Defective proteins involved in ER-phagy can cause neurodegenerative diseases

Our cells are crisscrossed by a system of membrane tubes and pockets called the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). It is crucial for the production of biomolecules and is continuously built up and degraded. Degradation, known as ER-phagy, is promoted by the protein ubiquitin, which controls many processes in the cell. If the proteins involved in ER-phagy are defective, neurodegenerative diseases result. […]

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Rapid Cognitive Improvement With Brain Stimulation

Transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) provides moderate cognitive benefits in healthy older adults as well as those with neuropsychiatric disorders, results of the largest and most comprehensive meta-analysis of tACS to date show. “tACS has shown great promise at enhancing mental function, but whether this technology can truly fulfill its promise has been a topic of considerable debate in the […]

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Music Therapy Helps Motivate Patients With Schizophrenia

Music therapy improves negative symptoms of schizophrenia, such as lack of motivation, reclusiveness, and isolation, a new review of the literature suggests. Dr Amy Agrawal Although the study had conflicting results regarding the effects of music therapy on positive symptoms of schizophrenia, such as hallucinations, delusions, and disordered thoughts, it consistently shows that music therapy improves negative symptoms, poster presenter […]

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Five crumbling NHS hospitals in danger of collapsing will be rebuilt

Five crumbling NHS hospitals in danger of collapsing will be rebuilt under £20billion scheme The hospitals were all built using reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete  They have been deemed in such disrepair they risk safety of staff and patients Five hospitals in danger of collapse because of deteriorating concrete are to be rebuilt, the government has announced. The hospitals were all […]

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Health experts in Nigeria call for new president to prioritize health care and refrain from politicizing it

Health experts in Nigeria say the country’s president-elect, who will be inaugurated on 29 May, must focus on health care. During the election campaign, incoming President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his All Progressives Congress (APC) party released an 80-page campaign manifesto which promised to scale up the country’s national health insurance policy. “Our government will scale-up the National Health Insurance […]

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