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Brain ripples may help integrate information across the cortex during sleep, waking, and memory recall

A fundamental mystery of the human cortex is how its 16 billion neurons integrate or bind the many different kinds of information they encode into a single coherent unified experience or memory.

8 Jul 2022

Researchers analyze acute and post-acute COVID-19 presentations in athletes

Researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil analyzed data from 43 scientific articles describing the effects of COVID-19 on athletes and concluded that while the disease was asymptomatic or mild in the vast majority of cases (94%), about 8% of the subjects concerned had persistent symptoms affecting their performance and potentially preventing a return to training and competing.

8 Jul 2022

Clinical trial examining the combination of atezolizumab and chemoradiation for patients with limited-stage SCLC reaches accrual

The NRG Oncology/Alliance clinical trial NRG-LU005, examining the addition of the immunotherapy drug atezolizumab combined with chemoradiation for patients with limited-stage small cell lung cancer (SCLC) recently reached the trial's accrual goal of 506 patients.

8 Jul 2022

Moffitt researchers discover kidney cancer-specific splicing variant biomarkers

Kidney cancer accounts for only 4% of all cancers in the United States; however, its incidence has more than doubled since 1975, with the most common type being clear cell renal cell carcinoma.

8 Jul 2022

Moffitt researchers discover how YAP1 protein contributes to angiogenesis in cancers

The formation of new blood vessels, also known as angiogenesis, is critical to the development and progression of cancer.

8 Jul 2022

Brief online art viewing can have positive effects on well-being

Viewing art while visiting galleries and museums can have powerful effects on an individual's mood, stress and well-being. But does the same hold true for viewing art in digital space? A new study by psychologists led by MacKenzie Trupp, and Matthew Pelowski investigated whether engaging with art online also has this effect.

8 Jul 2022

Researchers unravel the functioning of antibodies in autoimmune encephalitis

Using a state-of-the-art method, researchers at DZNE and the University of Texas have succeeded for the first time at unraveling the effects of autoimmune antibodies, that are directed against the brain, in detail at the atomic level.

8 Jul 2022

Study shows how tau protein, critical to Alzheimer's, turns from normal to diseased state

Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia, currently has no cure or effective therapy, in part due to gaps in our understanding of how the progressive neurodegenerative disorder arises in the brain.

8 Jul 2022

GI cancer survival rates improving among Northern Territorians except for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

Survival rates for gastrointestinal (GI) cancer among Northern Territorians have improved in the past 30 years but Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples living in the Territory still have worse survival outcomes, a new analysis has found.

8 Jul 2022

Study aims to determine the advantages of using robots in hip replacement surgery

Robots will have their surgical skills put to the test as researchers trial their use in hip replacement surgery for the first time.

8 Jul 2022

New non-invasive treatment for patients suffering from treatment-resistant depression and dementia

A joint research team from the LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) and City University of Hong Kong (CityU) has discovered that the electrical stimulation of the eye surface can alleviate depression-like symptoms and improve cognitive function in animal models.

8 Jul 2022

High prevalence of persistent cardiovascular symptoms in COVID-19 recovered patients according to new study

Scientists recently conducted a study on community-dwelling adults to determine the prevalence and risk factors of long-term cardiovascular symptoms in COVID-19 recovered individuals.

8 Jul 2022

What is the long-term vaccine effectiveness against SARS-CoV-2 infection?

A new study aimed to estimate the waning of vaccine protection by performing a systematic literature review of studies that reported VE at different times post-vaccination.

8 Jul 2022

Characterization of longer-term effects on behavior and brain inflammation following recovery from mild COVID-19

A recent study reported that long COVID in mice causes brain inflammation and cognitive impairment.

8 Jul 2022

Vaccine and testing delays for monkeypox echo failures in early covid response

Andy Stone is one of the lucky ones. The New York City resident saw a tweet from a local AIDS activist saying that monkeypox vaccines would be available that day at a clinic in Manhattan

8 Jul 2022

The search for scarce formula is worse for rural families on WIC

Two months after giving birth, Jennifer Magee noticed a change in her baby's feeding routine that scared her: She was starting to drink more formula, almost every hour.

8 Jul 2022

The push for abortion lawmaking after ‘Dobbs’ is unique, legal and political experts say

The end of nationwide abortion protections has been met with a wave of calls from lawmakers and governors in at least a dozen states for special legislative sessions that would reshape the state-by-state patchwork of laws that now govern abortion in the U.S.

8 Jul 2022

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Brain ripples may help integrate information across the cortex during sleep, waking, and memory recall

Researchers analyze acute and post-acute COVID-19 presentations in athletes

Clinical trial examining the combination of atezolizumab and chemoradiation for patients with limited-stage SCLC reaches accrual

Moffitt researchers discover kidney cancer-specific splicing variant biomarkers

Moffitt researchers discover how YAP1 protein contributes to angiogenesis in cancers

Brief online art viewing can have positive effects on well-being

Researchers unravel the functioning of antibodies in autoimmune encephalitis

Study shows how tau protein, critical to Alzheimer's, turns from normal to diseased state

GI cancer survival rates improving among Northern Territorians except for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

Study aims to determine the advantages of using robots in hip replacement surgery

New non-invasive treatment for patients suffering from treatment-resistant depression and dementia

High prevalence of persistent cardiovascular symptoms in COVID-19 recovered patients according to new study

What is the long-term vaccine effectiveness against SARS-CoV-2 infection?

Characterization of longer-term effects on behavior and brain inflammation following recovery from mild COVID-19

Vaccine and testing delays for monkeypox echo failures in early covid response

The search for scarce formula is worse for rural families on WIC

The push for abortion lawmaking after ‘Dobbs’ is unique, legal and political experts say

Digital mental health companies draw scrutiny and growing concerns

The replicative ability and pathogenicity of Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 isolates in hamsters

The putative impact of vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms on SARS-CoV-2 infection among different variants

How microplastics and bacteria interact to drive antibiotic resistance

Single-cell proteomics: Revealing proteome diversity from cellular heterogeneity to non-canonical biology

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

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