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When the young lose their way
June 2, 2025 • 12:35 PM
No more exercise, just pop a pill...
June 2, 2025 • 12:35 PM
The concept of an exercise pill- a drug that you could take which mimics the beneficial effects of physical exercise, is of huge consumer interest.
Research into these types of pill have been underway since 2004, however, most of the front-runner candidates are still in experimental stages.
A recent article published in a CellPress journal, reviews the 8 potential exercise pills that are being investigated, highlighting that this area of research is being developed and could be seen on the...
Your brain has room for optimism
June 2, 2025 • 12:35 PM
Optimism is a personality trait that has been defined by psychologists as the tendency to hold overall favorable expectancies about our future.
Now there is physical evidence for the headquarters of optimism- a brain region linked to a buoyant nature and certain degree of resilience against adversity.
Recently, researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign performed a study in healthy individuals to explore the connection between brain regions and emotional health.
Dr.Sanda...
C-sections may affect babies' cognition
June 2, 2025 • 12:35 PM
Researchers have shown that babies' delivered via a caesarean section have altered concentration capabilities compared to those born vaginally.
Dr Scott Adler and colleagues at the Department of Psychology and Centre for Vision Research at York University, Canada, have shown that a baby's spatial attention is influenced by method of birth.
Spatial attention is used to describe how well we are able to prioritize and focus on one particular area or object of interest.
It is known that very early...
New Imaging Tool lights up the Brain
June 2, 2025 • 12:35 PM
Harvard scientists have developed a new tool that could lead the way in brain imaging at a level previously thought impossible.
Professor Jeff William Lichtman, the senior author of the study, took many individual microscope images of the brain and turned them into a 3D image on a computer.
This creates a valuable map of the brain that could ultimately create a valuable resource that other scientists could use.
"Our goal was to develop an automated method for generating detailed information about...
Innovative brain probe allows control of neurons
June 2, 2025 • 12:35 PM
Germany leads in new methods for acute stroke treatment
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Changing views on vaccines
June 2, 2025 • 12:35 PM
Increasing outbreaks of whooping cough and measles in the U.S. have triggered national conversations about the safety and efficacy of vaccinations.
This has resulted in more parents being in support of vaccines overall and believing them to be safer.
The University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health asked nearly 1500 parents across America in May about how their views on vaccinations changed between the last two years.
Since the outbreak of measles in...
Say Hello to your pocket psychiatrist!
June 2, 2025 • 12:35 PM
Don't think you can trick your smart phone with a fake smile as it can figure out if you are depressed!
Much as it sounds as if you are reading a cool science fiction piece, this has been recently established in a scientific study by a group from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, led by Dr. David Mohr.
Depression is a serious mental illness that afflicts nearly 350 million people, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
At its worst stage, depression can lead to...
Predicting drug failure in Rheumatoid Arthritis
June 2, 2025 • 12:35 PM
The link between sleep therapy and Alzheimer's
June 2, 2025 • 12:35 PM
So you think you can eat anything...
June 2, 2025 • 12:35 PM
"So, you are a Foodie?"
Does this feel like being teased or reproached for your gluttonous behavior?
Fear not, for here's music to your ears!
A new study published by Dr. Brian Wansink and colleagues from Cornell University and University of Vermont shows that food neophiles or more adventurous eaters are associated with a lower Body Mass Index (BMI)!
According to the National Institute of Health in the United States, BMI is a measure of body fat that is based on a person's height and weight...
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Christoph Scheuerecker: ,,Ereignis: Erzählung"
Join us at the Kunstraum in der Au for the exhibition titled ,,Ereignis: Erzählung" by Christoph Scheuerecker, focusing on the captivating world of bees. This exhibition invites visitors to explore the intricate relationship between bees and their environment through various artistic expressions,...