An influential hypothesis in neuroscience is that the brain may operate near criticality, a transition zone between subcritical dynamics, associated with excessive inhibition, and super-critical dynamics, associated with ...
It's a simple premise; movement is medicine—not just a mantra for gym buffs and marathon runners. It's a prescription for a good life.
35 minutes ago
0
0
Treatments that target a fragment of the mutant protein that causes Huntington's disease might be more effective than treatments—now in clinical trials—that target the whole protein but leave this fragment intact, a new ...
1 hour ago
0
0
Adverse childhood experiences and traumatic events experienced or witnessed at any point during one's lifetime can sometimes prompt the emergence of some mental health disorders, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) ...
As we age, the amount and distribution of fat in our bodies changes. Most fat is subcutaneous—meaning it is stored just under the skin. Subcutaneous fat generally does not have detrimental health impacts. In fact, we need ...
1 hour ago
0
0
Routine early measurement of the neurofilament light chain could help improve prediction of cognitive impairment after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, according to a study presented today at ESC Acute CardioVascular Care ...
1 hour ago
0
0
Marie-Eve (not her real name) doesn't know what to think anymore. After years of trying to make sense of her intense emotional crises, she went on TikTok and typed "#borderline" in the search bar. After watching a few videos, ...
2 hours ago
0
0
For women age 70 and over with a common form of breast cancer, determining "the right size" of treatment can be challenging, in part because clinicians have limited tools to guide individualized treatment decisions. In a ...
2 hours ago
0
0
Twenty-five years into her diabetes and youth research, epidemiology professor Angela Liese and her team continue to increase our understanding of this uniquely vulnerable population. The team's recent findings reveal that ...
5 hours ago
0
1
In October 1948, a thick haze rolled into Donora, Pennsylvania, a steel town in the Monongahela Valley, south of Pittsburgh. For five days, toxic fumes from a zinc smelter—a plant that turns zinc ore into pure zinc metal—poured ...
6 hours ago
0
1
