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Study examines effects of using massage roller on facial skin and blood flow

Facial massaging using a roller can increase skin blood flow for more than ten minutes after the massage. It can also improve vasodilation -- the widening of blood vessels, -- in the long-term, according to a study by researchers in Japan.

9 Nov 2018

Cardiovascular and Alzheimer's disease share common genetics in some individuals, study shows

Genetics may predispose some people to both Alzheimer's disease and high levels of blood lipids such as cholesterol, a common feature of cardiovascular disease, according to a new study by an international team of researchers led by scientists at UC San Francisco and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

9 Nov 2018

Small populations of normal T cells could modify disease severity in patients with XLP1

Human SH2D1A mutations resulting in X-linked lymphoproliferative syndrome type 1 are associated with a unique susceptibility to the Epstein-Barr virus, which may lead to fatal infectious mononucleosis.

9 Nov 2018

Hypertonic saline shown to aid breathing in cystic fibrosis babies

The first-ever randomized controlled trial on babies with CF has found that treatment with inhaled hypertonic saline can improve breathing and lung health.

9 Nov 2018

Scientists solve 125-year-old mystery of the brain, uncover potential treatment for epilepsy

Scientists at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute have solved a 125-year-old mystery of the brain, and, in the process, uncovered a potential treatment for acquired epilepsy.

9 Nov 2018

Sussex scientists develop a piece of hardware to show how brains function

Scientists at the University of Sussex have developed a piece of hardware to demonstrate how our brains function, as part of a growing range of equipment which uses DIY and 3D printable models to open up access to science education.

9 Nov 2018

Study finds why people feel it easier to achieve small incremental goals

Thanks to a quirk in the way our brain evaluates goals, people feel it's easier to achieve a small incremental goal than to maintain the status quo, when both goals are assessed in isolation. This is especially true if the context is seen as unfavourable.

9 Nov 2018

Grieving spouses with sleep problems have increased risk of chronic immune activation

Sleep disturbances have a strong negative impact on the immune system of people who have recently lost a spouse, reports a new study from Northwestern Medicine and Rice University.

9 Nov 2018

Cultural brain hypothesis could explain reason for extraordinary increase in brain size

A theory called the cultural brain hypothesis could explain extraordinary increases in brain size in humans and other animals over the last few million years, according to a study published in PLOS Computational Biology by Michael Muthukrishna of the London School of Economics and Political Science and Harvard University, and colleagues at the University of British Columbia and Harvard University.

9 Nov 2018

Neuroscientists receive $16.75 million from BRAIN Initiative to decipher the brain's visual system

The BRAIN Initiative has awarded $16.75 million to a team of neuroscientists charged with deciphering the primary visual cortex, a few hundred million brain cells that play a key role in making sense of what the eye sees.

9 Nov 2018

Targeting one brain region with alternating current could decrease symptoms of chronic pain

For the first time, researchers at the UNC School of Medicine showed they could target one brain region with a weak alternating current of electricity, enhance the naturally occurring brain rhythms of that region, and significantly decrease symptoms associated with chronic lower back pain.

9 Nov 2018

New thrombolytic based on magnetite nanoparticles successfully tested on animals

New anti-thrombosis drug based on magnetite nanoparticles developed at ITMO University was successfully tested on animals. Preclinical studies conducted in terms of the project "PHARMA 2020" showed drug's high efficacy and no side effects.

9 Nov 2018

Researchers elucidate new rules of connectivity of neurons in the neocortex

As the adage goes "neurons that fire together, wire together," but a new paper published today in Neuron demonstrates that, in addition to response similarity, projection target also constrains local connectivity.

9 Nov 2018

Learning familiar faces through social interactions reduces variability in face recognition

A Dartmouth study finds that recognition of faces varies by where they appear in the visual field and this variability is reduced by learning familiar faces through social interactions.

9 Nov 2018

Studying sensory neurons could provide new insights to treat ALS

Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute scientists have shown that mutations in specific genes that destroy motor neurons and thereby cause the devastating effects of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-- also known as ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease -- also attack sensory neurons.

9 Nov 2018

Maximal longevity in species can be better explained by number of neurons in the brain

Scientists have thought that the main determinant of maximal longevity in warm-blooded animals--which varies from as little as 2 to as many as 211 years--is a species' metabolic rate, which is inversely related to body size. It follows that at 2 years of life, small animals with high metabolic rates are already old, but large animals with low metabolic rates are still young.

9 Nov 2018

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Study examines effects of using massage roller on facial skin and blood flow

Cardiovascular and Alzheimer's disease share common genetics in some individuals, study shows

Small populations of normal T cells could modify disease severity in patients with XLP1

Hypertonic saline shown to aid breathing in cystic fibrosis babies

Scientists solve 125-year-old mystery of the brain, uncover potential treatment for epilepsy

Sussex scientists develop a piece of hardware to show how brains function

Study finds why people feel it easier to achieve small incremental goals

Grieving spouses with sleep problems have increased risk of chronic immune activation

Cultural brain hypothesis could explain reason for extraordinary increase in brain size

Neuroscientists receive $16.75 million from BRAIN Initiative to decipher the brain's visual system

Targeting one brain region with alternating current could decrease symptoms of chronic pain

New thrombolytic based on magnetite nanoparticles successfully tested on animals

Researchers elucidate new rules of connectivity of neurons in the neocortex

Learning familiar faces through social interactions reduces variability in face recognition

Studying sensory neurons could provide new insights to treat ALS

Maximal longevity in species can be better explained by number of neurons in the brain

Newly designed mice emulate severe form of kidney damage in humans with diabetes

Study finds that thymus plays key role during normal pregnancy

Scientists identify ancient light-sensing mechanism in modern mouse retinal cells

New study does not support hypertensive effect from urate elevation

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

Fourier 80: bringing benchtop NMR systems to the laboratory

How industrial hygiene flow calibration supports defensible exposure data

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