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(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250116161334.htm) Fine-tuned brain-computer interface makes prosthetic limbs feel more real
Jan 16th 2025, 16:13

Two new articles document progress in neuroprosthetic technology that lets people feel the shape and movement of objects moving over the 'skin' of a bionic hand.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250116133309.htm) Do parents really have a favorite child? Here's what new research says
Jan 16th 2025, 13:33

A new study found that younger siblings generally receive more favorable treatment from parents. Meanwhile, older siblings are often granted more autonomy, and parents are less controlling towards them as they grow up.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250115165252.htm) How improving education could close maternal heart health gaps
Jan 15th 2025, 16:52

Research has established a clear link between racial and ethnic disparities in maternal heart health and higher risks of preterm birth, preeclampsia and cardiovascular issues for Black and Hispanic mothers and their babies.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250115165153.htm) Xenon gas could protect against Alzheimer's disease: Mouse study
Jan 15th 2025, 16:51

Most treatments being pursued today to protect against Alzheimer's disease focus on amyloid plaques and tau tangles that accumulate in the brain, but new research points to a novel -- and noble -- approach: using Xenon gas. The study found that Xenon gas inhalation suppressed neuroinflammation, reduced brain atrophy, and increased protective neuronal states in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease. A phase 1 clinical trial of the treatment in healthy volunteers will begin in early 2025.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250115165148.htm) Fatal neurodegenerative disease in kids also affects the bowel
Jan 15th 2025, 16:51

Researchers have described the neurodegeneration that occurs in the nervous system of the bowel in Batten disease, a rare and fatal genetic condition. In their latest study, a team showed that gene therapy to the bowel in mice modeling Batten disease reduced symptoms and extended lifespan.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250115125726.htm) HKU study shows ruminating about being lonely is more closely linked to depression than actual loneliness
Jan 15th 2025, 12:57

Past studies have identified a loneliness-rumination-depression nexus. Rumination is defined as repetitive and intrusive negative thoughts and feelings, and loneliness as a gap between desired and actual social connections. Given a widely reported high co-occurrence between loneliness and depression, a research team sought to understand the underlying mechanisms.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250115125707.htm) Reading signs: New method improves AI translation of sign language
Jan 15th 2025, 12:57

A research team improved the AI recognition accuracy of word-level sign language recognition by adding data such as the signer's hand and facial expressions, as well as skeletal information on the position of the hands relative to the body.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250113134054.htm) Route of entry for Semliki Forest virus into the brain revealed
Jan 13th 2025, 13:40

Semliki Forest virus was originally isolated from mosquitoes in the Semliki Forest, Uganda, hence the name. Upon systemic infection from mosquito bites, Semliki Forest virus causes mild blood viremia before finding its way to the central nervous system where it can cause neurotoxicity. In a recent study, researchers show that the Semliki Forest virus enters the central nervous system by first entering the cerebrospinal fluid and then binding to a specific cell type before penetrating deeper into the brain. This finding could potentially be used to develop the Semliki Forest virus as an agent for treating brain cancer.

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Michael Reeder LCPC
Baltimore, MD

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