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AUGUST 28, 2024

New research explores music's impact on learning, memory, and emotions in two studies. One reveals that familiar music can enhance concentration and learning, while the other demonstrates that music with a strong emotional tone can reshape the quality of existing memories. These findings suggest that music could be used for therapeutic interventions for cognitive function, or in conditions like PTSD and depression.

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UNC Epidemiology Blog

AUGUST 28, 2024

August 22, 2024 A recent study published in PubMed led by researchers in the Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering at the Gillings Global School of Public Health revealed new insights into how per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) affect liver cells. This research highlights a novel mechanism involving extracellular vesicles (EVs) as mediators of PFAS liver toxicity.

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Science Daily: Pharmacology News

AUGUST 28, 2024

New research may enable potential solutions to metabolic disease by turning to evolution and to bats. 'Our study reports blood sugar levels that are the highest we have ever seen in nature -- what would be lethal, coma-inducing levels for mammals, but not for bats,' said one of the researchers. 'We are seeing a new trait we didn't know was possible.

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Loma Linda School of Public Health Blog

AUGUST 28, 2024

The Science Behind the Mindfulness Movement SNClark Wed, 08/28/2024 - 16:37

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AUGUST 28, 2024

A new study reveals that dogs trained with soundboard buttons can indeed comprehend specific words, producing contextually appropriate responses.

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Gideon

AUGUST 28, 2024

The brain-eating amoeba Naegleria fowleri is gaining attention. Although rare, the infection has an incredibly high mortality rate of 97%. Most recently, it has been in the news for killing three children in India. Learn more about the history, who’s at risk, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and precautions to take to minimize the risk of infection on the GIDEON infectious diseases blog.

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Black Health Matters

AUGUST 28, 2024

Now, when we experience hair loss, Black dermatologists are researching and offering possible solutions. We talked to four about the latest options, from supplements to serums, lasers, and more. Read on to learn more about the breakthrough treatments they are working on, who they might work best for, and what’s on the horizon. Bright Solutions with Laser Therapy For many years, Dr.

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Science Daily: Pharmacology News

AUGUST 28, 2024

The system combines an activated carbon filter with a special, patented catalyst that traps harmful chemicals and breaks them down into harmless components on the filter material.

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AUGUST 28, 2024

Engineers have developed a device that noninvasively stimulates deep brain regions, potentially disrupting the faulty signals that lead to chronic pain. Preliminary trials show the therapy relieves pain after a single treatment.

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Science Daily: Pharmacology News

AUGUST 28, 2024

When taken at the first signs of a migraine, before headache pain begins, a drug called ubrogepant may be effective in helping people with migraine go about their daily lives with little or no symptoms, according to a new study. The study focused on people with migraine who could tell when an attack was about to happen, due to early symptoms such as sensitivity to light and sound, fatigue, neck pain or stiffness, or dizziness.

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AUGUST 28, 2024

Supermassive black holes typically take billions of years to form. But the James Webb Space Telescope is finding them not that long after the Big Bang -- before they should have had time to form. Astrophysicists have discovered that if dark matter decays, the photons it emits keep the hydrogen gas hot enough for gravity to gather it into giant clouds and eventually condense it into a supermassive black hole.

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AUGUST 28, 2024

New research has found limits to how quickly we can scale up technology to store gigatons of carbon dioxide under the Earth's surface.

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AUGUST 28, 2024

Researchers have used vinegar vapor to dramatically improve UV sensors in a cheap, room-temperature process leading to better wearable devices.

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AUGUST 28, 2024

A research team developed an innovative method to quantify stress using Integrated Information Theory. This approach comprehensively evaluates biological signals and has demonstrated a strong correlation with subjective stress reports, especially in relation to feelings of boredom. This suggests that the method may serve as a comprehensive measure of stress, encompassing objective and subjective aspects.

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AUGUST 28, 2024

A new study sheds light on how Viking Age societies in Norway and Denmark differed in their experiences with violence and the role social structures played in shaping those patterns.

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AUGUST 28, 2024

An archaeogenetic study sheds new light on the isolated medieval community Las Gobas in northern Spain. Besides isolation and endogamy, the researchers have also identified the variola virus which can offer a new explanation on how smallpox entered Iberia.

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