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(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/09/240930122821.htm) New laser-based headset can measure blood flow, assess risk of stroke
Sep 30th 2024, 12:28

Researchers have developed a laser-based device that can measure blood flow noninvasively and differentiate stroke risk based on current physiological conditions.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/09/240927173645.htm) Unraveling the role of tRNA modifying enzyme in brain function
Sep 27th 2024, 17:36

A groundbreaking study has shed light on the critical role of a tRNA methylation enzyme, TRMT10A, in supporting brain function. The findings reveal how the absence of TRMT10A leads to a reduction in specific transfer RNA (tRNA) levels, disrupting protein synthesis in the brain and impairing synaptic structure and function.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/09/240927173532.htm) New study suggest treatments that maintain the health of synapses may help prevent, mitigate the symptoms of prion disease
Sep 27th 2024, 17:35

The most common cause of inherited prion diseases is the E200K mutation of the prion protein (PrP). It is often thought that this mutation causes disease by making PrP more susceptible to misfolding into a pathogenic shape (PrPSc). However, new research has found that the architecture of neuron-to-neuron contact sites, known as synapses, is altered in neurons expressing this mutant PrP in the absence of PrPSc. This suggests that a loss or change in PrP function may contribute to the disease phenotype.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/09/240927173414.htm) Sharing biosignals with online gaming partners to enhance a mutual sense of social presence between complete strangers
Sep 27th 2024, 17:34

Although interactive online platforms, including esports platforms, aim to foster close connections between people, they often fall short of supporting the creation of bonds between the interaction partners. Researchers have discovered that sharing biological signals (biosignals), such as heart rate data, while playing online games can enhance the sense of cooperative play, even among complete strangers.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/09/240926132046.htm) How are stretch reflexes modulated during voluntary movement?
Sep 26th 2024, 13:20

How did the bodies of animals, including ours, become such fine-tuned movement machines? This paper cuts directly into critical debates about how the ancient spinal cord and the relatively new human brain interact to produce smooth movements and how some neurological conditions disrupt this fine balance and produce slow, inaccurate, jerky, etc. movements in neurological conditions. It adds to the thought leadership about the processing of sensory information and control of reflexes during voluntary movements -- with implications as to how its disruption could give rise to motor disorders in neurological conditions like stroke, cerebral palsy, and Parkinson's disease.

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Michael Reeder LCPC
Baltimore, MD

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