For years, researchers have seen a connection between exercise and the progression of cognitive disorders such as Alzheimer’s—but ramping up movement isn’t possible for many patients. A new study published in Nature Neuroscience looks at how to mimic those benefits without having to hit the gym.
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From July, eligible Australians will be screened for lung cancer as part of the nation’s first new cancer screening program for almost 20 years.
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Humans are innately capable of recognizing other people they have seen before. This capability ultimately allows them to build meaningful social connections, develop their sense of identity, better cooperate with others, and identify individuals who could pose a risk to their…
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PTEN Connection to Autism: Up to 25% of those with brain overgrowth and autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) carry variations in a gene called PTEN; PTEN-deficient mouse models exhibit ASD-like characteristics Cell-type Specific Model: PTEN loss in specific neurons leads to circuit imbalance and altered behavior Excitation-Inhibition Imbalance: Strengthened excitatory drive and loss of local inhibitory connections in an amygdala circuit Behavioral effects: This circuit imbalance results in…
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Simon Fraser University researchers are using a new approach to brain imaging that could improve how drugs are prescribed to treat Parkinson’s disease.
The new study, published in the journal Movement Disorders, looks at why levodopa – the main drug used in dopamine replacement therapy – is sometimes less effective in patients.
The drug is typically prescribed to help reduce the movement symptoms associated with the neurodegenerative disorder.
While it is effective in improving symptoms for…
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A team of researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC’s Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute (Stevens INI) has identified a new brain imaging benchmark that may improve how researchers classify biologically meaningful changes associated with Alzheimer’s disease, especially in Hispanic and non-Hispanic White populations. The new study, published in Imaging Neuroscience, is part of the Health and Aging Brain Study-Health Disparities (HABS-HD), a multi-university…
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Tick. Tick. Tick. The U.S. is facing a ticking time bomb. The growing problem is ticks—more and more of them, spreading further and further, staying active for longer and longer throughout the year. And for the week of June 27, the Fordham University…
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An egret flying from the lake in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, on September 23, 2023. Researchers report … More
In a bid to get ahead of the next global flu pandemic, scientists have turned to a surprising tool: bird poop. In remote parts of the Indian Ocean and Oceania — regions often neglected during global disease…
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Spinal cord injuries are currently incurable with devastating effects on people’s lives, but now a trial at Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland offers hope for an effective treatment.
Spinal cord injuries shatter the signal between the brain and body, often resulting in a loss of function.”Unlike a cut on the skin, which typically heals on its own, the spinal cord does not regenerate effectively, making these injuries devastating and currently incurable,” says lead researcher Dr…
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Scientists at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, in collaboration with researchers from Japan, China, Switzerland, and Italy, have developed an innovative method to produce and rapidly analyze a vast array of macrocyclic peptides, molecules increasingly used in modern medicine. The research, published in Nature Communications, harnesses the familiar brewer’s yeast, turning billions of these tiny organisms into miniature fluorescent factories, each capable of creating a unique peptide with…
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