Cloud computing expands brain sciences
People often think about human behavior in terms of what is happening in the present—reading a newspaper, driving a car, or catching a football. But other...
Category: Health
Screening uptake may contribute to higher risk of colon cancer for black people
Black people have a higher risk of colorectal cancer than white people, but this risk is likely not due to genetics. Data from a recent study...
Moral disgust leaves us with a ‘bad taste’
When we witness behaviors that violate shared moral norms, our brain inhibits the neurons that control our tongue movements—just as it does when something tastes bad....
Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine protective against SARS-CoV-2 variants
The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is protective against several SARS-CoV-2 variants that have emerged, according to new research presented in the journal mBio, an open-access journal of...
New study gives clue to the cause, and possible treatment of Parkinson’s disease
Researchers from the Brain Research Institute, Niigata University, Japan may have unraveled a new approach that could revolutionize the treatment, prevention, and possibly reversal of the...
Many surgery patients get opioid prescriptions, but many don’t need to, study suggests
Surgeons can ease their patients’ pain from common operations without prescribing opioids, and avoid the possibility of starting someone on a path to long-term use, a...
Memory biomarkers confirm aerobic exercise helps cognitive function in older adults
Increasing evidence shows that physical activity and exercise training may delay or prevent the onset of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). In aging humans, aerobic exercise training increases...
Study reports compound blocks SARS-CoV-2 and protects lung cells
Research conducted at LSU Health New Orleans Neuroscience Center of Excellence reports that Elovanoids, bioactive chemical messengers made from omega-3 very-long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids discovered by...
Model to predict drug overdose deaths in US
For two decades, the number of Americans who die each year from drug overdoses has steadily risen, from less than 20,000 in 1999 to more than...
Coronavirus variants can evade antibodies by spreading via supercells
The antibodies we create after we’re infected with a virus or vaccinated against it can be very powerful. A virus typically spreads within our bodies by...
