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New AI-based method reduces latency in neurofeedback by 50-fold

Researchers from HSE University and the Artificial Intelligence Research Institute have successfully lowered the latency between a change in brain activity and the presentation of the corresponding neurofeedback signal by a factor of 50.

12 Oct 2023

Study sheds light on impact of shyness on child language development

A recent study from SMU psychologist Sarah Kucker and a student she mentored at Oklahoma State University suggests shyness can influence a child's performance in language assessments, depending on the level of social interaction required to complete the test.

12 Oct 2023

Common herbicide exposure linked to worse brain function in adolescents

Herbicides are the most used class of pesticides worldwide, with uses in agriculture, homes and industry. Exposures to two of the most popular herbicides were associated with worse brain function among adolescents, according to a study led by researchers at the Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science at University of California San Diego.

12 Oct 2023

New study finds host strategy to cope with sleeping sickness

A new study led by Luísa Figueiredo, group leader at the Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes (iMM; Portugal), and published today in the scientific journal Nature Microbiology found a new strategy by the host to cope with Trypanosoma brucei infection.

12 Oct 2023

New clinical trial shows simple way to save thousands of units of blood every year

A world-first clinical trial published in JAMA could provide an easy way to save tens of thousands of units of blood every year in Canada and much more worldwide.

12 Oct 2023

Study sheds light on how traumatic memories are created

Scientists have long speculated about the physical changes that occur in the brain when a new memory is formed. Now, research from the National Institute for Physiological Sciences (NIPS) has shed light on this intriguing neurological mystery.

12 Oct 2023

Mount Sinai researchers receive NIH grant to compare new treatment options for sickle cell disease

The Mount Sinai Health System has received a $12,180,625 grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute to compare new treatment options for sickle cell disease and determine which work best for specific patients.

12 Oct 2023

AI-based method shows promise for precision medicine

Artificial intelligence, AI, which finds patterns in complex biological data could eventually contribute to the development of individually tailored healthcare.

12 Oct 2023

New Alzheimer's study to combine drugs targeting amyloid and tau proteins

A new study will combine an Alzheimer's medication that slows disease progression in some patients with two other drugs to see if their effects can be amplified.

12 Oct 2023

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Health funding in question in a speaker-less Congress

As House Republicans struggle — again — to decide who will lead them, the clock is ticking on a short-term spending bill that keeps the federal government running only until mid-November.

12 Oct 2023

Closed-loop insulin delivery improves pregnancy experiences for women with type 1 diabetes

A new study endorses closed-loop use in type 1 diabetes pregnancy and highlights how the technology can facilitate positive pregnancy experiences.

12 Oct 2023

Study reassures patients on safety of widely prescribed hypertension drug amlodipine

A new paper in the journal Function, published by Oxford Univetrsity Press, finds that a widely prescribed drug for treating hypertension, amlodipine, is not dangerous for patients, despite recent concerns from researchers and clinicians that taking amlodipine may have risks.

12 Oct 2023

Study suggests a potential strategy to combat aggressive brain tumors

A new study has unraveled a crucial link between how cancer cells cope with replication stress and the role of Taurine Upregulated Gene 1 (TUG1). By targeting TUG1 with a drug, the researchers were able to control brain tumor growth in mice, suggesting a potential strategy to combat aggressive brain tumors such as glioblastomas.

12 Oct 2023

Researchers call for urgent improvement in pain management for inflammatory arthritis patients

Researchers from Keele University's School of Medicine have found that analgesic medicines - commonly known as "painkillers" - are widely prescribed to people with inflammatory arthritis across England despite little research evidence that they improve pain for these patients, and studies showing they can cause serious side-effects.

12 Oct 2023

TTUHSC receives nearly $2.3 million in CPRIT grants to support cancer research

The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) recently awarded grants to four researchers from the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC).

12 Oct 2023

Clinic-based community program shows promise in addressing food insecurity and improving health

The FISH (Food Insecurity and its Sequalae on Health) Study, led by Tiffany Wesley Ardoin, MD, FACP, Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine at LSU Health New Orleans' Baton Rouge Regional Campus, reports that a clinic-based community program improved food security scores, healthy eating behaviors, and depression scores in a vulnerable, food-insecure population in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The findings are published in the MDPI journal, Nutrients.

12 Oct 2023

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New AI-based method reduces latency in neurofeedback by 50-fold

Study sheds light on impact of shyness on child language development

Common herbicide exposure linked to worse brain function in adolescents

New study finds host strategy to cope with sleeping sickness

New clinical trial shows simple way to save thousands of units of blood every year

Study sheds light on how traumatic memories are created

Mount Sinai researchers receive NIH grant to compare new treatment options for sickle cell disease

AI-based method shows promise for precision medicine

New Alzheimer's study to combine drugs targeting amyloid and tau proteins

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Health funding in question in a speaker-less Congress

Closed-loop insulin delivery improves pregnancy experiences for women with type 1 diabetes

Study reassures patients on safety of widely prescribed hypertension drug amlodipine

Study suggests a potential strategy to combat aggressive brain tumors

Researchers call for urgent improvement in pain management for inflammatory arthritis patients

TTUHSC receives nearly $2.3 million in CPRIT grants to support cancer research

Clinic-based community program shows promise in addressing food insecurity and improving health

Study highlights ways to identify children at high risk of type 2 diabetes and prevention strategies

Cancer patients and oncologists support complementary therapies, but communication gap exists

Beyond the gut: Crohn's disease's oral clues for timely diagnosis

Does your gut microbiome play a role in therapeutic outcomes?

Membrane proteins in focus: Turning high-risk targets into routine workflows

How metabolic phenotyping can detect viral infections in minutes

Directed enzyme evolution and the Nobel Prize: Making enzymes evolve in the lab

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