Social connection found to be the strongest protective factor for depression Kumar Jeetendra | August 15, 2020 In a study published in The Journal of Psychiatry, the team named social link as the strongest protective factor for depression, also suggested that reducing sedentary pursuits like TV watching and daytime napping could also help lower the risk of depression. To this end, researchers took a two-stage strategy. The very first phase drew to …
‘Quiet’ influx of neurological results might be on its way due to COVID-19 Kumar Jeetendra | September 23, 2020 Is the world ready a tide of neurological consequences which might be on its way as a result of COVID-19? A group of neuroscientists and clinicians are examining the potential link between COVID-19 and increased risk of Parkinson’s disease, and measures to get ahead of the curve. In a review paper published today, researchers put …
Boosting a characteristic cell cycle could bring down ventilator-related lung damage Kumar Jeetendra | January 12, 2021 An unfortunate truth about the use of mechanical ventilation to save the lives of patients in respiratory distress is that the pressure used to inflate the lungs is very likely to cause further lung damage. In a new study, scientists identified a molecule that’s produced by immune cells during mechanical ventilation to try to decrease …
World’s first completely reversible control of the circadian clock Kumar Jeetendra | January 26, 2021 The Nagoya University Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM) research team of Designated Associate Professor Tsuyoshi Hirota, Postdoctoral Fellow Simon Miller, Professor Kenichiro Itami and grad student Tsuyoshi Oshima (Research Fellowship for Young Scientists, JSPS), in collaboration with the team of Professor Ben Feringa and Postdoctoral Fellow Dušan Kolarski of Groningen University in the Netherlands, have …
FDA permits advertising of new remedy just device to lessen wheezing and mild sleep apnea Kumar Jeetendra | February 6, 2021 Now, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved marketing of a new prescription only device intended to reduce snoring and moderate obstructive sleep apnea. Unlike devices used while patients sleep, this is the first device used while awake that is intended to improve tongue muscle function, which in time helps prevent the tongue from collapsing …
First smart speaker for contactless observing of both reguilar and unpredictable heartbeats Kumar Jeetendra | March 9, 2021 Wise speakers, such as Amazon Echo and Google Home, have proven adept at monitoring certain health care issues at home. By way of instance, researchers at the University of Washington have shown that these devices can detect cardiac arrests or track babies breathing. But what about monitoring something even smaller: the moment motion of individual …
