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

Do we always perceive the world in the same way? A hypnosis experiment proves that we certainly don’t.

11 May 2023

Promoting sustainable diets: Overcoming challenges to transform consumer behaviors

Researchers describe the views and actions of consumers toward sustainable diets.

10 Apr 2023

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

In early 2020, as they tried to fight covid-19 across two rural counties in North Carolina, the staff of Granville Vance Public Health was stymied, relying on outdated technology to track a fast-moving pandemic.

9 Feb 2023

Researchers use multiplexed 3D imaging to perform molecular and morphological assessments of colorectal cancers

Researchers used multiplexed and three-dimensional imaging with machine-based learning and spatial statistics to perform molecular and morphological assessments of colorectal cancers (CRC).

24 Jan 2023

“Zone of uncertainty” communicates with the neocortex to rapidly control memory formation

The neocortex is the largest and most complex part of the brain and has long been considered the ultimate storage site for long-term memories. But how are traces of past events and experiences laid down there?

13 Jan 2023

Intermediate levels of indoor relative humidity shown to improve COVID-19 outcomes globally

In a new study, researchers found that indoor relative humidity modulates the severity of COVID-19 outbreaks, and intermediate RHs between 40 to 60% are robustly associated with better COVID-19 outcomes.

18 Nov 2022

Can monkeypox spread through contaminated food?

In a recent study published in the journal Microbial Risk Analysis, a team of researchers from France performed a qualitative risk assessment to determine the probability of transmission of monkeypox through the handling and consumption of food.

1 Nov 2022

What is the association between video gaming and cognition in children?

Researchers investigated the association between video games and children's cognitive skills using self-reported screen time surveys and task-based functional magnetic resonance imaging.

26 Oct 2022

Lancet report highlights global failures of COVID-19 response, calls for strengthened multilateralism to eradicate pandemic

Widespread, global failures at multiple levels in the COVID-19 response led to millions of preventable deaths and reversed progress made towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in many countries, according to a new Lancet COVID-19 Commission report.

14 Sep 2022

Scientists explore ecological firewalls for the containment of synthetic microbes

In a new study, researchers described ecological firewalls (EFWs) to contain synthetic microbes.

10 Aug 2022

Brain & Behavior Research Foundation recognizes exceptional research in mental illness

The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation today announced the winners of its 2022 Klerman and Freedman Prizes, recognizing exceptional clinical and basic research in mental illness.

1 Aug 2022

Research reveals molecular clues associated with traumatic brain injury

New research led by scientists at Arizona State University has revealed some of the first detailed molecular clues associated with one of the leading causes of death and disability, a condition known as traumatic brain injury (TBI).

23 Jul 2022

Review sets out new plans to create the biggest shake-up in health and social care leadership

The Health and Social Care Secretary Sajid Javid has welcomed the publication of an independent review of health and adult social care leadership, led by General Sir Gordon Messenger and Dame Linda Pollard - and, in what will be the biggest shake-up in health and social care leadership in a generation, is accepting all seven transformative recommendations they have put forward.

7 Jun 2022

"Serenity Lounges" reduce stress, anxiety and burnout among nurses, study shows

A new Cedars-Sinai study shows that "Serenity Lounges"–break rooms equipped with massage chairs and other relaxation tools–reduced feelings of stress, anxiety and burnout among nurses.

10 May 2022

Researchers discover a bi-directional neural network connecting the legs and visual system to shape walking

A fruit fly walks on a small styrofoam ball fashioned into a floating 3D treadmill. The room is completely dark, and yet, an electrode recording visual neurons in the fly's brain relays a mysterious stream of neural activity, rising and falling like a sinusoidal wave.

6 May 2022

Newly discovered brain circuit facilitates the ability to focus on what is important in the environment

When exploring a new environment, mice make use of a unique long-distance connection in the brain that prompts them to pay attention to the most salient features of the environment, according to new research from UC San Francisco. The link, originating in the prefrontal cortex and stretching to the hippocampus, provides evidence of how the brain's higher cognitive regions refine operations occurring in distant brain areas.

4 May 2022

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

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.

Researchers use multiplexed 3D imaging to perform molecular and morphological assessments of colorectal cancers

“Zone of uncertainty” communicates with the neocortex to rapidly control memory formation

Intermediate levels of indoor relative humidity shown to improve COVID-19 outcomes globally

Can monkeypox spread through contaminated food?

What is the association between video gaming and cognition in children?

Lancet report highlights global failures of COVID-19 response, calls for strengthened multilateralism to eradicate pandemic

Scientists explore ecological firewalls for the containment of synthetic microbes

Brain & Behavior Research Foundation recognizes exceptional research in mental illness

Research reveals molecular clues associated with traumatic brain injury

Review sets out new plans to create the biggest shake-up in health and social care leadership

"Serenity Lounges" reduce stress, anxiety and burnout among nurses, study shows

Researchers discover a bi-directional neural network connecting the legs and visual system to shape walking

Newly discovered brain circuit facilitates the ability to focus on what is important in the environment

Evaluating nano alum as a substitute for conventional alum-based vaccine adjuvant

Novel glycation patterns help understand Omicron immune escape

Showcasing STEM Women in Medical Science

Blood proteoforms may help predict liver transplant rejection

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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