Animals must make predictions about future rewards when making decisions during daily life. Specific reward-related patterns of neuronal activity are known to underlie such decisions. But now, researchers from Japan have found a new pattern of neural activity that occurs when responding to rewards that are changing over time. In a study published this month in eLife, researchers from the […]
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When those conventional treatments aren’t working, it’s time to consider not just the magic elixirs that you’re slapping on your face, but also what’s going on in your diet and daily life. These genius tips come from dermatologist Dr Jeanette Jacknin, who approaches treatment from a whole-body perspective. Take a Closer Look at Your Meals Sorry to break it to you, […]
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The influence pets have on mood can’t be overstated. It’s the reason we all went puppy-mad during lockdown and flocked to our local rescue shelter, willing to do anything if it meant we could foster a pet and feel the affection of another being at a time when such proximity was against government protocol. But if your pet obsession has […]
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Plastic ‘nanoparticles’ found in drinking bottles and every corner of the Earth can pass from pregnant mothers to the hearts, brains and lungs of their fetuses, rat study finds Rutgers University researchers found that tiny bits of ‘microplastic’ cross rats’ placentas within 90 minutes Microscope images show them present in the rat fetuses hearts, lungs, livers, kidneys and brains Rat […]
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Grimes and Elon Musk's baby boy is turning out to be quite the musician! On Wednesday, Grimes (born Claire Boucher) shared an adorable video of their 10-month-old son X AE A-Xii playing with a portable synthesizer on her Instagram Stories. "Omg this solo," the singer, 33, wrote in the caption, alongside an emoji of a white heart. In the video, […]
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The triggers and causes of a severe scarring disease of the lungs — idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, or IPF — remain unclear. Now research published in Science Translational Medicine shows how cadmium and carbon black can trigger lung macrophages to produce a modified protein, citrullinated vimentin, or cit vim, which leads to lung fibrosis. Researchers from the University of Alabama at […]
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FILE PHOTO: People walk with face masks on the one-year anniversary of the World Health Organization declaring coronavirus disease (COVID-19) a pandemic in Toronto, Ontario, Canada March 11, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos OsorioTORONTO (Reuters) – The Canadian province of Ontario is entering a third wave of the coronavirus pandemic, Chief Medical Officer David Williams said on Thursday, though he added that it […]
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Disembodied human tear glands, grown in petri dishes in a laboratory in the Netherlands, have the ability to cry — and the scientists who created them have already grafted them into the eyes of living mice. The series of experiments, detailed in a new study published online March 16 in the journal Cell Stem Cell, could represent a major step […]
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Hayley Hubbard The podcast host and wife of Florida Georgia Line’s Tyler Hubbard had her breast implants removed in February 2021, and one month into her recovery she wanted to share her experience because “it seems to be a hot topic.” Hubbard explained that she wanted them removed out of concerns about the uptick in breast implant illnesses (BII), a newly emerging syndrome that […]
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COVID-19 disproportionately affects men compared with women, raising the possibility that a hormone like progesterone may improve clinical outcomes for certain hospitalized men with the disease. New research from Cedars-Sinai published online in the journal Chest supports this hypothesis. The pilot clinical trial, involving 40 men, is believed to be the first published study to use progesterone to treat male […]
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