells with Lewy bodies, which are key pathological hallmarks of Parkinson's disease and some dementias. The findings reveal that brain cells with Lewy bodies exhibit a specific gene expression pattern akin to a disease-related fingerprint.