Obesity worsens disability in multiple sclerosis
A study by I.R.C.C.S. Neuromed delves into the underlying mechanisms of the relationship between lipid metabolism and disease Obesity is ...
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How chronic inflammation may drive down dopamine and motivation
A computational method to experimentally test a theory Growing evidence shows that the brain's dopamine system, which drives motivation, is ...
Opioids are not sleep aids, and can actually worsen sleep research finds
University of Warwick led study with Lausanne, Switzerland found patients on a low to high dose of opioids reported only ...
Opioid analgesics increase the risk of pneumonia among persons with Alzheimer’s disease
Opioid analgesics were associated with a 30% increase in the risk of pneumonia in persons with Alzheimer's disease, a recent ...
Tolerance to stress is a ‘trade-off’ as fruit flies age
Study first to show how effects of foraging gene are beneficial early in life but costly later in lifeCredit: Florida ...
Smartphone relaxation app helps some manage migraine
Migraine sufferers who used a smartphone-based relaxation technique at least twice a week experienced on average four fewer headache days ...
Wearable motion detectors identify subtle motor deficits in children
Could lead to early intervention, help prevent disabilityCredit: Catherine Hoyt A wristwatch-like motion-tracking device can detect movement problems in children ...
Lithium boosts muscle strength in mice with rare muscular dystrophy
New drug target identifiedCredit: Andrew Findlay Standing up from a chair, climbing stairs, brushing one's hair - all can be ...
Weber receives grant to study cognitive screening for persons with spinal cord injury
The New Jersey Commission on Spinal Cord Research awarded a $592,000 grant to Erica Weber, PhD, of Kessler Foundation, to ...
Immune cells determine how fast certain tumors grow
Study suggests new approaches to treating NF1 brain tumorsCredit: Washington University Tumors arise when cells shake off their restraints and ...
Hearing through your fingers: Device that converts speech
A new proof-of-concept study provides the first evidence that a speech-to-touch sensory substitution device can improve hearing in the hearing-impaired ...
Six fingers per hand
Credit: Source: compare „Original Publication ", license: Creative Commons, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 Polydactyly is the extraordinary condition of someone being born with ...
Which brain hemorrhage patients have treatable underlying conditions
A new study identifies patients more likely to have underlying lesions from brain-bleeds, a finding that could help doctors treat ...
SYNGO Consortium releases public data resource for universal reference in synapse research
Brain research consortium brings together scientific knowledge about synapses and uncovers new properties & disease links Synapses, the junctions that ...