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Ultrasound Stimulation of the Brain Induces Hibernation-Like State in Mice

Categories Brain & Behavior, Technology

A new study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis reveals that a connection between the body and mind is built into the structure of the brain. The study shows that parts of the brain area that controls movement are plugged into networks involved in thinking and planning, and in control of involuntary bodily functions such as blood pressure and heart rate.

Mind-body connection is built into brain, study suggests

Categories Brain & Behavior

Mississippi river front

Parasitic infections common in kids in low-resource US communities

Categories Health

When eyes are dry, the cornea is more susceptible to injury. By tracking the movements of stem cells (in fluorescent green) in a mouse eye, researchers were able to trace the cells as they differentiated into corneal cells and migrated to the center of the cornea, providing clues about how the cells work to help corneal injuries heal.

New targets for treating dry eye disease and preventing cornea injuries

Categories Health

Woman exercising on a treadmill

Exercise, mindfulness don’t appear to boost cognitive function in older adults

Categories Brain & Behavior, Health

Findings from 2,000-year-old Uluburun shipwreck reveal complex trade network

Ancient shipwreck reveals complex trade network

Categories Social Sciences

prostate cancer organoid, a small 3D structure that serves as a model of prostate tumors

Drug triggers immune cells to attack prostate cancer

Categories Health

New clues to why Alzheimer’s damages parts of the brain

Categories Brain & Behavior, Health

Ziyad Al-Aly, MD, a clinical epidemiologist at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the Veterans Affairs St. Louis Health Care system, examines data from a new study. Researchers led by Al-Aly found that repeat SARS-CoV-2 infections contribute significant additional risk of adverse health conditions in multiple organ systems.

Repeat COVID-19 infections increase risk of organ failure, death

Categories Health

An extended form of the protein aquaporin 4 (red) lines the edges of tiny blood vessels in the brain. Cell nuclei are visible in blue. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found a new druggable pathway that enhances the amount of long aquaporin 4 near blood vessels and increases the clearance of waste from the brain. The findings potentially could lead to new therapies to prevent Alzheimer’s dementia.

New approach to clearing toxic waste from brain

Categories Brain & Behavior, Health

Mice engage in grooming behavior, experiencing a phenomenon researchers call pleasant touch. Researchers from the Washington University Center for the Study of Itch and Sensory Disorders have identified a specific neuropeptide and a neural circuit that transmit pleasant touch from the skin to the brain. The findings eventually may help scientists better understand and treat disorders characterized by touch avoidance and impaired social development.

The Neural pathway of a pleasant touch identified

Categories Brain & Behavior, Life & Non-humans

World distributions of (a) all species of Corvidae excluding Corvus and (b) all species of Corvus.

Brains and brawn helped crows and ravens take over the world

Categories Life & Non-humans

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