Research reveals links between personality traits (extraversion, agreeableness) and prosocial behaviors like volunteering and charitable giving. Tailored approaches can encourage community contribution.
UC Berkeley researchers created 'Oz,' a laser system that manipulates photoreceptors to reveal a new, ultra-saturated green color ('olo') and explore human color vision. System allows stimulating S, M, and L cone cells.
New study shows smoothed charts help physicians better manage hypertension by visualizing blood pressure data, reducing over-treatment & improving accuracy compared to raw graphs. Visual tools improve context for health data.
Research shows ATP, the cell's 'fuel', unexpectedly impacts neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's & Parkinson's. ATP controls protein solubility and viscosity, preventing harmful protein aggregation. Increasing ATP may help.
Research suggests Lyme's unique peptidoglycan lingers post-treatment, triggering chronic inflammation and long-term effects. Understanding individual immune responses is crucial for better therapies. Long COVID link explored.
Research reveals immune system over-activation in spastic paraplegia type 15. Microglia changes and killer T-cells contribute to neuronal damage, suggesting potential immune-based therapies for this neurodegenerative disease.
Research shows fear of vision loss can deter patients from cataract surgery, despite it being the only effective treatment. Doctor-patient trust is crucial for medical decisions. Highlights communication importance.
Research shows moderate alcohol, Mediterranean diet, strong purpose, and managing risk factors like blood pressure & stress may benefit brain health and reduce dementia, stroke, and depression risks.
Researchers developed a metal-free, blue light method using modified carbohydrates (thiosugars) to combat antibiotic-resistant infections, cancer, and gram-negative pathogens like Pseudomonas aeruginosa. This advance enhances drug delivery and reduces toxicity.
Research reveals high-fat, high-sugar diets impair spatial navigation and memory by impacting the hippocampus, linking diet to cognitive decline. Nutritional changes can improve brain health.
RFK Jr.'s HHS role faces challenges: balancing Trump's priorities with his MAHA agenda, vaccine skepticism, & internal conflicts. Key issues: COVID vaccines, fluoride, & seed oils. Vaccine misinformation.
Next-generation sequencing (NGS) revolutionizes medicine but faces cyber threats. Study highlights potential for data breaches, demanding enhanced biosecurity and interdisciplinary collaboration to protect genomic info.
Discover how myofunctional therapy can alleviate sleep apnea symptoms by retraining face, throat, and tongue muscles, reducing airway obstruction and improving nighttime rest. Learn about exercises and professional help.
Research shows music triggers opioid release in the brain, linked to pleasure & pain relief. More opioid receptors equal stronger brain response. Music may help manage pain & mental health.
Sauerkraut may protect gut health and aid digestion, according to a new study. Fermented cabbage metabolites show promising results for intestinal cell protection. Further human trials are planned.
Rosacea stems from genetics, environment, inflammation, and mites. Probiotics and prebiotics help balance gut microbes, reducing skin inflammation and redness. Simple skincare is key.
Lynette Isbell's experience highlights the need for improved mental health crisis response. Funding cuts threaten 988 hotline progress in Indiana, impacting citizens access.
"This clever and well-designed study offers a new way to measure how animals synchronize their fear responses -- and shows that males and females do it differently," said Vadim Bolshakov, a professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and at McLean Hospital, who was not involved in the research.
July 24, 2024 Ultrafine particles, UFPs, the smallest contributors to air pollution, hinder the function of mitochondria in human olfactory mucosa cells, a new study shows.
Overall, these results warrant the need to increase public awareness of diabetes, address socioeconomic disparities, improve equity in healthcare resource distribution, and implement preventive measures, early screening, and lifestyle interventions to reduce the burden of DM.
"Building upon previous research which found that day care in Japan improves noncognitive skills of very young children around age 3, my colleagues and I wished to investigate whether these benefits persist over time and if early childhood education can genuinely change behavioral outcomes later in life," said Professor Shintaro Yamaguchi from the University of Tokyo's Graduate School of Economics.
"Basic drives like thirst and hunger ensure we eat and drink at the right times, giving our bodies the hydration and nutrition needed to survive," explains Rüdiger Klein, Director at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence.
"For example, AI models could be used to improve molecular diagnostics to find new forms of multi-resistant bacteria or for monitoring wastewater treatment plants and environments where antibiotics are present," says Erik Kristiansson.
Going forward, we need to focus on studies of pathology specimens to gain understanding of what is inside the inclusion bodies so that we can identify the Kawasaki disease virus and finally solve the mystery."
To encourage scientists to speak up when people misuse science to serve political agendas, biology professor Mark Peifer of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill argues that eugenics should be included in college genetics curriculums.
