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Researchers used an advanced screening technique on 170 hospitalized patients to detect “autoantibodies” that inflict collateral damage on the patient by attacking their own organs and immune system as opposed to targeting the virus.  They compared the antibodies to those who had milder or asymptomatic infections, as well as those …

According to a new study, the single-celled, brain-eating amoeba, known as Naegleria fowleri (N. fowleri) has been relentlessly spreading northward over the past four decades.  Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) tracked N. fowleri’s four-decade killing spree across the southern US and noted cases are occurring …

In his disaster declaration, Abbott states that naegleria fowleri was identified in three of 11 tests of the water in Lake Jackson, Texas. The amoeba, which can cause an infection of the brain, poses “an imminent threat to public health and safety, including loss of life,” the declaration reads.  Abbott’s …

Musk’s Neuralink progress update on Friday showed off a functional device implanted into a pig, which he says could someday cure a range of “important brain and spine problems,” including memory loss, blindness, seizures, strokes and even drug addiction. “I’m really excited to show you what we’ve got. I think …

This may seem surprising, but many people underestimate the danger of stress. Meanwhile, a number of studies on both animals and humans shows that stress has a negative impact not only on cardiovascular system but on the brain. According to the results of a new study conducted at the health …

QUESTION: are There any plans for the return of scientists that left Russia and living and working abroad? How are You going to do? S. S. SULAKSHIN: of Course there is. For this you need to recreate the culture and context of science in the country. Need to recover three …

Scientists have managed to implant information about the structure of the songs directly into the brain of chorister birds. The scientists used optogenetics methods – scientific methods which may regulate nerve cells by light. About the research of biologists writes the scientific journal Science. Scientists have been trying to figure …

At first glance, this relationship is not obvious. Dutch researchers have studied the link between excess weight and brain activity. It turned out that obesity its structure is changing. The specialists of Rotterdam and Leiden universities in the Netherlands conducted a study of the relationship between the number of fat …

Scientists from Lancaster University in the UK found that the drug for treating diabetes can be used to combat age-related diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease. In the experiment, we used transgenic mice, in which DNA there was a gene responsible for the development of Alzheimer’s disease in humans. At the late …

Deja vu is nothing but the result of the action of protective mechanisms of the human brain, say British researchers. For example, the group of volunteers, the scientists proved that the frontal areas of the brain sort of memories and, in the event of inconsistencies between what is happening in …