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First evidence of human-to-human transmission of Alzheimer’s disease

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Some patients treated with a type of human growth hormone collected from deceased individuals were found to develop signs of Alzheimer's disease at unusually young ages

A team of researchers at University College London has reported the first-ever clear evidence of human-to-human transmission of Alzheimer’s disease. Across a handful of extraordinarily rare case studies the researchers demonstrated how a human growth hormone treatment transplanted toxic proteins into children and caused the development of early-onset Alzheimer’s.

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Exercise makes long COVID worse, and researchers may now know why

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One of the most consistently reported symptoms of long COVID is the tendency for strenuous exercise to make the condition worse. Not only does long COVID reduce a person’s capacity for exercise but often broader symptoms will flare up in the days follo… Continue reading Exercise makes long COVID worse, and researchers may now know why→

New COVID variants better infect lungs, could cause more severe disease

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A newly published study from researchers at Ohio State University has found the recently emerged BA.2.86 variant of SARS-CoV-2 has a greater propensity for infecting certain lung cells than any prior Omicron variant. The research suggests BA.2.86 could… Continue reading New COVID variants better infect lungs, could cause more severe disease→

Brain stimulation can make you easier to hypnotize

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A person’s susceptibility to hypnosis has long been considered a pretty static trait. You may be highly hypnotizable, or you may be part of the nearly 25% of people who can’t really be hypnotized at all. A 25-year-long study found hypnotic susceptibili… Continue reading Brain stimulation can make you easier to hypnotize→

Pain-blocking parasite points to non-opioid painkillers

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Around one million people every year suffer from a parasitic condition known as cutaneous leishmaniasis. Spread by sandfly bites, the parasite causes nasty skin ulcerations but for many people the wounds are unexpectedly pain-free. For decades scientis… Continue reading Pain-blocking parasite points to non-opioid painkillers→

Structural brain changes detected in novel long COVID imaging study

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New research to be presented at the Radiological Society of North America’s annual meeting is the first to reveal microstructural brain changes in long COVID patients compared to fully recovered patients and uninfected subjects. The findings indicate l… Continue reading Structural brain changes detected in novel long COVID imaging study→

Researchers close in on revealing what causes red wine headaches

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For as long as humans have been imbibing alcohol they have also been battling with the drug’s notorious side effects. Headaches and nausea often follow a few beverages due to the build up of a toxic by-product of alcohol – acetaldehyde.Continue Reading… Continue reading Researchers close in on revealing what causes red wine headaches→

First neurophysiological evidence proving ‘Zoom fatigue’ is real

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What is more tiring than a day out in the real world full of meetings and lectures? It turns out taking those same meetings at home in front of the computer is more exhausting, with a team of researchers offering some of the first physiological evidenc… Continue reading First neurophysiological evidence proving ‘Zoom fatigue’ is real→

Largest-ever global smartphone study reveals surprising use patterns

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A new study from a team of researchers in Canada is offering one of the largest portraits to date of global smartphone use. Surveying thousands of people across nearly 200 countries the study found unexpectedly consistent use patterns that challenge cu… Continue reading Largest-ever global smartphone study reveals surprising use patterns→