Category: Education
Chronic pain found to cause maladaptive anxiety
Researchers from Hokkaido University in Japan have identified neuronal pathways associated with chronic pain and maladaptive emotional states in mice. A large fraction of people worldwide suffer from chronic pain, which is often comorbid with psychiatric disorders, such as depression […]
Selfies distort young adults’ perception of their own appearance
Plastic surgeons facing an uptick in requests from young patients may want to look into how “selfies” play a part: a University of Texas Southwestern (UTSW) Medical Center plastic surgeon revealed that “young people are coming to plastic surgeons to […]
Modern analytical method study highlights new CVD and diabetes risks
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) and type 2 diabetes share common lipid metabolism factors for development. Scientists at the German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbruecke (DIfE) and the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) have jointly identified nearly 70 lipids associated with […]
Scientists identify genetic play behind breast cancer recurrence
Undetectable microscopic pieces of tumour that remain after a mastectomy are a major factor for the recurrence of breast cancer – scientists from Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington, DC, have recently discovered cell types with significant genetic changes that […]
Food cravings determined by gut microbes’ activity
Substances secreted by gut microbes in mice have been found to influence what they choose to eat, providing a sort of explanation into food cravings and associated behaviour. Animals with different compositions of gut microbes do change their preferred diet, […]
Reduced smartphone use more beneficial to wellbeing than total abstinence
Spending days glued to our smartphone screens is linked to a host of problems such as less physical activity, weight gain, neck pain, and even addiction-like behaviour. German researchers at Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) suggest reducing the usage of smartphones instead […]
Stem cell technique to “revolutionise” regenerative medicine
Transient reprogramming of stem cells may hold the answer to rejuvenating aging cells without compromising on their function, claim researchers from the Epigenetics research programme at Babraham Institute, UK. The technique, which would normally take around 50 days, instead involves […]
Alpaca nanobodies successfully treats rheumatoid arthritis and gout
Mini-antibodies, or nanobodies, from wooly creatures called alpacas have been found to tamp down excessive inflammation in mice. An international team of scientists from the Universities of Bonn and São Paulo, in Germany and Brazil, respectively, have developed a promising […]
New research sheds light on genetic basis of schizophrenia
The Psychiatric Genomics Consortium study, a large and diverse genetics study based in the UK, has identified large numbers of specific genes that influence schizophrenia. This comes from DNA analysis of over 320,000 people, which showed that genetic risk for […]
