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(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/06/240607151717.htm) Online professional education works for complex topics
Jun 7th 2024, 15:17

Online education is effective for teaching complicated topics like quantum information science (QIS) to high school science educators, according to a new article.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/06/240607121531.htm) Basic income can double global GDP while reducing carbon emissions
Jun 7th 2024, 12:15

Giving a regular cash payment to the entire world population has the potential to increase global gross domestic product (GDP) by 130%, according to a new analysis. Researchers suggest that charging carbon emitters with an emission tax could help fund such basic income program while reducing environmental degradation.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/06/240607121507.htm) How does oxygen depletion disrupt memory formation in the brain?
Jun 7th 2024, 12:15

When we learn something new, our brain cells (neurons) communicate with each other through electrical and chemical signals. If the same group of neurons communicate together often, the connections between them get stronger. This process helps our brains learn and remember things and is known as long-term potentiation or LTP. Another type of LTP occurs when the brain is deprived of oxygen temporarily -- anoxia-induced long-term potentiationor aLTP. aLTP blocks the former process, thereby impairing learning and memory. Therefore, some scientists think that aLTP might be involved in memory problems seen in conditions like stroke.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/06/240607121456.htm) Baby baboon brain anatomy predicts which hand they will use to communicate
Jun 7th 2024, 12:14

By studying the brain anatomy of newborn baby baboons, a research group was able to predict what hand they would use to communicate after they had been weaned.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/06/240607121448.htm) What's going on in our brains when we plan?
Jun 7th 2024, 12:14

An international team of scientists has uncovered neural mechanisms used in planning. Its results suggest that an interplay between the brain's prefrontal cortex and hippocampus allows us to imagine future outcomes in order to guide our decisions.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/06/240606152408.htm) Encouraging Phase 1 data for glioblastoma treatment
Jun 6th 2024, 15:24

Preliminary clinical data for glioblastoma multiforme patients enrolled in a Phase 1 clinical trial demonstrated that 92 percent of evaluable patients treated with INB-200 exceeded a median progression-free survival of seven months with concomitant temozolomide chemotherapy. The median follow-up was 11.7 months. This survival data along with radiographic improvements are indicative of positive treatment effects, which highlights the potential of IN8bio's genetically modified, chemotherapy-resistant gamma-delta T cells as a potential first-in-class therapy for patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/06/240606152402.htm) Epstein-Barr Virus and brain cross-reactivity: possible mechanism for Multiple Sclerosis
Jun 6th 2024, 15:24

The role that Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) plays in the development of Multiple Sclerosis may be caused a higher level of cross-reactivity, where the body's immune system binds to the wrong target, than previously thought.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/06/240606152343.htm) New study challenges 'pop psychology' myths about habits
Jun 6th 2024, 15:23

By ditching 'pop psychology myths' about habits, we can better understand our habits and take more effective action, according to researchers.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/06/240606152316.htm) Women with excess weight as a teen or young adult may have higher stroke risk by age 55
Jun 6th 2024, 15:23

Women with excess weight at age 14 or 31 may have increased ischemic (clot caused) stroke risk before age 55. The same ischemic stroke risk was not found in men. Losing excess weight after adolescence may not eliminate the stroke risk.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/06/240606152310.htm) Searchable database for Alzheimer's research
Jun 6th 2024, 15:23

A searchable database is now ready to help study Alzheimer's disease. Neuroscience and biomedical informatics researchers have created the comprehensive, user-friendly repository.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/06/240606152301.htm) Hidden challenges of tooth loss and dentures revealed in new study
Jun 6th 2024, 15:23

A new study has revealed the hidden emotional challenges patients go through following tooth loss. Patients highlight feelings of self-consciousness, shame or fear as well as physical sensations such as pain and sensitivity and worries about how tooth loss might impact their life.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/06/240606152253.htm) Macrophages behave like mural cells to promote healing of ischemic muscle injury
Jun 6th 2024, 15:22

