Exercise increases dopamine release in mice
Exercise increases dopamine signaling in the motor areas of mice, according to research recently published in JNeurosci.Credit: Bastioli et al., JNeurosci 2022 Exercise increases dopamine...
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IU study explored how people’s beliefs impact overdose education and naloxone distribution programs
Overdose education and naloxone distribution are key parts of a comprehensive response to the overdose epidemic, and evidence supports expansion of these programs in the...
Children in underserved communities are at increased risk of being admitted to the pediatric ICU and of dying there; black children at most risk
Session: B19, Uncovering Health Disparities in Pediatric Lung Disease Date and Time: 9:30 a.m. PT, Monday, May 16 Location: Room 2002/2004 (West Building, Level 2),...
Precursor of spine and brain forms passively
In the human embryo, the neural tube forms between the 22nd and 26th day of pregnancy. Later, the brain and spinal cord will develop from...
CRISPR now possible in cockroaches
Researchers have developed a CRISPR-Cas9 approach to enable gene editing in cockroaches, according to a study published by Cell Press on May 16th in the...
New study finds worrying linked to more COVID-19 preventative behaviors
(Carlisle, Pa.) – People who worried more about COVID-19 also took more precautions against catching the disease, a new study led by a Dickinson College...
Amazon deforestation threatens newly discovered fish species in Brazil
Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History researcher Murilo Pastana and his colleagues have discovered and described two new species of Amazonian fish—one with striking red-orange...
Excessive gestational weight gain increases long-term maternal cardiovascular risk
Pregnant women with excessive gestational weight gain had a higher cardiovascular risk profile in midlife, according to a new study published in the peer-reviewed Journal...
Hannover Messe: Artificial muscles help robot vacuum manipulators get a grip
The robot grippers designed by Professor Stefan Seelecke and his team at Saarland University can grip and manipulate objects with complex geometries. The system can...
Eavesdroppers can hack 6G frequency with DIY metasurface
HOUSTON – (May 16, 2022) – Crafty hackers can make a tool to eavesdrop on some 6G wireless signals in as little as five minutes...
Arcadia Fund supports Plazi in its endeavor to rediscover known biodiversity
The Swiss-based Plazi NGO has received a grant of EUR 1.5 million from Arcadia Fund – a charitable fund of Lisbet Rausing and Peter Baldwin...
Comprehensive consideration for machine tools’ energy efficiency and machining accuracy: Exploring the coupling relationship between material removal and thermal control
Recently, a research team from State Key Laboratory of Mechanical Transmissions, Chongqing University of China has found the coupling relationship between thermal control (TC) process...
Circuit model may explain how deep brain stimulation treats Parkinson’s disease symptoms
People with Parkinson’s disease and their doctors confront many unknowns, including the answer to exactly how deep brain stimulation (DBS) relieves some of the motor...
Komodo National Park is home to some of the world’s largest manta ray aggregations, new study shows
Through a collaborative effort including the public, scientists from the Marine Megafauna Foundation and Murdoch University are reporting a large number of manta rays in...
COVID-19, MIS-C and Kawasaki disease share same immune response
The emergence of COVID-19 had doctors racing to define and treat the new disease, but they soon discovered it was not the only novel illness...
