Tag Archives: Brain

[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.November 23, 2020 Researchers from the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden studied the incidence and regional distribution of Alzheimer’s disease biomarkers in the brains of people with Down syndrome. The findings may offer new possibilities for early diagnosis and preventive treatment of dementia. The study is …

[ad_1] A human gene injected into the monkeys’ brains not only made them larger, but also increased the function of neurons, making the animals more human. Marmoset brains are much smaller and smoother than the human brain and during evolution the neocortex of our brain has “folded” to form the …

[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.November 20, 2020 There is growing evidence that adipose tissue plays a key role in the aggravation of COVID-19. One of the theories under investigation is that fat cells (adipocytes) act as reservoirs for SARS-CoV-2 and increase viral load in obese or overweight individuals. Scientists …

[ad_1] FP trend20 November 2020 09:43:14 The human brain is made up of a large number of neurons which are interconnected in a very complicated way. On the other hand, the universe is the basis of all life and includes several billion galaxies. And now scientists have found a striking …

[ad_1] Over the past 100 years, we have made incredible advances in healthcare that would have been considered miraculous for any previous generation. To give an example, the life expectancy in the United States in 1950 it was 68.2 years. We have since added 10 years to that average. Social …

[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.November 19, 2020 A drug once used to treat hypertension can help alcoholics with withdrawal symptoms reduce or eliminate their alcohol consumption, Yale University researchers report Nov. 19 in American Journal of Psychiatry. In a double-blind study, researchers gave the drug prazosin or a placebo …

[ad_1] A new study has looked at the differences and similarities between the universe, one of the most complex systems that exist at completely different scales, and the galaxies in it, the brain and nerve cells it contains. Researchers; They noted that although there are differences in the systems that …

[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.November 18, 2020 The researchers found that a protein thought to be involved only in the development of neurons in the brain also plays an important role in the development and growth of pancreatic cancer. Their results show for the first time how the protein, …

[ad_1] There is a whole universe in your brain, but have you ever thought that your brain could be a reflection of the vast universe out there? The network of neurons in the brain and the network of galaxies in the cosmos may actually be reflections of each other. This …

[ad_1] A fascinating oddity of the Universe is that shapes and patterns can be found in extremely different contexts: the Golden Spiral can be seen in the human cochlea and in the shape of a spiral galaxy; the fractal geometry of the veins echoed in the ramifications of lightning. In …