How 'calming' our spinal cords could provide relief from muscle spasms

byEdith Cowan UniversityCalming motoneurons may help relieve muscle spasms. Credit: Edith Cowan UniversityPoor sleep, difficulty moving and injuries from hitting something accidentally are just

Updated on: January 21,2024

How 'calming' our spinal cords could provide relief from muscle spasms

byEdith Cowan UniversityCalming motoneurons may help relieve muscle spasms. Credit: Edith Cowan UniversityPoor sleep, difficulty moving and injuries from hitting something accidentally are just

Updated on:January 21,2024

New therapeutic target for Parkinson's disease discovered

JULY 19, 2023byNorthwestern UniversityImmunohistochemistry for alpha-synuclein showing positive staining (brown) of an intraneural Lewy-body in the Substantia nigra in Parkinson's disease. C

Updated on: March 15,2024

New therapeutic target for Parkinson's disease discovered

JULY 19, 2023byNorthwestern UniversityImmunohistochemistry for alpha-synuclein showing positive staining (brown) of an intraneural Lewy-body in the Substantia nigra in Parkinson's disease. C

Updated on:March 15,2024

This next generation blue light could potentially promote or hinder sleep on command

byAmerican Chemical SocietyWith the inherent sleep and wake cycle regulated by natural sunlight, the human body has evolved over millennia to be active during the day and to rest at night. Howev

Updated on: January 02,2024

This next generation blue light could potentially promote or hinder sleep on command

byAmerican Chemical SocietyWith the inherent sleep and wake cycle regulated by natural sunlight, the human body has evolved over millennia to be active during the day and to rest at night. Howev

Updated on:January 02,2024

Overall stroke rates down, but hemorrhagic stroke up in recent years

by Lori SolomonCredit: CC0 Public DomainAge-standardized stroke rates mostly declined from 1990 to 2019, with the exception of hemorrhagic stroke, the rates of which increased, according to a study pu

Updated on: March 19,2024

Overall stroke rates down, but hemorrhagic stroke up in recent years

by Lori SolomonCredit: CC0 Public DomainAge-standardized stroke rates mostly declined from 1990 to 2019, with the exception of hemorrhagic stroke, the rates of which increased, according to a study pu

Updated on:March 19,2024

New computer tools can reconstruct 3D brain from biobank photos

byeLifeExamples of inputs and outputs from the MADRC dataset. Credit:(2023). DOI: 10.7554/eLife.91398.1Researchers have developed a suite of free tools for analyzing vast amounts of brain

Updated on: January 02,2024

New computer tools can reconstruct 3D brain from biobank photos

byeLifeExamples of inputs and outputs from the MADRC dataset. Credit:(2023). DOI: 10.7554/eLife.91398.1Researchers have developed a suite of free tools for analyzing vast amounts of brain

Updated on:January 02,2024

Exercise improves memory, boosts blood flow to brain

by UT Southwestern Medical CenterThe 'A' image shows the cerebral blood flow in a group of older adults at risk to develop Alzheimer's disease after one year of aerobic exercise train

Updated on: May 28,2024

Exercise improves memory, boosts blood flow to brain

by UT Southwestern Medical CenterThe 'A' image shows the cerebral blood flow in a group of older adults at risk to develop Alzheimer's disease after one year of aerobic exercise train

Updated on:May 28,2024

Study Identifies Key Culprit Behind Ischemic Stroke-Induced Brain Damage

Updated on: July 13,2024

Study Identifies Key Culprit Behind Ischemic Stroke-Induced Brain Damage

Updated on:July 13,2024

Deep neural networks show promise as models of human hearing

byMassachusetts Institute of Technology(A) Regression analysis (voxelwise modeling). (B) Representational Similarity Analysis. Credit:bioRxiv: DOI: 10.1101/2022.09.06.506680Computational m

Updated on: January 02,2024

Deep neural networks show promise as models of human hearing

byMassachusetts Institute of Technology(A) Regression analysis (voxelwise modeling). (B) Representational Similarity Analysis. Credit:bioRxiv: DOI: 10.1101/2022.09.06.506680Computational m

Updated on:January 02,2024

Nature Medicine's big discovery: microplastics in human brains are increasing and linked to dementia

Updated on: February 10,2025

Nature Medicine's big discovery: microplastics in human brains are increasing and linked to dementia

Updated on:February 10,2025

Research reveals DNA-protecting gene's crucial role in brain disorders

by Jessica Stanley,University of AdelaideL–R: Microscopic images showing bright red spots on a cell, indicating an increase in detrimental RNA:DNA Hybrids. Second image shows cells with high DNA

Updated on: March 20,2024

Research reveals DNA-protecting gene's crucial role in brain disorders

by Jessica Stanley,University of AdelaideL–R: Microscopic images showing bright red spots on a cell, indicating an increase in detrimental RNA:DNA Hybrids. Second image shows cells with high DNA

Updated on:March 20,2024

Deep meditation may alter gut microbes for better health

by British Medical JournalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainRegular deep meditation, practiced for several years, may help to regulate the gut microbiome and potentially lower the risks of physic

Updated on: May 23,2024

Deep meditation may alter gut microbes for better health

by British Medical JournalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainRegular deep meditation, practiced for several years, may help to regulate the gut microbiome and potentially lower the risks of physic

Updated on:May 23,2024

Digital holographic imaging system offers a new path to noninvasive brain-computer interface

byJohns Hopkins UniversityThe digital holographic imaging system operates by actively illuminating tissue with a laser and recording the light scattered from the neural tissue on a special camer

Updated on: November 28,2024

Digital holographic imaging system offers a new path to noninvasive brain-computer interface

byJohns Hopkins UniversityThe digital holographic imaging system operates by actively illuminating tissue with a laser and recording the light scattered from the neural tissue on a special camer

Updated on:November 28,2024