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Nov 21, 2019
Scans show how the brain is able to rewire itself after half of it is removed
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: biotech/medical, neuroscience
The brain scans of six patients who’ve had half of their brain removed to treat severe epilepsy have left doctors in awe.
Nov 21, 2019
Boeing’s 1st Starliner Space Capsule Rolls Out to Launch Site for Test Flight
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: space
Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner crew capsule left the processing facility for the launch pad where it will begin its first journey to space.
Nov 21, 2019
Mission: Impossible comes true as hyper-realistic masks get so good they can fool us
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in category: futurism
Nov 21, 2019
The Fifth Force of Nature Could Be Real and Fantastic
Posted by Roderick Reilly in categories: cosmology, physics
In 2016, Attila Krasznahorkay made news around the world when his team published its discovery of evidence of a fifth force of nature. Now, the scientists are making news again with a second observation of the same force, which may be the beginning of a unified fifth force theory. The researchers have made their original LaTeX paper available prior to acceptance by a peer-reviewed journal. Study of the hypothesized fifth force, a subfield all by itself, is centered on trying to explain missing pieces in our understanding of physics, like dark matter, which could be expanded or validated by an important new discovery or piece of evidence.
Nov 21, 2019
Penn State’s SETI Center Could Legitimize Alien Research
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in category: alien life
Nov 21, 2019
DNA Analysis of Ancient Rome Reveals a Cosmopolitan Megacity
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: biotech/medical
Roman citizens came from Europe, the Mediterranean, Africa and beyond. The ancient metropolis was a bone fide melting pot.
Nov 21, 2019
Is There Actually Science Behind ‘Dopamine Fasting’?
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: neuroscience, science
The trendy concept of “dopamine fasting” actually finds its roots in established addiction therapies.
Nov 21, 2019
‘Shocking’ spike of HPV-related cancer in younger men worries researchers
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: biotech/medical
They found 68,809 cases of anal cancer and 12,111 deaths from the disease.
The vast majority of these cases are associated with the human papillomavirus, but about three-quarters of American adults don’t know HPV causes the disease, a recent study, also led by Deshmukh, found.
He called the findings “shocking.”
Nov 21, 2019
Inflammation linked with Alzheimer’s, reduced cognition and brain fog
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: biotech/medical, neuroscience
Several newly published studies are reporting evidence affirming a growing hypothesis that links inflammation with cognitive deficits. As well as associating inflammation with the cognitive deficits seen in conditions such as bipolar disorder and Alzheimer’s, some research is even suggesting low-grade systemic inflammation in healthy subjects can result in mental sluggishness.
For some time patients suffering from chronic inflammatory conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis or inflammatory bowel disease have reported mild cognitive deficits in association with their disease. Despite a number of correlational studies finding connections between inflammation and cognitive performance, homing in on any clear causal links has been a little tricky for scientists.
“Scientists have long suspected a link between inflammation and cognition, but it is very difficult to be clear about the cause and effect,” explains Ali Mazaheri, from the University of Birmingham. “For example, people living with a medical condition or being very overweight might complain of cognitive impairment, but it’s hard to tell if that’s due to the inflammation associated with these conditions or if there are other reasons.”
