Information flows in a well-defined direction in the brain: Chemical and electrical signals are passed from one neuron to the other across the synapse, from the pre-synaptic to the post-synaptic neuron. Now, Peter Jonas and his group at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (IST Austria) show that information also travels in the opposite direction at a key synapse […]
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FILE PHOTO: General view shows the laboratories of BioNTech at their COVID-19 vaccine production facility as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Marburg, Germany, March 27, 2021. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach/File PhotoFRANKFURT (Reuters) – BioNTech, the Pfizer partner that invented the Comirnaty COVID-19 vaccine, has appointed former Morphosys executive Jens Holstein as chief financial officer to help it grow […]
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In quiet moments, the brain likes to wander—to the events of tomorrow, an unpaid bill, an upcoming vacation. Despite little external stimulation in these instances, a part of the brain called the default mode network (DMN) is hard at work. “These regions seem to be active when people aren’t asked to do anything in particular, as opposed to being asked […]
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Mindfulness has become increasingly popular in recent years, with mindfulness practices being adopted across distinct segments, from doctors recommending mindfulness techniques to combat stress and anxiety, to businesses in the corporate world implementing a culture of mindfulness to enhance operations and improve employee wellbeing. Although its recent surge in popularity gives the impression that it is a new idea, flomax […]
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Some general surgeons, like many other physicians, saw their incomes drop during the COVID-19 pandemic. On average, they worked fewer hours and saw fewer patients. The Medscape General Surgeon Compensation Report 2021 checked in on income, hours, and work challenges in an atypical year marked by the COVID pandemic. Almost 18,000 physicians in 29 specialties shared information; 3% were surgeons. […]
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You might run on two legs but it’s single-leg strength you need to be able to run strong and injury-free. With that in mind, here are our top five single-leg exercises that every runner needs to add to their weekly strength and conditioning session. Running is the most simple sport in the world: all you have to do is put […]
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A branch of artificial intelligence (AI), called machine learning, can accurately predict the risk of an out of hospital cardiac arrest—when the heart suddenly stops beating—using a combination of timing and weather data, finds research published online in the journal Heart. Machine learning is the study of computer algorithms, and based on the idea that systems can learn from data […]
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A large cohort study found that despite impaired immunity, tetracycline dosage for treatment of periodontitis the vast majority of patients receiving dialysis maintained SARS-CoV-2 antibody levels 6 months after infection. A slow and continual decline in median antibody levels was observed over time, but the researchers found no indication that subgroups with impaired immunity had a shorter-lived humoral response compared […]
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Even after the virus is dead and ineffective in the body, some may experience its after-effects. But that does not mean these people can transmit the virus, a doctor says As people grapple with the second wave of the Covid infection, they are left with many questions that they often do not find satisfactory answers for. One of them has […]
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The importance of durable immunity against the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has become increasingly evident, particularly as newer strains of the virus emerge, which are sometimes more infectious or partially resistant to neutralization by the antibodies produced by earlier strains. A new research paper published in the journal Science explores the differences in coronavirus-specific B memory cell […]
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