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Could baseline gut microbiota predict the immune responses elicited by COVID-19 vaccines?

Researchers characterized the gut microbiota composition associated with the durability of COVID-19 vaccine-induced immunity.

27 Sep 2023

Cardiac rehabilitation: what's hindering access for women?

Researchers discuss the potential factors impacting women’s participation in cardiac rehabilitation programs.

27 Sep 2023

Vascular risk factors influence cognitive health differently in men and women with Alzheimer's disease

Researchers utilize imaging findings to elucidate how Alzheimer's dementia can present considerable variations depending on the sex of the individual.

27 Sep 2023

Machine learning-based models can predict diabetes incidence across several ethnicities

Predicting diabetes mellitus type 2 (T2D) incidence and prevalence across differing ethnicities.

27 Sep 2023

Leveraging AI technologies in clinical care: the use of collaborative intelligence

Collaborative intelligence to transform healthcare services digitally.

27 Sep 2023

How do micronutrients influence neurological disorders?

The knowledge about micronutrients with regard to selected neurological diseases.

27 Sep 2023

Early feeding practices key to shaping lifelong oral microbiome

Research delves into the little-explored world of the infant oral microbiome, examining how early nutrition and environmental factors shape it. With implications for lifelong health, the research aims to guide future health recommendations, emphasizing the need for more longitudinal studies and advanced sequencing techniques.

26 Sep 2023

Is your seafood safe? New study reveals alarming levels of toxins in Pacific Ocean marine life

A research paper published in the journal Science of the Total Environment explores how increasing levels of residual toxins in aquatic animals in the Pacific Ocean pose serious risks to food safety, human health, and food security. The paper outlines various types of toxins, their origins, and their impact on marine life and human health, highlighting the urgency for effective interventions.

26 Sep 2023

New form of cellular immunotherapy shows promise against brain tumors in mice

Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and the University Medical Center Mannheim (UMM) successfully tested a new form of cellular immunotherapy against brain tumors in mice for the first time.

26 Sep 2023

$16M NIH grant to map brain's wiring diagram

The University of Minnesota Medical School received a $16 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Brain Research Through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative to support the groundbreaking project of unraveling the mysteries of the brain's 'wiring diagram.'

26 Sep 2023

Three new projects launched to map neuronal connections in the mouse and macaque brains

A complete map of all the connections in an entire mammalian brain may be in sight. Allen Institute researchers have just launched three new projects to construct large, detailed maps of neuronal connections in sections of the mouse and macaque brains, with an eye toward creating full wiring diagrams of these animals' brains in the future.

26 Sep 2023

Study uncovers a novel role for the vagus nerve

The vagus nerve, known for its role in 'resting and digesting', has now been found to have an important role in exercise, helping the heart pump blood, which delivers oxygen around the body.

26 Sep 2023

Study reveals neurological mechanism behind the perception of skin tightness

When we wash our face with a cleanser, our skin can start to feel tight. With the application of a favorite moisturizer, that feeling often goes away.

26 Sep 2023

Researchers discover how Zika virus persists in the placenta

Before SARS-CoV-2 and the COVID-19 pandemic, there was the Zika virus epidemic, lasting from 2015 to 2016. The Zika virus can cause serious birth defects and abnormalities.

26 Sep 2023

New material more efficient at capturing coronavirus proteins with minimal impact on breathability

A research team at the University of Liverpool has developed a new material that captures coronavirus particles and could transform the efficiency of face masks and other filter equipment to stop the spread of COVID-19 and other viruses.

26 Sep 2023

Understanding how exercise suppresses appetite could pave the way for new obesity drugs

The complex relationship between physical activity and energy balance – food intake versus energy expenditure – is still a challenge for science, especially in light of the rising worldwide prevalence of overweight and obesity

26 Sep 2023

Study aims to cast light on the impact of combined alcohol and e-cigarette use on blood brain barrier

With a variety of flavors and widespread perceptions of safety, e-cigarettes appeal to an array of users and especially to adolescents. E-cigarette use, however, is linked to increased alcohol consumption, as well as the use of other substances and drugs.

26 Sep 2023

Key player in ovarian cancer may have implications for PCOS

Researchers explore the involvement and altered expression of BBOX1-AS1 and microRNA-19b in polycystic ovary syndrome.

26 Sep 2023

Can training to suppress thoughts improve mental health? Study challenges century-old wisdom

Researchers describe the effects of thought suppression on mnemonic, affective, positive, or negative mental health indices.

26 Sep 2023

How cleansers and moisturizers make your skin feel tight or soft

Some cleansers make the skin feel "tight" and some moisturizers make the skin feel "soft." Reinhold H. Dauskardt and colleagues traced the mechanisms by which applying cleansers or moisturizers to the skin results in such sensations, using in-vitro biomechanical testing, computational neural stimulation modeling, and self-assessment surveys completed by thousands of participants.

26 Sep 2023

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Could baseline gut microbiota predict the immune responses elicited by COVID-19 vaccines?

Cardiac rehabilitation: what's hindering access for women?

Vascular risk factors influence cognitive health differently in men and women with Alzheimer's disease

Machine learning-based models can predict diabetes incidence across several ethnicities

Leveraging AI technologies in clinical care: the use of collaborative intelligence

How do micronutrients influence neurological disorders?

Early feeding practices key to shaping lifelong oral microbiome

Is your seafood safe? New study reveals alarming levels of toxins in Pacific Ocean marine life

New form of cellular immunotherapy shows promise against brain tumors in mice

$16M NIH grant to map brain's wiring diagram

Three new projects launched to map neuronal connections in the mouse and macaque brains

Study uncovers a novel role for the vagus nerve

Study reveals neurological mechanism behind the perception of skin tightness

Researchers discover how Zika virus persists in the placenta

New material more efficient at capturing coronavirus proteins with minimal impact on breathability

Understanding how exercise suppresses appetite could pave the way for new obesity drugs

Study aims to cast light on the impact of combined alcohol and e-cigarette use on blood brain barrier

Key player in ovarian cancer may have implications for PCOS

Can training to suppress thoughts improve mental health? Study challenges century-old wisdom

How cleansers and moisturizers make your skin feel tight or soft

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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