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
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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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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.
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Source: ScienceNOW - December 15, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
A Medical Breakthrough for Postpartum Depression Within a Deeply Flawed System
(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approval of the postpartum depression (PPD) pill zuranolone (Zurzuvae), based on two successful phase III trials, represents a scientific triumph. This neuroactive steroid-based treatment joins a related treatment, IV... (Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN)
Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN - December 15, 2023 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Science ’s 2023 Breakthrough of the Year: Weight loss drugs with a real shot at fighting obesity
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Obesity plays out as a private struggle and a public health crisis. In the United States, about 70% of adults are affected by excess weight, and in Europe that number is more than half. The stigma against fat can be crushing; its risks, life-threatening. Defined as a body mass index of at least 30, obesity is thought to power type 2 diabetes, heart disease, arthritis, fatty liver disease, and certain cancers.
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Source: ScienceNOW - December 14, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
Measuring Long-Term Neuronal Activity in Cell Culture
Explore the latest advances in automated live-cell neuronal analysis for cell culture models. (Source: The Scientist)
Source: The Scientist - December 14, 2023 Category: Science Tags: The Marketplace Source Type: news
Researcher loses disability lawsuit against major science funder
A jury in Maryland today delivered a unanimous verdict in favor of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), finding it did not discriminate against Vivian Cheung, a disabled biologist and physician, when it failed to renew her multimillion-dollar award in 2018. The closely watched case put a spotlight on obstacles faced by disabled scientists.
Lawyer Chong Park of Ropes & Gray was successful in persuading a jury of four women and two men that HHMI and its reviewers treated Cheung like any other scientist when she competed unsuccessfully to renew her investigator award for RNA studies. At the end of an 8-day tr...
Source: ScienceNOW - December 14, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
Proximity proteomic analysis of the NRF family reveals the Parkinson ’s disease protein ZNF746/PARIS as a co-complexed repressor of NRF2 | Science Signaling
Suppression of NRF2 activity by ZNF746 drives oxidative stress and apoptosis in a neuronal model. (Source: Signal Transduction Knowledge Environment)
Source: Signal Transduction Knowledge Environment - December 12, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
VR goggles for mice create immersive scenarios for brain research
Study suggests mice react in the same way to stimulation in virtual environment as in real worldWhether exploring distant galaxies or dashing about a fantasy world, virtual reality has immersed humans in extraordinary places. Now, it seems, mice will be able to join us.Researchers have developed a pair of virtual reality “goggles” that can plunge the rodents into various scenarios, from navigating mazes to experiencing the threat of a predator.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - December 8, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Nicola Davis Science correspondent Tags: Virtual reality Science Technology Animals Neuroscience US news Source Type: news
