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Category: 4. Health

  • How is it we feel a sense of agency over our movements?

    How is it we feel a sense of agency over our movements?

    The sensation of controlling one’s body and things in the environment is known as sense of agency (SoA). Not only is SoA pivotal for tasks and well-being in everyday life, but its mechanisms have become increasingly important for the development of human-computer interfaces in new technology. This need has fueled research in this area, in particular to understand how SoA is generated from scratch in unfamiliar environments. Researchers at the University of Tokyo performed experiments…

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  • Artificial intelligence tools make education materials more patient friendly

    Artificial intelligence tools make education materials more patient friendly

    Artificial intelligence (AI) tools significantly improve the readability of online patient education materials (PEMs), making them more accessible, a new study shows.

    Led by researchers at NYU Langone Health, the study focused on the readability of PEMs available on the websites of the American Heart Association (AHA), American Cancer Society (ACS), and American Stroke Association (ASA). According to the researchers, these materials help patients make decisions about their health care but…

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  • Increasing physical activity in middle age may protect against Alzheimer’s disease

    Increasing physical activity in middle age may protect against Alzheimer’s disease

    An increase in physical activity between the ages of 45 and 65 could help prevent Alzheimer’s disease, while inactivity may be detrimental to brain health. This is the main conclusion of a scientific paper published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia, which highlights the need to promote physical activity among middle-aged adults. The study is the result of a collaboration between the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), a center promoted by the “la Caixa” Foundation, and the…

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  • New technology facilitates delivery of advanced medicines

    New technology facilitates delivery of advanced medicines

    Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have developed a technique that enables efficient delivery of therapeutic proteins and RNA to cells. The method, presented in Nature Communications, shows promising results in animal studies to deliver gene editors and protein therapeutics.

    The method is based on so-called extracellular vesicles (EVs), tiny bubbles that are naturally secreted by cells and can transport biologically active molecules between cells. Researchers have now succeeded…

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  • A virtual reality game integrating smell to fight cognitive decline

    A virtual reality game integrating smell to fight cognitive decline

    As the global population ages, supporting older adults in maintaining their cognitive and memory functions has become a pressing concern. The United Nations estimates that by the 2070s, there will be over 2.2 billion people aged 65 or older, surpassing the global number of children under 18. This demographic shift is especially pronounced in Japan, the fastest-aging country, where 28.7% of the population is 65 or older.

    One promising strategy to counter cognitive decline is through olfactory…

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  • New AI technique can uncover antiviral compounds using limited data

    New AI technique can uncover antiviral compounds using limited data

    Artificial intelligence algorithms have now been combined with traditional laboratory methods to uncover promising drug leads against human enterovirus 71 (EV71), the pathogen behind most cases of hand, foot and mouth disease. The study, published today in Cell Reports Physical Science by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, showed that reliable antiviral predictions can be made even when only a modest amount of experimental data are available.

    AI…

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  • Depression and other mental health conditions linked with immune response, study finds

    Depression and other mental health conditions linked with immune response, study finds

    Depression, schizophrenia and other mental health conditions affect 1 in 4 people in their lifetime, but mechanisms underlying these conditions are poorly understood. New research led by researchers at the University of Bristol has linked the body’s immune response with schizophrenia, Alzheimer’s disease, depression, and bipolar disorder. The study demonstrates mental health conditions might be affected by the whole body as well as changes in the brain. The findings could pave the way for…

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  • Protein sources change the gut microbiome — some drastically

    Protein sources change the gut microbiome — some drastically

    A new study by researchers from North Carolina State University shows that protein sources in an animal’s diet can have major effects on both the population and function of the microscopic life within their gut. These microorganisms, known as the gut microbiome, can impact various aspects of our health. The findings could help lead to a better understanding of how to prevent and treat gastrointestinal diseases currently affecting the quality of life of millions of people globally.

    “There’s…

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  • Researchers find that increase of ‘CLU’ protein promotes brain resilience and could provide protection from Alzheimer’s disease

    Researchers find that increase of ‘CLU’ protein promotes brain resilience and could provide protection from Alzheimer’s disease

    Recently approved Alzheimer’s drugs offer a step forward for treating the disease, but new therapeutic strategies are needed to complement them and provide personalized therapeutic approaches. Mass General Brigham researchers have identified a potential strategy to protect against Alzheimer’s disease by increasing the clusterin protein (CLU). Their results, published in Neuron, uncover the mechanism of how increased CLU protects the brain from amyloid plaques and loss of synapses, key…

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  • Mechanism by which the brain weighs positive vs. negative social experience is revealed

    Mechanism by which the brain weighs positive vs. negative social experience is revealed

    Mount Sinai researchers have identified for the first time the neural mechanisms in the brain that regulate both positive and negative impressions of a social encounter, as well as how an imbalance between the two could lead to common neuropsychiatric disorders like autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and schizophrenia. The study, published April 30 in Nature, also describes how activating a serotonin receptor in the brain of a mouse model ofASD restored positive emotional value (also known as…

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