RIKEN scientists have used a new approach combining molecular genetics, cell imaging and artificial learning to make the unexpected finding that Myosin6, a well-known actin motor protein, plays a key role in neuron branching. This discovery could one day make it possible to help neurons recover after damage. Branch-like structures…
COVID-19 in Geneva: less than 11% have been infected
A study carried out among 2,766 people by the University Hospitals of Geneva (HUG), the Geneva Centre for Emerging Viral Diseases, and the University of Geneva (UNIGE), Switzerland, reveals that, at the time of the decline of the Coronavirus pandemic, only 10.8% of the Geneva population had been infected with…
Back pain – the best fruit to protect your spine and prevent lower backache
Back pain is a common condition that affects most people at some point in their lifetime, according to the NHS. But you could lower your risk of developing backache by simply eating more red grapes, it’s been claimed. Back pain could be caused by sleeping in the wrong position, having…
Vitamin B12 deficiency symptoms: The sign in your chest you could be lacking B12
Vitamin B12 may be lacking from your body if you’re experiencing one heart racing symptom. And it’s not the only problem you’ll encounter if you don’t treat the underlying cause. Foods rich in vitamin B12 include cheese, salmon, eggs and meat. However, you may be unable to absorb the nutrient…
Pack swimsuit, mask, California welcomes back tourists
There will be no packed double-decker safari buses with tour guides rolling through the San Diego Zoo, nor animal shows that draw crowds—nor breakfast buffets at hotels. Instead, hotels are adorning lobbies with hand sanitizing dispensers and will be limiting how many people lounge by pools. And the zoo is…
Siblings of infants who have died suddenly and unexpectedly at 10-fold risk of same death
The siblings of infants who have died suddenly and unexpectedly run 10 times the risk of dying in the same way, indicates a long term analysis of monitoring data, published online in the Archives of Disease in Childhood. Such deaths remain rare, but affected parents need extra help to cut…
African countries battle-ready to take on COVID-19
Experience combating Ebola has been a key element in the effective response of African nations to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to research out today from Oxford’s Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science in collaboration with the African Research Network. Published today in Nature Medicine, the study explains that there had been…
Study examines emotional regulation, family history as risk factors for suicidal behavior
Suicide is the second leading cause of death for persons ages 10-24. And according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), youth suicide rates have nearly tripled from 2007 to 2017. Understanding risk factors in younger children can increase the likelihood of a child receiving behavioral health services…
Clues to ageing come to light in vivid snapshots of brain cell links
The colorful pictures of the whole mouse brain at different ages are the first of their kind and a pivotal step forward in understanding behavior, scientists say. Findings—published in the journal Science – could shed light on learning disability and dementia and help to reveal how memories are affected by…
Transforming spleens into liver-like organs in mice
A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in China has developed a means for coaxing a mouse spleen into behaving like a liver—a possible alternative to transplantation. In their paper published in the journal Science Advances, the group describes their technique and how well it worked with test mice….