Brain-based computing chips not just for AI anymore
With the insertion of a little math, Sandia National Laboratories researchers have shown that neuromorphic computers, which synthetically replicate the brain’s logic, can solve more complex problems than those posed by artificial intelligence and may even earn a place in high-performance computing. The findings, detailed in a recent article in the journal Nature Electronics, show […]
10 Products Therapists Personally Use To De-Stress While Traveling
The normal stressors associated with traveling, combined with anxiety around COVID-19, can make taking a trip feel more overwhelming than ever. Mental health professionals are feeling the same way. You may think your therapist has it all figured out, but chances are they’re experiencing anxiety around traveling as well. So, what are the items that […]
Dave Grohl’s Noise-Induced Hearing Loss
In an interview with Howard Stern, Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl revealed he has noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL), and that he has “had to read lips for like the last 20 years.” Prior to playing guitar for the Foo Fighters, Grohl played drums for the Seattle grunge band Nirvana. Grohl admitted that his hearing had […]
5 Signs You’re Dealing With A Toxic Parent As An Adult (And How To Cope)
When you grow up with a toxic parent, it can take years — even decades — to recognize how dysfunctional the relationship really is. That could be because their bad behavior was normalized over time or because you were holding out hope that your parent would change and the relationship could be salvaged, Peg Streep […]
9 Ways To Make The End Of A Vacation Suck Less
The experience of travel is filled with discovery, relaxation and joy. Returning home to the daily grind often feels like the exact opposite. “There is a well-known post-vacation blues phenomenon where our mood dips down for at least a week to 10 days, sometimes to even pre-vacation levels,” said Sue Varma, a clinical assistant professor […]
Groups Concerned About ‘Test to Treat’ Plan
With one sentence tucked into the March 1 State of the Union address, President Biden kicked off a new effort to combat COVID-19: “We are launching the ‘Test to Treat’ initiative so people can get tested at a pharmacy and, if they prove positive [for SARS-CoV-2], receive the antiviral pills on the spot at no […]
Communities with higher levels of racial prejudice have worse health outcomes: Area-level racial prejudice drives health inequities, research finds
People who live in communities with higher levels of racial prejudice have worse health outcomes, including more heart disease and mental health problems and higher overall mortality rates, according to research published by the American Psychological Association. The researchers conducted a systematic review of fourteen papers that used data gathered from Google, Twitter and other […]
Check Troponin in RCC Patients Before Checkpoint-VEGFR Inhibitor Combo
Advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC) patients with high serum levels of troponin T had a greater risk of serious cardiac events when treated with an immune checkpoint inhibitor and VEGFR inhibitor combination, data from the phase III JAVELIN Renal 101 trial indicated. For patients assigned to the avelumab (Bavencio) plus axitinib (Inlyta) arm, 17.1% of […]
Brain Volumes Shrink With One Daily Drink
Light to moderate alcohol consumption — as few as one or two drinks a day — was linked with reductions in overall brain volume, a cross-sectional study showed. Among nearly 37,000 healthy adults in the U.K. Biobank, alcohol intake was negatively associated with global brain volume measures, regional gray matter volumes, and white matter microstructure, […]
Possible common thread between many neurodegenerative diseases: Discovery reveals that a protein normally involved in clearing cells of molecular debris can clump into fibrils, potentially hobbling cells
Take a cell-deep tour of a brain afflicted with Alzheimer’s disease, and you will find minuscule clumps of protein that seem suspicious. Ever since the 1980s, when neuroscientists began identifying these protein tangles, researchers have discovered that other brain diseases have their own tangled-protein signatures. “Each of these diseases has a unique protein tangle, or […]