Credit: CC0 Public Domain People with dementia and those who care for them should be screened for loneliness, so providers can find ways to keep them socially connected, according to experts at UC San Francisco and Harvard, who made the recommendations after finding that both groups experienced declines in social …
Read More »New AI tool predicts COVID-19 vaccine uptake
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Findings of a new study led by researchers at Northwestern University and the University of Cincinnati could help public health officials lead more effective vaccination campaigns that overcome hesitancy. The research team composed of computer scientists, psychiatrists and social scientists, created a predictive model using a …
Read More »A new study shows how neurochemicals affect fMRI readings
Stimulus-evoked negative fMRI signals in striatum. Credit: Yen-Yu Ian Shih, Ph.D. The brain is an incredibly complex and active organ that uses electricity and chemicals to transmit and receive signals between its sub-regions. Researchers have explored various technologies to directly or indirectly measure these signals to learn more about the …
Read More »Text nudges can increase uptake of COVID-19 boosters—if they play up a sense of ownership of the vaccine
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain New research published in Nature Human Behavior suggests that text nudges encouraging people to get the COVID-19 vaccine, which had proven effective in prior real-world field tests, are also effective at prompting people to get a booster. The key in both cases is to include in …
Read More »Five-minute test during routine GP appointments could prevent stroke
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain People at risk should be tested for atrial fibrillation every time they attend a health appointment, according to results of the AFFECT-EU project, which is holding its final event today in Brussels, Belgium. Patients at high risk of the disorder, such as those with heart failure …
Read More »AI tools and parent support could be keys to unlock perfectionism
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The quest to find ideal therapy for perfectionism, a condition showing alarming growth among very young people, has moved online—with researchers believing that artificial intelligence (AI) tools could provide a better, more convenient solution, as well as harnessing parent delivery of interventions. While the online delivery …
Read More »Researchers report rise in global fungal drug-resistant infections
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A global wave of infections caused by fungi growing drug-resistant has the medical community issuing precautions on how to protect yourself. Skin contact with microorganisms found in soil or on hard surfaces, such as common shower facilities, or exposure to infected pets can result in fungal …
Read More »Assessing breast cancer risk
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The genetic risk of breast cancer has been in the news lately. Researchers at the Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center are working toward pinpointing individuals’ risk of developing breast cancer. The discovery of the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes in the 1990s enabled many women to learn …
Read More »Scientists map the evolution of urinary tract cancer cells
Imaging Mass Cytometry shows the immune-inflamed subtype of upper tract urothelial carcinoma at single-cell resolution. Red: tumor-expressed E-cadherin; Green: T-cell-expressed CD3; Blue: DNA. Credit: Hiranmayi Ravichandran, André Figueiredo Rendeiro and Kentaro Ohara. Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have performed the most comprehensive analysis to date of cancer of the ureters …
Read More »Scientists reveal chemical structural analysis in neural computations that allow us to identify odors
Nostril-specific modulation of odor perception by substructure adaptation. Credit: Nature Human Behaviour (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41562-024-01849-0 Scents, such as coffee, flowers, or freshly baked pumpkin pie, are created by odor molecules released by various substances and detected by our noses. In essence, we are smelling molecules, the basic unit of a …
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