Blood pressure-lowering drug with a light switch
From off to on in fractions of a second – researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have investigated a light-switchable drug for high blood pressure: They observed…
Pediatric Investigation Study Evaluates the Efficacy of Tocilizumab with High-Dose Methylprednisolone for Acute Necrotizing Encephalopathy
Acute necrotizing encephalopathy (ANE) is a rare but life-threatening pediatric neurologic disorder characterized by rapid progression and high mortality.
Direct nervous system link promises more natural leg prostheses
A research team led by researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, has, for the first time, successfully decoded leg movements directly from the remaining nerves in…
Brain’s Reward System May Be About Energy, Not Pleasure, Study Finds
A new study is challenging one of neuroscience’s most enduring ideas: that the brain’s reward system exists to make us feel good. Instead, researchers argue that it is…
High meat consumption linked to lower dementia risk in genetic risk group
Older people with a genetic risk of Alzheimer’s disease did not experience the expected increase in cognitive decline and dementia risk if they consumed relatively large amounts of…