Faith, Truth and Forgiveness: How Your Brain Processes Abstract Thoughts
Carnegie Mellon University via Newswise – The ability of humans to think abstractly plays a central role in scientific and intellectual progress. Unlike concrete concepts, like hammer, abstract concepts, like…
Screen-Based Media Associated with Structural Differences in Brains of Young Children
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center via Science Daily – A new study documents structural differences in the brains of preschool-age children related to screen-based media use. To read the original…
Researchers Engineer Insulin-Producing Cells Activated by Light for Diabetes
Tufts University via EurekAlert – Pancreatic beta cells ‘switched on’ by light are engineered to enhance production of insulin in response to glucose levels. MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass. (November 1, 2019) –Tufts…
Face Mapping: What Your Skin May Be Telling You
Jillian Levy, CHHC via Dr. Axe – If you’re like most people, you at least occasionally deal with acne breakouts, skin dryness, redness and signs of uneven skin tone. If…
Sleep Protects the Brain Against Alzheimer’s By Washing It
Dr. Ananya Mandal, MD via News Medical-Net – Researchers have found that when in deep sleep, the brain waves within can start off a cleaning system within the brain that…
Looking at the Way We Walk Can Help Predict Cognitive Decline
IOS Press via Newswise – Gait disorders, particularly slowing gait, should be considered a marker of future cognitive decline say scientists in this special supplement to the Journal of Alzheimer’s…
Living Skin Can Now Be 3D-Printed with Blood Vessels Included
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute via EurekAlert- Development is significant step toward skin grafts that can be integrated into patient’s skin. TROY, N.Y. — Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a…
Controlling the Immune System’s Brakes to Treat Cancer, Autoimmune Disorders
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital via EurekAlert – The findings may also influence cancer treatment by supercharging immunotherapy–in which the patient’s own immune system is activated to target a tumor.…
High-Salt Diet May Trigger Dementia
Dr. Liji Thomas, MD via News Medical-Net – We’ve all heard that taking too much salt can damage your blood vessels, and now a new study published in the journal…
Diet Detectives: Scientists Identify New Signposts in Blood and Urine to Reflect What We Eat and Drink
McMaster University via Newswise – Researchers at McMaster University have identified several chemical signatures, detectable in blood and urine, that can accurately measure dietary intake, potentially offering a new tool…
More Electronic Device Use Tied to More Sugar and Caffeine in Teens
McMaster University via Newswise – Do young teens who spend more time with TV and electronic devices drink more sugared or caffeinated drinks than others? Yes, they do, says a…
Could Exposure to Environmental PCBs Impair Brain Function?
Georgetown University Medical Center via Newswise – Human-made toxic chemicals that linger indefinitely in the environment disrupt the performance of critical helper cells in the mouse brain, leading to impaired…
Deep-Learning Tech Reveals Personal ID of Cancer Cells
Brian Blum via Israel21c – Technion’s computerized pathologist decodes cancer signatures to improve personalized medicine. Just as every handwritten signature is unique, so is every cancerous tumor. Researchers at the…
Scientists Discover Link Between Unique Brain Cells and OCD and Anxiety
University of Utah via Newswise – Mice with dysfunctional microglia exhibited OCD behaviors, and female sex hormones drove symptom severity and added anxiety. Newswise — According to the National Institute…
Australian Honey Has Exceptionally High Levels of Antibacterial Activity
University of Technology Sydney via News Medical-Net – Australia has at least seven Leptospermum species that produce honey with exceptionally high levels of antibacterial activity, providing the scientific basis to…
