Myelin Regeneration: New Ways to Repair Nerve Damage
Summary: Researchers have uncovered a key biological mechanism that promotes myelin repair and regeneration by studying the interaction between the Daam2 protein…
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How to Stop Obsessing Over Food
Summary: Researchers report that visual features which modulate the optokinetic reflex are encoded in the retina. Source: LMU. Contrast affects the optokinetic…
COVID-19 and Digestive Symptoms: What Patients Report
Summary: In an early Stanford Medicine review of U.S. COVID-19 patients, 31.9% reported gastrointestinal symptoms associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection. Loss of appetite…
Bacteria and Viruses Team Up in Promising Cancer Therapy
Summary: Researchers have developed CAPPSID, a new cancer therapy that coordinates bacteria and viruses to infiltrate and eliminate tumors. The approach conceals…
How Teen Friendships Shape Your Long-Term Well-Being
Summary: New research shows that friendships formed during adolescence shape wellbeing into adulthood. Both the type of connections teens form and the…
Targeting Microglia to Reduce Inflammation in Neurodegeneration
Summary: Researchers suggest that activating specific immune checkpoints in microglia could help restore the balance between neuroprotection and neurotoxicity in several neurodegenerative…
Flexible Machine Learning Boosts Image Classification Accuracy
Giving machine-learning systems “partial credit” during training improves image classification. Machine learning, the foundation of many modern artificial-intelligence applications, operates on probabilistic…
Stimulating a Brain Region Sparks Intense Cocaine Cravings
Summary: Optogenetic stimulation of the amygdala increases the motivation to consume cocaine in rats, producing behavior that resembles aspects of addiction. Source:…
Consumer Products Linked to Nearly 75% of Under-19 TBIs
Summary: A new analysis identifies the consumer products and activities most often linked to non-fatal traumatic brain injuries (TBI) among children and…
Why You Temporarily Lose Hearing After Loud Noise
Tectorial Membrane Stores Calcium and Explains Temporary Hearing Loss After Loud Sounds Summary: Researchers at Linköping University report that the tectorial membrane…
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