During a stroke or organ transplant, patients can suffer an injury due to lack of blood supply to vital organs. The injury — known as ischemia reperfusion — can cause damage to tissues. But a new Yale-led study has identified a previously unknown mechanism leading to the injury, and a potential target for drug treatment. (more…)
The more regularly people report doing word puzzles such as crosswords, the better their brain function in later life, a large-scale and robust online trial has found. (more…)
Well, a ‘boobs-sweat issue’ in a hot summer in Los Angeles sparked the idea to a revolutionary solution to help feel ‘millions of boobs’ comfortable and ‘wooo-ing’ the internet crazily. (more…)
Studie zeigt, dass Menschen Sport als weniger anstrengend empfinden, wenn sie daran glauben, dass er ihnen gut tut
„Sport ist mir zu anstrengend.” Für viele Menschen ist das Grund genug, auf Bewegung zu verzichten. Doch muss Sport wirklich schweißtreibend sein? Der Psychologe Hendrik Mothes vom Institut für Sport und Sportwissenschaft der Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg hat mit seinem Team herausgefunden, dass die eigenen Erwartungen einen starken Einfluss darauf haben, wie anstrengend eine Sporteinheit erlebt wird. (more…)
Models help UD researchers calculate best dosage for osteoporosis treatment
They may seem rigid and set in their ways, but your bones are actually under constant construction and deconstruction. They give up their nutrient treasures (calcium) to the body and then rebuild in a constant give-and-take sort of rhythm. (more…)
Ten-year-old Momo Sutton’s feet danced on the floor while the rest of her tried to sit patiently, her face beaming with anticipation as Easton LaChappelle carefully lifted his invention out of its box. Once she put it on, she already had four favorites by lunchtime: (more…)
A Yale research team has found that by tinkering with the surface properties of drug-loaded nanoparticles, they can potentially direct these particles to specific cells in the brain. (more…)
The brain responds less to money gained from immoral actions than money earned decently, reveals a new UCL-led study.
The research, published in Nature Neuroscience and funded by Wellcome, helps explain why most people are reluctant to seek illicit gains by identifying a neural process that dampens the appeal of profiting at other people’s expense. (more…)
