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| Discovery of new role for the brain’s immune cells could have Alzheimer's implications Posted: 15 Oct 2021 06:48 AM PDT The immune cells, known as microglia, also help regulate blood flow and maintain the brain's critical blood vessels, researchers have discovered. The findings may prove important in cognitive decline, dementia and stroke, among other conditions linked to diseases of the brain's small vessels. |
| Gel fights drug-resistant bacteria and induces body’s natural immune defense Posted: 14 Oct 2021 02:27 PM PDT In the fight against multidrug-resistant bacteria, scientists have developed a new kind of antibiotic-free protection for wounds that kills drug-resistant bacteria and induces the body's own immune responses to fight infections. |
| Study could pave way for creating safer opioids Posted: 14 Oct 2021 02:27 PM PDT Researchers may have an uncovered new answers on how to create safer opioids. Design a new opioid to bypass the part of brain that feels pleasure, but retain the analgesic properties, which make opioids one of the most effective pain relievers. Researchers looked at how opioids may have become so widely abused. |
| Study discovers unique brain signature of intimate partner aggression Posted: 14 Oct 2021 11:19 AM PDT A new study used functional magnetic resonance imaging to examine the brain activity of 51 male-female romantic couples as they experienced intimate partner aggression in real time. They found that aggression toward intimate partners was associated with aberrant activity in the brain's medial prefrontal cortex, or MPFC, which has many functions, but among them is the ability to foster perceptions of closeness with and value of other people. |
| Posted: 14 Oct 2021 07:01 AM PDT Scientists report that children benefited most from 60 hours of Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy (CIMT) over four weeks. The study also showed that the intensive therapy did not add stress for families. |
| Don’t go green with envy, but fish might be able to distinguish color more effectively than humans Posted: 13 Oct 2021 12:22 PM PDT Researchers have revealed that non-mammalian vertebrates might have a much more simple and effective way of deciphering between colour and greyscale information than humans, tracking explanations back to early evolution. |
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