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Unmasking system hesitancies that aggravated the COVID-19 tragedy

More than 1.2 million people have died in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic to date, more documented deaths than any other nation on Earth.

8 Dec 2023

Study offers new insights into the brain's inhibitory control mechanisms

Published in the 2023 Volume 3 issue of Psychoradiology a team of dedicated researchers from The University of Hong Kong and The University of Electronic Science and Technology of China has conclusively identified the right inferior frontal gyrus (rIFG) as a key input and causal regulator within the subcortical response inhibition nodes.

7 Dec 2023

Ultra-high resolution MRI scanner offers new opportunities for brain research

An intense international effort to improve the resolution of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for studying the human brain has culminated in an ultra-high resolution 7 Tesla scanner that records up to 10 times more detail than current 7T scanners and over 50 times more detail than current 3T scanners, the mainstay of most hospitals.

27 Nov 2023

Brain's response to unexpected visual patterns evolves over time

Faced with images that break the expected pattern, like a do not enter sign where a stop sign is expected, how does the brain react and learn compared to being shown images which match what was predicted?

21 Nov 2023

Research develops guidelines to address staff unprofessional behaviors at work

Understanding why the NHS suffers from endemic levels of bullying and unprofessional behaviors could save the service £2.8 billion a year, according to a new investigation led by the University of Surrey.

31 Oct 2023

MRI innovation to unveil iron homeostasis in the human brain

Researchers demonstrated a MRI method sensitive to the live brain's iron homeostasis (the r1-r2 extent of relaxation or relaxivity).

14 Sep 2023

A family of weird proteins hijacks plants’ cellular plumbing

Many of the bacteria that ravage crops and threaten our food supply use a common strategy to cause disease: they inject a cocktail of harmful proteins directly into the plant's cells.

13 Sep 2023

KFF Health News' 'What The Health?': 3 health policy experts you should know

In this special episode, host Julie Rovner, KFF Health News' chief Washington correspondent, interviews three noted health policy experts.

31 Aug 2023

Pairing top-down and bottom-up approaches to gain insights into the origin of life

Despite decades of progress, the origin of life remains one of the great unsolved problems in science.

14 Aug 2023

"Visual-movement" neurons in the brain help individuals to stay focused on rewarding tasks

Trying to finish your homework while the big game is on TV? "Visual-movement" neurons in the front of your brain can help you stay focused, according to a new study from neuroscientists in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

9 Aug 2023

Researchers find a simple, effective way to reduce medical errors

We trust our doctors with our lives, but the sad and scary fact is that doctors can get things wrong. Approximately 100,000 Americans die each year due to medical errors and recent studies have found that 10 to 15% of all clinical decisions regarding patient diagnosis and treatment are wrong.

24 Jul 2023

Latest advancements and challenges in the use of cross-frequency coupling for neuroscience

A review paper by researchers at the Beijing Institute of Technology summarized recent advancements and challenges in the use of cross-frequency coupling (CFC) for neuroscience and cyborg and bionic systems (CBS).

29 Jun 2023

Burden of disease review assesses the burden attributable to risk factors across Europe

Researchers performed a systematic review to map burden of disease assessments, including risk factors performed in Europe, and identify the methodological choices in comparative risk assessment and other risk assessment methods.

27 Jun 2023

Hot days, angry dogs: How environmental factors influence canine aggression

Higher temperatures, air pollution, and UV exposure contribute to increased rates of dog bites on hot, sunny, and smoggy days, emphasizing the impact of environmental factors on human-dog interactions.

19 Jun 2023

Unpacking the nutrient profiles of new-age plant-based foods: Are they truly healthier?

Concerns about the environment, ethics, and health drive the adoption of plant-based diets, but the healthiness of next-generation plant-based alternatives remains uncertain. Research explores the need to optimize nutrient profiles, digestibility, and bioavailability of plant-based foods for enhanced health benefits.

4 Jun 2023

Top Down News and Research

Unmasking system hesitancies that aggravated the COVID-19 tragedy

Study offers new insights into the brain's inhibitory control mechanisms

Ultra-high resolution MRI scanner offers new opportunities for brain research

Brain's response to unexpected visual patterns evolves over time

Research develops guidelines to address staff unprofessional behaviors at work

MRI innovation to unveil iron homeostasis in the human brain

A family of weird proteins hijacks plants’ cellular plumbing

KFF Health News' 'What The Health?': 3 health policy experts you should know

Pairing top-down and bottom-up approaches to gain insights into the origin of life

"Visual-movement" neurons in the brain help individuals to stay focused on rewarding tasks

Researchers find a simple, effective way to reduce medical errors

Latest advancements and challenges in the use of cross-frequency coupling for neuroscience

Burden of disease review assesses the burden attributable to risk factors across Europe

Hot days, angry dogs: How environmental factors influence canine aggression

Unpacking the nutrient profiles of new-age plant-based foods: Are they truly healthier?

Top-Down Proteomics: Bridging the Genotype-to-Phenotype Gap

Tactile perception can be altered by our mental processes, study shows

Revolutionizing Glycobiology: A Mass Spectrometrist's Perspective

Promoting sustainable diets: Overcoming challenges to transform consumer behaviors

Congress told HHS to set up a health data network in 2006. The agency still hasn’t.

How ELRIG Is Helping Mid-Career Scientists Navigate Leadership, Career Change and Redundancy

The role of UV-Vis in biopharma QC

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