Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), formerly known as electroshock therapy, involves inducing a brief seizure in the brain using controlled doses of electricity. While ECT is highly effective for certain mental illnesses, particularly depression, the reasons for its efficacy have long puzzled the fields of psychiatry and neuroscience. Now, researchers from University of California San Diego may have an answer. In two […]

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SAN FRANCISCO — Left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) at the time of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) using the WATCHMAN 2.5 device (Boston Scientific) is feasible and non-inferior to TAVR followed by medical therapy on the composite endpoint of all-cause mortality, stroke, and major bleeding in patients with both atrial fibrillation (AF) and severe aortic stenosis. However, arterial and venous […]

PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ found in virtually every room in your home raise risk of fastest growing cancer in America by 56 PERCENT, study suggests Every time PFAS levels in blood doubled, cancer risk increased by 56 percent Cancer-linked PFAS are everywhere and contaminate soil and drinking water READ MORE: Makers of ‘forever chemicals’ covered up dangers, report warns Certain ‘forever chemicals’ […]

Gas cookers ‘should come with a health warning’: Report reveals the appliances pump out ‘unsafe’ levels of pollution – as experts call for Brits to move to electric hobs and ovens Scientists found 55% of gas cookers analysed breached NO2 safe levels weekly The WHO limit was also breached for 1.9 of the 13 test days on average, they said […]

Fasting interventions, which involve alternating periods of fasting and refeeding, are generally thought to improve health. But these interventions don’t work as well in old animals. The question is: Why? By studying the short-lived killifish, researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Biology of Aging in Cologne have shown that older fish deviate from a youthful fasting and refeeding cycle, […]

In a recent study published in JAMA Network Open, researchers assess the link between year-to-year blood pressure variability (BPV) at different life stages and the risk of developing dementia in community-dwelling seniors. Study: Year-by-Year Blood Pressure Variability From Midlife to Death and Lifetime Dementia Risk. Image Credit: pikselstock / Shutterstock.com Background  Hypertension during midlife can increase the risk of dementia. Although […]

Dr Philippa discusses symptoms of seasonal affective disorder They say the eyes are the windows to the soul. While this typically refers to how someone is feeling and what they’re thinking, they could also tell us something about our health. More specifically, one expert warned that they could indicate whether someone is at risk for health issues during the winter […]

Many past neuroscience studies have found that animals process sensory information, such as visual stimuli, sounds, and so on, in relation to their movements within their surroundings. This experimentally confirmed idea, referred to as embodiment, has informed the present understanding of both animal and human brains, as well as the development of bio-inspired robotic systems. Researchers at the National Institutes […]

In an exciting scientific breakthrough, a team of researchers led by Professor Yehuda Tzfati from the Institute of Life Science at the Hebrew University and Professor Klaus Kaestner from the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, has introduced the “Telomouse.” This discovery involves changing just one tiny building block in one gene of ordinary lab mice, Mus musculus, to […]