The Chance Discovery that Revolutionized Neuroscience
While exploring how green algae respond to light, Peter Hegemann stumbled upon a photoreceptor with far reaching applications. (Source: The Scientist)
Source: The Scientist - January 2, 2024 Category: Science Tags: News News & Opinion Source Type: news
Pleiotropic functions of TAO kinases and their dysregulation in neurological disorders | Science Signaling
The roles of TAOKs in neurophysiology and neuropathology are explored. (Source: Signal Transduction Knowledge Environment)
Source: Signal Transduction Knowledge Environment - January 2, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
RadNet testing three retail in-store breast cancer screening operations
RadNet executives will spend the next 18 months learning what does and doesn't work for operating small in-store retail breast cancer screening clinics in three areas of the U.S.
In early December 2023, the first of RadNet's three pilot MammogramNow clinics opened in a Walmart Supercenter in Milford, DE. Two more screening clinics are planned to open in 2024 in Walmart: one in Phoenix, AZ, the other in Hanford, CA, according to the company.
Tim Merchant, national director of screening networks and population health strategy for RadNet, said the Delaware location expands RadNet's statewide breast cancer screening network ...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - January 2, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Liz Carey Tags: Industry News Subspecialties Artificial Intelligence Breast Imaging Source Type: news
Science editors pick their most memorable stories of 2023
This year, in late June,
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Source: ScienceNOW - December 29, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
Alcohol misuse and loneliness ‘increase risk of early-onset dementia’
Ground-breaking research identifies 15 factors that significantly raise chance of developing illnessAlcohol misuse, coming from a lower socioeconomic background, loneliness and having a hearing impairment are among 15 factors found to significantly increase the risk of early-onset dementia, according to a “groundbreaking” study.Almost 4 million people worldwide experience dementia symptoms before they are 65, with 370,000 people newly diagnosed each year.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - December 26, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Tobi Thomas Health and inequalities correspondent Tags: Dementia Mental health Neuroscience Society UK news Middle age Alcohol Alcoholism Source Type: news
Soin Neuroscience — Pain Relief Through Technology, Not Opioids
Soin Neuroscience are pioneering pain treatment methodologies that circumvent the reliance on opioids in the hope of achieving non-addictive pain relief solutions. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - December 22, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Gabriel A. Silva, Contributor Tags: Science /science Innovation /innovation Healthcare /healthcare standard Source Type: news
What's going on in our brains when we experience nostalgia?
What's going on in our brains and bodies when we experience waves of nostalgia in the holiday season? We talk to musician and neuroscientist Daniel Levitin about the medicine of music. (Source: NPR Health and Science)
Source: NPR Health and Science - December 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: A Mart ínez Source Type: news
Radiology leadership changes to begin in the new year
2024 will see term beginnings for newly appointed radiology chairs.University of WisconsinIn December, the University of Wisconsin (UW) School of Medicine and Public Health named Scott Reeder, MD, PhD, chair of the department of radiology. Reeder's term becomes effective in early 2024, according to UW.Reeder has been faculty at UW-Madison since 2005 and previously served as director of the clinical magnetic resonance imaging fellowship, chief of MRI, chief of sectional cardiovascular imaging, and senior vice chair of research. As director of the UW Liver Imaging Research Program, Reeder leads work on the technical developm...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - December 22, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Liz Carey Source Type: news
Human tears contain substance that eases aggression, says study
Sniffing emotional tears from women can cut male aggression by more than 40% and cause changes in brainHuman tears carry a substance that dampens down aggression, according to researchers, who believe the drops may have evolved over time to protect wailing babies from harm.Sniffing emotional tears from women reduced male aggression by more than 40% in computerised tests, and prompted corresponding changes in the brain, though the scientists behind the study think all human tears would have a similar effect.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - December 21, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Ian Sample Science editor Tags: Science Neuroscience Medical research World news Source Type: news
The One Thing Our Brains Rely on to Generate New Ideas
Humanity’s evolutionary superpower is our behavioral flexibility. As we go through life, we learn how to navigate the world, building a store of knowledge, habits, and policies that have served us well in the situations we’ve encountered. But there will always be new scenarios that may require new solutions—something we’ve never done before or even thought of doing before. Such scenarios require “thinking outside of the box,” and when we need to do that, we draw on an unlikely resource: a little bit of randomness in the brain circuits that offer up options for action.
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Source: TIME: Science - December 21, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Kevin J. Mitchell Tags: Uncategorized freelance Source Type: news
Our favorite online news stories of 2023
A mad scientist. A mysterious sea creature. A sunken warship. That’s not the setup for the next Hollywood blockbuster—it’s a sampling of some of our favorite science news stories of this year. These articles don’t concern studies that are going to change the world; for that, see our
Breakthrough of the Year
coverage. Rather, they’re fun, enlightening, and often exclusive items that were treasured by our readers and staff alike. Happy holidays, and—more importantly—happy reading!
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Source: ScienceNOW - December 20, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
Should I worry about my gut microbiome?
It ’s often overlooked and left to its own devices, but should you listen to your gut more, or is it listening to you? Here’s what the science saysUntil fairly recently, the idea of listening to your gut was mostly metaphorical. The heart, lungs and liver are important to keep in good shape. But the stomach, intestines and colon? Surely they just keep chugging along, processing whatever you put into them, occasionally objecting, but basically doing their job.Well, not quite. Over the last five years or so, evidence has been piling up that the huge community of microorganisms – bacteria, viruses and fungi – that liv...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - December 17, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Joel Snape Tags: Life and style Health & wellbeing Microbiology Science Source Type: news
Genetics group slams company for using its data to screen embryos ’ genomes
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Jocelyn Kaiser
On 5 December, a U.S. company called Orchid Health announced that it would begin to offer fertility clinics and their hopeful customers the unprecedented option to sequence the whole genomes of embryos conceived by in vitro fertilization (IVF). “Find the embryo at lowest risk for a disease that runs in your family,” touts the company’s website. The cost: $2500 per embryo.
Altho...
Source: ScienceNOW - December 15, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
