Understanding the potential applications of stem cell research
To mark Stem Cell Awareness Day on October 12, 2022, COST is highlighting a network of researchers working to foster greater understanding about stem cell research and potential applications for millions of people suffering from incurable diseases and injury. Stem…
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Rapid eye movements in sleeping mice match where they are looking in their dreams, new research finds
Does rapid eye movement during sleep reveal where you’re looking at in the scenery of dreams, or are they simply the result of random jerks of our eye muscles? Since the discovery of REM sleep in the early 1950s, the…
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This Dad Is Siding With His Son's Disparaging Social Media Posts Against His Mother, & Reddit Has Mixed Reactions
For good or for bad, social media has become a place to air grievances, vent frustration, and impulsively overshare during the heat of a moment — a coping mechanism this Reddit dad has experienced thanks to his teenage son. While…
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Marijuana-dependent patients may face higher infection rates following knee and shoulder arthroscopy
Patients who are dependent on marijuana may face higher infection rates following knee and shoulder arthroscopy-;a minimally invasive surgery in which a small camera is inserted to diagnose and sometimes treat injury-;according to a study presented at the Scientific Forum…
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Hollywood star Bill Paxton’s heart was struggling before he died
The best of actor Bill Paxton through the years We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our…
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Age vs. genetics: Which is more important for determining how we age?
Amid much speculation and research about how our genetics affect the way we age, a University of California, Berkeley, study now shows that individual differences in our DNA matter less as we get older and become prone to diseases of…
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Forget Covid tests, health chiefs want monkeypox swabs!
Forget Covid tests, health chiefs want monkeypox swabs! New taskforce will develop lateral flows amid fears virus could become endemic A group of 25 researchers from across the UK set to develop monkeypox tests Experts hope tests will see people…
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COVID-19 infection associated with worse mental health and lower life satisfaction
Having symptoms of COVID-19 has been associated with worse mental health and lower life satisfaction. The study, which is part of the COVID-19 Longitudinal Health and Wellbeing National Core Study, is published today in The Lancet Psychiatry. The study is…
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Study uncovers role of mitochondrial energy production in dopaminergic neurons
Northwestern Medicine investigators have discovered that dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra utilize a specific ion channel to meet anticipated energy needs, according to findings published in Science Advances. The study, led by D. James Surmeier, Ph.D., chair and the…
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Does mask-wearing affect behavior? New research, set in China, suggests that using masks for health reasons also leads people to behave more ethically
Since 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic has led to a global increase in the number of people wearing masks to limit the spread of illness. Now, new research co-authored by MIT scholars suggests that, in China at least, wearing masks also…
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