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Study finds clinical trial eligibility criteria commonly exclude people with disabilities

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Tue, 04 Oct 2022 13:45:55 EST

Protocol eligibility criteria often had language that could be used to exclude people with cognitive, visual, hearing, mobility, and other disabilities, without documented justification

Gut bacteria may contribute to susceptibility to HIV infection, UCLA-led research suggests

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences — Thu, 29 Sep 2022 20:05:04 EST

New UCLA-led research suggests certain gut bacteria -- including one that is essential for a healthy gut microbiome - differ between people who go on to acquire HIV infection compared to those who have not become infected. The findings, published in the peer-reviewed journal eBioMedicine, suggest that the gut microbiome could contribute to one's risk for HIV infection, said study lead Dr.

How Memory of Personal Interactions Declines with Age

University of Maryland School of Medicine — Thu, 08 Sep 2022 11:30:09 EST

One of the most upsetting aspects of age-related memory decline is not being able to remember the face that accompanies the name of a person you just talked with hours earlier.

UCLA researchers provide new framework for studying brain organization

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences — Thu, 28 Jul 2022 11:00:00 EST

UCLA researchers and colleagues at Emory University and other research centers have combined data simulation and experimental observation to bridge a gap between two major properties of large-scale organization of the human brain - stationary and traveling waves of activity.

Beyond the blood-brain barrier: HIV research at Texas Biomed gets NIH funding boost

Texas Biomedical Research Institute — Wed, 27 Jul 2022 12:10:52 EST

Texas Biomed has received a $3.9 million NIH grant to explore how gene-editing technology may help eradicate HIV in the brain.

Brain Ripples May Help Bind Information across the Human Cortex

UC San Diego Health — Fri, 08 Jul 2022 11:05:47 EST

Researchers at UC San Diego School of Medicine provide some of the first empirical evidence that brain ripples exist. These electrical waves have long been hypothesized as a way for the brain to integrate and encode memories.

Suicidal Thoughts, Behaviors Linked to Hormone-Sensitive Brain Disorder

University of Illinois Chicago — Mon, 13 Jun 2022 12:15:42 EST

A global study published in BMC Psychiatry reports that 34% of people with premenstrual dysphoric disorder have attempted suicide. The findings offer the strongest scientific evidence to date that the disorder is likely an independent contributor to suicidal thoughts and actions.

Antidepressant Use During Pregnancy Not Linked to Epilepsy in Children

American Academy of Neurology (AAN) — Wed, 11 May 2022 16:00:00 EST

A new study suggests that antidepressant use by mothers during the first trimester of pregnancy does not increase the chances of epilepsy and seizures in babies. The research is published in the May 11, 2022, online issue of Neurology(r), the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

UCI Researchers Reveal Possible Molecular Blood Signature for Suicide in Major Depression

University of California, Irvine — Thu, 05 May 2022 14:15:47 EST

A University of California, Irvine-led team of researchers, along with members of the Pritzker Research Consortium, have developed an approach to identify blood biomarkers that could predict the suicide risk of major depressive disorder (MDD) patients.

New research finds the risk of psychotic-like experiences can start in childhood

University of Rochester Medical Center — Wed, 27 Apr 2022 15:30:26 EST

It has long been understood that environmental and socio-economic factors - including income disparity, family poverty, and air pollution - increase a person's risk of developing psychotic-like experiences, such as subtle hallucinations and delusions that can become precursors to a schizophrenia diagnosis later in life.

For Neurons, Where They Begin Isn't Necessarily Where They End

UC San Diego Health — Wed, 20 Apr 2022 15:05:59 EST

Scientists at UC San Diego School of Medicine and Rady Children's Institute of Genomic Medicine describe novel methods for inferring the movement of human brain cells during fetal development by studying healthy adult individuals who have recently passed away from natural causes.

UCI participates in landmark study that reveals clearest genetic signals yet for schizophrenia risk

University of California, Irvine — Tue, 12 Apr 2022 16:55:59 EST

Researchers from the University of California, Irvine, participated with the international SCHEMA (SCHizophrenia Exome Meta-Analysis) Consortium in a landmark genetic study of more than 121,000 people which has identified extremely rare protein-disrupting mutations in 10 genes that strongly increase an individual's risk of developing schizophrenia -- in one instance, by more than 20-fold.

CHOP Researchers Create Reference Model for Brain Growth over Human Lifespan

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia — Wed, 06 Apr 2022 11:00:00 EST

An international team including researchers from the Lifespan Brain Institute (LiBI) of Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the University of Pennsylvania have created a new tool that benchmarks brain development over the human lifespan, based on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data from more than 100,000 individuals. The work was jointly led by LiBI researchers and colleagues at the University of Cambridge. Described today in Nature, the interactive open resource, known as BrainChart, harmonizes brain images in a way that will allow researchers to measure brain development against reference charts like those used for evaluating children's height and weight.

When the Brain Sees a Familiar Face

Cedars-Sinai — Fri, 18 Mar 2022 14:00:00 EST

Researchers have uncovered new information about how the area of the brain responsible for memory is triggered when the eyes come to rest on a face versus another object or image.

Harassment of Public Health Officials Widespread During The Initial Phase of The COVID-19 Pandemic

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health — Thu, 17 Mar 2022 16:00:00 EST

The study provides scope and context to departures of public health officials during the first phase of the pandemic.

UCI study reveals neurobiological processes occurring during puberty that trigger sex differences in learning and memory

University of California, Irvine — Wed, 09 Feb 2022 16:55:22 EST

Irvine, Calif., Feb. 9, 2022 -- New research from the University of California, Irvine reveals that sex differences in learning and memory mechanisms are triggered by biological events occurring during puberty. Findings show prepubescent female rodents have much better hippocampal long-term potentiation (LTP) and spatial learning than same-age males, but puberty has opposite consequences for synaptic plasticity in the two sexes.

CHOP Researchers Develop New Method for Measuring Movement Behavior in Children with Autism

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia — Thu, 27 Jan 2022 11:35:53 EST

Researchers have developed a new method of measuring motor imitation, adding to a growing set of computational behavior analysis tools that can detect and characterize motor differences in children with autism.

Pressing Reset on Depression

UC San Diego Health — Wed, 26 Jan 2022 10:20:59 EST

Transcranial magnetic stimulation offers hope for antidepressant-resistant psychiatric disorders at UC San Diego Health.

Medical training takes a mental toll, but less than a decade ago

Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 17:00:00 EST

A 13-year effort to track the mental health of new doctors in their most stressful time of training shows signs that things have gotten better. But those first-year residents, also called interns, still have a sizable risk of developing depression. And many who do still don't seek help.

Cannabis Use During Pregnancy Impacts the Placenta and May Affect Subsequent Child Development

Mount Sinai Health System — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 15:00:00 EST

Women who use cannabis during pregnancy, potentially to relieve stress and anxiety, may inadvertently predispose their children to stress susceptibility and anxiety, according to a study conducted by researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and the City University of New York published Monday, November 15, in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science (PNAS).