Could we end migraines for good? – podcast
British cabinet minister Dehenna Davison recentlyresigned from government, explaining that chronic migraines were making it impossible for her to do her job. Her announcement coincided with a new drug for acute migraines being recommended for use in the NHS. Madeleine Finlay meets Prof Peter Goadsby, whose pioneering research underpins the new drug, to find out about the advances we ’ve made in understanding migraines, and whether we might one day be able to wave goodbye to migraines for goodClips: TalkTV, ITVRead more Guardian reporting on migraine treatmentsContinue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - September 28, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Presented by Madeleine Finlay, produced by Madeleine Finlay and Joshan Chana, sound design by Tony Onuchukwu, the executive producer is Ellie Bury Tags: Science Health Medical research Women's health Neuroscience Source Type: news
AAN Ushers in a New Vision for Brain Health AAN Ushers in a New Vision for Brain Health
The AAN ' s brain health goals include accelerating scientific discovery and optimizing brain health through neurologist-led preventive care practices.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines)
Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines - September 27, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
Assembloids Unlock the Roles of Key Neurodevelopment Disease Genes
Brain-like tissue grown in a dish mimics critical periods for development and reveals how it can go wrong. (Source: The Scientist)
Source: The Scientist - September 27, 2023 Category: Science Tags: News News & Opinion Source Type: news
The Creator review – vast and exhilarating sci-fi actioner rages against the AI machine
Director Gareth Edwards draws together the many strands of our current AI debate with tremendous boldness, conjuring up an intriguing and stimulating spectacleThis colossal sci-fi thriller from Gareth Edwards features John David Washington and Gemma Chan in vast mysterious panoramas and vertiginous vistas which deserve to be shown at Imax-plus scale; it also shows that Christopher Nolan isn ’t the only British director in Hollywood thinking (and acting) big. After a stint making franchise movies such asGodzilla and the enjoyable and underratedRogue One: A Star Wars Story, Edwards has now crafted this ambitious original p...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - September 26, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Peter Bradshaw Tags: Film Science fiction and fantasy films Artificial intelligence (AI) John David Washington Gemma Chan Gareth Edwards Computing Consciousness Culture Neuroscience Human biology Psychology Technology Source Type: news
Deja vu ’s lesser-known opposite: why do we experience jamais vu? – podcast
There ’s a sensation many of us might have experienced: when something routine or recognisable suddenly feels strange and unfamiliar. It’s known as jamais vu, or ‘never seen’. Research into this odd feeling recently won an Ig Nobel prize, which is awarded to science that makes you laugh, then thin k. Ian Sample speaks to Ig Nobel recipient Dr Akira O’Connor about why he wanted to study jamais vu, what he thinks is happening in our brains, and what it could teach us about memory going right, and wrongRead Nicola Davis ’ report on the Ig Nobel prizeshereContinue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - September 26, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Presented by Ian Sample, produced by Madeleine Finlay, sound design by Joel Cox, the executive producer is Ellie Bury Tags: Science Neuroscience Psychology Memory Source Type: news
Leading Companies Like Medtronic, Abbott Laboratories, and Boston Scientific Corp. Spearhead Innovation in the Neuroprosthetics Market Amid Technological Advancements and Regulatory Support
DUBLIN, Sept. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Neuroprosthetics: Technologies and Global Markets" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The global Neuroprosthetics Market is expected to reach $8.1 billion in 2028 from $5.4 billion in 2023, growing at a Compound Annual... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - September 25, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: MRR Source Type: news
British researchers pioneer new science which turns skin cells into mini brains to fight dementia
Selina Wray, professor of molecular neuroscience at Alzheimer's Research UK and senior research fellow at University College London (UCL), is leading the pioneering breakthrough. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Jellyfish show how you don ’t need a brain to learn, say researchers
Adjustment of behaviour shown in study suggests learning is integral function of neuronsJellyfish change their behaviour based on past experiences, researchers have revealed, in a study that suggests learning could be a fundamental property of the way nerve cells work.Unlike humans, jellyfish do not have a central brain. However, box jellyfish have clusters of neurons associated with the creatures ’ eye-like structures, known as rhopalia, with this system acting as the visual information processing centre.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - September 22, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Nicola Davis Science correspondent Tags: Animal behaviour Marine life Invertebrates Biology Science World news Neuroscience Source Type: news
News at a glance: Diphtheria treatment shortage, prisoner release, and iNaturalist ’s growth
CONSERVATION
Popular biodiversity app to expand
The nonprofit that runs iNaturalist, a popular app and website for identifying species, has received a $10 million grant to expand. The funding from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, announced last week, will allow iNaturalist—whose website is one of the largest generators of crowd-sourced species-occurrence data—to add users, technology, and observations to inform conservation. iNaturalist hopes to grow in nature-rich parts of the world, such as Asia and South America, which have fewer users uploading data. Since iNaturalist’s founding in 20...
Source: ScienceNOW - September 21, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
Smart Gateways into the Lab of the Future
Neurobiologists, computer scientists, and engineers join forces to grow mini brains using automation and make their technologies smarter with artificial intelligence. (Source: The Scientist)
Source: The Scientist - September 21, 2023 Category: Science Tags: Podcasts Source Type: news
The Scientist's Journal Club: Transcriptomics
Scientists discuss their latest findings on immune cell dynamics, neurodegenerative disease risk factors, and rare cell types obtained from bulk and single cell RNA sequencing experiments. (Source: The Scientist)
Source: The Scientist - September 20, 2023 Category: Science Tags: Sponsored Webinars Source Type: news
Brain circuit behind release of breast milk at baby ’s cries uncovered
Scientists find continuous crying by mouse pups triggers release of oxytocin, which controls milk-release responseThe brain circuit that causes the sound of a newborn crying to trigger the release of breast milk in mothers has been uncovered by scientists.The study, in mice, gives fresh insights into sophisticated changes that occur in the brain during pregnancy and parenthood. It found that 30 seconds of continuous crying by mouse pups triggered the release of oxytocin, the brain chemical that controls the breast-milk release response in mothers.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - September 20, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Hannah Devlin Science correspondent Tags: Breastfeeding Science Women Research UK news Neuroscience Biology Source Type: news
The Man Who Thinks He Can Live Forever
In a neat little neighborhood in Venice, Calif., there’s a block of squat, similar homes, filled with mortals spending their finite days on the planet eating pizza with friends, blowing out candles on birthday cakes, and binging late-night television. Halfway down the street, there’s a cavernous black modern box. This is where Bryan Johnson is working on what he calls “the most significant revolution in the history of Homo sapiens.”
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Johnson, 46, is a centimillionaire tech entrepreneur who has spent most of the last three years in pursuit of a si...
Source: TIME: Health - September 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Charlotte Alter Tags: Uncategorized feature Source Type: news
Boston Scientific Announces Agreement to Acquire Relievant Medsystems, Inc.
Acquisition intended to expand neuromodulation portfolio to provide more treatment options for people living with chronic low back pain
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Sept. 19, 2023 -- (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) -- Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE:... Devices, Mergers & Acquisitions Boston Scientific, Relievant Medsystems, Intracept System, vertebrogenic pain (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - September 19, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Examination and scientific analysis of thoracic vertebral fractures - Singh G, Rao V, Thamba A, Roth D, Zaazoue MA.
Background Thoracic vertebral fractures are clinically important due to their association with the thoracic spinal cord and the potential to cause devastating neurological injury. Using the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) data, this ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - September 16, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