Innate immune cells including macrophages and neutrophils have unique properties that allows them to quickly accumulate in large numbers at the site of infection or injury. A new study establishes that macrophage in the adult ischemic muscle induce a phenotype switch into mural cells to support restoration of functional blood flow and thereby promote healing. This finding pinpoints macrophages as a potential target for therapeutically enhancing vascular integrity and healing of ischemic injuries.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/06/240606152250.htm) First-of-its-kind test can predict dementia up to nine years before diagnosis
Jun 6th 2024, 15:22

Researchers have developed a new method for predicting dementia with over 80% accuracy and up to nine years before a diagnosis. The new method provides a more accurate way to predict dementia than memory tests or measurements of brain shrinkage, two commonly used methods for diagnosing dementia.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/06/240606152234.htm) Vigorous exercise may preserve cognition in high-risk patients with hypertension
Jun 6th 2024, 15:22

People with high blood pressure have a higher risk of cognitive impairment, including dementia, but a new study suggests that engaging in vigorous physical activity more than once a week can lower that risk.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/06/240606152231.htm) Younger children in school year are more commonly diagnosed with ADHD than their older classmates, says new study
Jun 6th 2024, 15:22

New research has found that teachers may be attributing signs of age-related immaturity in children, to conditions such as Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) or Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The results of the study showed that the youngest students in a class, with birth dates just before the school entry cut-off date, were overrepresented among children receiving an ADHD diagnosis or medication for the condition. Experts looked at how being one of the youngest children in a class can influence the likelihood of being diagnosed with ADHD or ASD. ADHD is a condition where individuals have significant challenges with attention and can be overly active. ASD is a complex developmental condition that relates to how a person communicates and interacts.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/06/240606152223.htm) Severity of calls to US poison centers increases sharply for both adults, kids
Jun 6th 2024, 15:22

The number of calls about intentional exposures, such as illegal drug overdoses, that resulted in death among adults increased a whopping 233.9% between the beginning of 2007 and the end of 2021. And that's just one of several troubling poisoning trends.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/06/240606152129.htm) Omega-3 therapy prevents birth-related brain injury in newborn rodents
Jun 6th 2024, 15:21

A novel omega-3 injectable emulsion reduces brain damage in newborn rodents experiencing lack of oxygen at delivery, a major cause of disability in human infants and children.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/06/240606150946.htm) The body's own lipids affect mental disorders: Can specific inhibitors help?
Jun 6th 2024, 15:09

A genetic disorder leads to an increase in bioactive lipids in the brain, resulting in an imbalance between excitation and inhibition in neural circuits and promoting mental disorders. However, treatment with an enzyme inhibitor that prevents the activation of lipids can restore balance and alleviate symptoms.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/06/240606001359.htm) Drug used to treat eczema may provide relief for patients with intensely itchy skin diseases
Jun 6th 2024, 00:13

A drug approved to treat eczema provided significant improvement in the symptoms of patients with severe itching diseases that currently have no targeted treatments, according to a new study. The drug, abrocitinib, was found to cause minimal side effects during a small 12-week study. It was beneficial for those with an itching disease called prurigo nodularis as well as for those with chronic pruritus of unknown origin, a condition that causes chronic unexplainable itching symptoms.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/06/240606001356.htm) Antidepressants: New data on prevalence of discontinuation symptoms
Jun 6th 2024, 00:13

How hard is it to stop taking antidepressants? If countless Internet posts and a number of scientific studies are to be believed, discontinuing these medications is highly problematic, and doctors often underestimate the difficulties involved. But it is unclear how common discontinuation symptoms actually are. Researchers have now conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis. They conclude that one in three people reports symptoms after discontinuing antidepressant treatment, but half of those symptoms are attributable to negative expectations (the nocebo effect).

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/06/240606001349.htm) New home-administered treatment for binge eating disorder shows promising results
Jun 6th 2024, 00:13

Researchers have investigated the feasibility of a new home-administered treatment for binge eating disorder. The new treatment combines a gentle brain stimulation technique called transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) with a training program that targets unhelpful patterns of attention around food.

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Michael Reeder LCPC
Baltimore, MD

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