MS patients face much greater risk of hospitalization, death from COVID-19, despite high rates of vaccination
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New real-world research being presented at this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID 2024) in Barcelona, Spain (27–30 April), reveals that people living with multiple sclerosis (MS) face a much higher risk of being hospitalized and dying from COVID-19 than the general population. The risk persists in individuals who received three or more vaccine doses ..read more
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Study: The language spoken by others conditions our ability to predict their actions from a very early age
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How do we learn to predict other people's behavior? It is a process that begins during the first months of life and depends on several factors, for example, whether or not we share the same linguistic community. A recent neuroscientific study carried out at UPF examining this cognitive ability in 6-month-old babies has shown that humans predict the behavior of people with the same mother tongue and do not do so if they have heard them speaking a foreign language ..read more
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Older brain cells linger unexpectedly before their death
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For oligodendrocytes—the central nervous system cells critical for brain function—age may not bring wisdom, but it does come with the power to cling to life for much, much longer than scientists knew. That's according to a new study featured in the Journal of Neuroscience ..read more
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Mechanism found that determines which memories last
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Neuroscientists have established in recent decades the idea that some of each day's experiences are converted by the brain into permanent memories during sleep the same night. Now, a new study proposes a mechanism that determines which memories are tagged as important enough to linger in the brain until sleep makes them permanent ..read more
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New imaging method illuminates oxygen's journey in the brain
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The human brain consumes vast amounts of energy, which is almost exclusively generated from a form of metabolism that requires oxygen. While the efficient and timely delivery of oxygen is known to be critical to healthy brain function, the precise mechanics of this process have largely remained hidden from scientists ..read more
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New tool provides researchers with improved understanding of stem cell aging in the brain
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Researchers can use the light naturally thrown off by biological specimens to better study the different states of stem cells in the nervous system, thanks to a tool developed at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, brightening their chances for studying the way stem cells age ..read more
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Research links age-related inflammation, microglia and Alzheimer's disease
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Stanford researchers have uncovered a potential role for a protein called TREM1 in the development of age-related inflammation, cognitive decline, and Alzheimer's disease. This discovery could pave the way for new therapeutic strategies to combat these conditions ..read more
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Synaptic protein change during development offers clues on evolution and disease
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The first analysis of how synaptic proteins change during early development reveals differences between mice and marmosets, and also what's different in individuals with autism spectrum disorders. The Kobe University findings offer first insights into the mechanism behind synaptic development and open up routes for research on possible treatments ..read more
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Researchers introduce enhanced brain signal analysis technique
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University of Minnesota Medical School researchers have introduced a new, refined method for analyzing brain signals, enhancing our understanding of brain functionality. This research has the potential to improve treatments for neurological conditions such as Parkinson's disease, pain, epilepsy and depression. The findings were recently published in NeuroImage ..read more
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Investigating the loss of musical ability
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Amusia is a severe musical disorder affecting both the perception and production of music. It may be either congenital, hereditary tone deafness, or acquired, that is, a condition caused by brain damage. Although amusia has been known in neurology since the late 19th century, the neural basis and mechanisms of music processing and associated disorders are not yet fully understood ..read more
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