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| Epilepsy drug stops nervous system tumor growth in mice Posted: 19 May 2022 11:10 AM PDT People with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) develop tumors on nerves throughout their bodies. Researchers have discovered that nerve cells with the mutation that causes NF1 are hyperexcitable and that suppressing this hyperactivity with the epilepsy drug lamotrigine stops tumor growth in mice. |
| 'Sting' protein's efforts to clean up brain cell damage may speed Parkinson's disease progress Posted: 19 May 2022 10:27 AM PDT In studies with mouse and human tissue, as well as live mice, researchers report that a snag in the normal process of cleaning up broken DNA in brain cells may hasten the progression of Parkinson's disease. Specifically, the researchers found that a protein dubbed 'STING' responds to clean-up signals in brain cells damaged by Parkinson's disease by creating a cycle of inflammation that may accelerate the disease's progression. |
| How a cognitive bias is blocking the rise of electric cars Posted: 19 May 2022 09:56 AM PDT What are the barriers to the adoption of electric cars? Although the main financial and technological obstacles have been removed, their market share still needs to increase. In a recent study, a team investigated the cognitive factors that still dissuade many people from switching to electric cars. They found that car owners systematically underestimate the capacity of electric driving ranges to meet their daily needs. |
| Making sure workers have a 'good' day gives companies a competitive advantage Posted: 19 May 2022 08:53 AM PDT Researchers have identified five types of daily workplace experiences that influence employees' creative performance. |
| Music alleviates collective grief Posted: 19 May 2022 08:53 AM PDT In February 2020, a group of musicians from around the world living in China recorded their cover of a song by Michael Jackson on video to express their support to the families affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and to those working in the frontline. The video went viral. Now, a new study analyzes why the video and song had such a profound effect. |
| Diet plays key role in ADHD symptoms in children Posted: 19 May 2022 08:53 AM PDT Here's another good reason for children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) to eat their fruits and vegetables: It may help reduce inattention issues, a new study suggests. |
| Gout medicine improves survival for heart failure patients, study finds Posted: 19 May 2022 08:53 AM PDT A common gout medication, colchicine, significantly improved survival rates for patients hospitalized with worsening heart failure, a new study found. The researchers believe colchicine could also reduce the risk for heart attack and stroke in patients with a buildup of cholesterol in their arteries. |
| Major uptick reported in cannabis vaping for all adolescents Posted: 19 May 2022 08:53 AM PDT Cannabis vaping is increasing as the most popular method of cannabis delivery among all adolescents in the U.S., as is the frequency of cannabis vaping, according to researchers. |
| Physician mistreatment emerges as crisis that can ripple through U.S. health care Posted: 19 May 2022 08:53 AM PDT In a recent survey of more than 6,500 physicians from across the United States representing a broad spectrum of racial and ethnic diversity, nearly 30% of respondents reported experiencing discrimination and mistreatment from patients or patients' family members or visitors. |
| Everyone eats three extra cheeseburgers a day than they admit, study shows Posted: 19 May 2022 07:38 AM PDT Everyone eats the equivalent of three extra cheeseburgers a day than they admit -- regardless of their waistline, researchers have revealed. The study shows obese and thin people all fib about food to the same amount regardless of the number on the bathroom scale and this could be undermining national health advice. |
| Scientists develop 'off the shelf' engineered stem cells to treat aggressive brain cancer Posted: 19 May 2022 05:54 AM PDT Investigators have devised a novel therapeutic method for treating glioblastomas post-surgery by using stem cells taken from healthy donors engineered to attack GBM-specific tumor cells. This strategy demonstrated profound efficacy in preclinical models of GBM, with 100 percent of mice living over 90 days after treatment. |
| Women who embraced their partner subsequently had lower stress-induced cortisol response Posted: 18 May 2022 11:07 AM PDT Women instructed to embrace their romantic partner prior to undergoing a stressful experience had a lower biological stress response -- as indicated by levels of the stress hormone cortisol in saliva -- compared to women who did not embrace their partner. This effect was not seen for men. |
| Childhood circumstances and personality traits are associated with loneliness in older age Posted: 18 May 2022 11:07 AM PDT Life circumstances during childhood -- including having fewer friends and siblings, low-quality relationships with parents, bad health and growing up in a poorer household -- are all correlated with a higher rate of loneliness in older age, according to a new study. |
| Component for brain-inspired computing Posted: 18 May 2022 10:07 AM PDT Researchers have developed a new material for an electronic component that can be used in a wider range of applications than its predecessors. Such components will help create electronic circuits that emulate the human brain and that are more efficient at performing machine-learning tasks. |
| Four-year college students drink more, use marijuana less than community college peers, study finds Posted: 18 May 2022 10:07 AM PDT Students at four-year colleges and universities drink nearly twice as much alcohol as their peers in two-year colleges, according to a survey of college students in the Seattle area. On the other hand, students in community colleges and other two-year institutions use marijuana nearly twice as often as four-year students. |
| Chimpanzees combine calls to form numerous vocal sequences Posted: 17 May 2022 06:48 AM PDT Evidence of structured vocal sequences in wild chimpanzee communication provides insights into human language evolution. |
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