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Stark Changes in Brain Structure for People With Anorexia
Neuroscience News - 7 Jun 2022 20:01
The brains of those with anorexia have sizable reductions in three critical measures, including cortical thickness, subcortical volume, and cortical surface area.
COVID-19 Increases Risk of Psychiatric Diagnoses in the Months After Infection
Neuroscience News - 7 Jun 2022 00:25
Those infected with COVID-19 have a 25% increased risk of being diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder in the four months following contracting the disease. The association was higher for anxiety disorders.
Cannabis-Related Products Demonstrate Short-Term Reduction in Chronic Pain
Neuroscience News - 7 Jun 2022 01:00
Cannabis products and synthetic, medical cannabis can help to relieve neuropathic pain, a new study reports.
How the Gut Microbiome Impacts Immunotherapy Response in Glioblastoma Brain Cancer
Neuroscience News - 7 Jun 2022 00:08
Researchers say the gut microbiome may be a viable targetable biomarker to improve immunotherapy responses in those with glioblastoma and a range of other cancers.
New Insights on Infant Word Learning
Neuroscience News - 7 Jun 2022 23:37
Early language acquisition may be tied to memory representations that build over time rather than as a repeated connection between objects and words.
Endurance Exercise May Affect Body's Largest Artery Differently in Men and Women
Neuroscience News - 7 Jun 2022 23:09
The vascular age of male athletes who participate in endurance exercise is 10 years older than their chronological age. Female athletes showed no overall difference between vascular and chronological age.
Hurricane season 2022: How long it lasts and what to expect
Live Science - 7 Jun 2022 23:06
This guide to the Atlantic hurricane season of 2022, includes predictions, tropical storm science, naming conventions and storm safety tips.
New Theory of Decision-Making Seeks to Explain Why Humans Don't Make Optimal Choices
Neuroscience News - 7 Jun 2022 22:44
A new theory of decision-making helps explain why humans often make decisions that are simply adequate, not optimal. According to the theory, people often use relative thinking when they should use absolutes, and vice-ve...
You can hear every event twice in a three-dimensional quantum gas
Phys.org - 7 Jun 2022 22:43
If you could immerse yourself in a quantum fluid, you would hear every event twice, because they support two sound waves with different speeds.
Sponge-like solar cells could be basis for better pacemakers
Science Daily - 7 Jun 2022 22:10
Scientists find that holes can also improve technology, including medical devices. The article describes an entirely new way to make a solar cell: by etching holes in the top layer to make it porous.
COVID-19 Conspiracy Theories Associated With Depression
Neuroscience News - 7 Jun 2022 21:33
People who believe conspiracies about COVD-19, including vitamins can cure coronavirus, or that governments are using the virus and vaccines to control the population, are more prone to developing depression and anxiety.
Multilevel polarization switching in ferroelectric thin films
Phys.org - 7 Jun 2022 21:25
Ferroelectric materials have found widespread use in everyday technology mainly owing to their electric polarization that can be switched between two distinct states. Overcoming the binary limit of ferroelectrics in orde...
More than 1,000 cases of monkeypox detected in 29 countries
Live Science - 7 Jun 2022 21:22
The CDC raised the alert level for the ongoing monkeypox outbreak as the nation's case count hit 30 and the global case count rose above 1,000.
Medieval Turkish pirates may have wielded saber discovered in Greece
Live Science - 7 Jun 2022 20:57
Archaeologists in Greece have unearthed a one-edged sword, or saber, that they think was used in the 14th century during a raid by Turkish pirates on a fortified Christian monastery.
How Mothers Calm Their Distressed Infants With Soothing Signals
Neuroscience News - 7 Jun 2022 20:30
Study reveals how postpartum depression has an impact on how a mother soothes her baby and changes in maternal neurobiological mechanisms when it comes to soothing.
Save $50 on this LCD Digital Microscope, perfect for scientists of all ages
Live Science - 7 Jun 2022 20:11
If you're looking to study small objects, or know someone that is, this high-tech microscope is worth a look.
Echelon Stride Auto-Fold Treadmill review
Live Science - 7 Jun 2022 19:45
The Echelon Stride Auto-Fold Treadmill is the compact, affordable smart treadmill you've been waiting for.
Rapamycin Increases Alzheimer's-Associated Plaques in Mice
Neuroscience News - 7 Jun 2022 19:30
Rapamycin, a drug approved for the treatment of cancer and transplant patients increases amyloid-beta protein plaques in the brains of mice.
Five planets are lining up in the night sky this month
Live Science - 7 Jun 2022 19:16
The five visible planets in the solar system will be lined up across the predawn sky this month. Here's how to watch.
Massive, unknown radio structure detected around the universe's brightest quasar
Live Science - 7 Jun 2022 19:16
Two previously unknown radio structures have been detected around quasar 3C273, the first and brightest quasar ever detected.
Rapamycin increases Alzheimer's-associated plaques in mice, study finds
Science Daily - 7 Jun 2022 19:09
Researchers found that administration of the drug rapamycin in mice was associated with increased beta-amyloid plaques. This is one of the hallmark pathologies of Alzheimer's disease. The study authors caution that rapam...
Pressures within supply chains paved the way to an oversupply of prescription opioids, experts say
Science Daily - 7 Jun 2022 18:10
New research shows pressure from manufacturers and suppliers of opioids, particularly national corporations, influenced how pharmacies bought and distributed those prescriptions.