Fermi Bubbles Explained: Fast Outward Winds and ‘Reverse Shock’ at Center of Galaxy
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: Skip to content Menu Our Bloggers Twitter Google News Substack FaceBook Contribute Contact Search Fermi Bubbles Explained : Fast Outward Winds and Reverse Shock’ at Center of Galaxy December 31, 2022 Tokyo Metropolitan University Summary Fast winds blowing outward from the center of the Milky Way might have created the large , gamma-ray emitting Fermi bubbles” found around the center of our galaxy . Researchers used simulations and measurements from an X-ray telescope to support this idea . The winds predicted by the simulation are similar to outflows observed in other galaxies , which suggests that similar winds may have been present in our own galaxy until . recently A scientist from Tokyo Metropolitan University has shown that large gamma-ray emitting bubbles around the center of our
Skip to content Menu Our Bloggers Twitter Google News Substack FaceBook Contribute Contact Search Perfectionists at higher risk of burnout December 30, 2022 Taylor Francis Group : Summary As the holidays and ongoing pandemic add stress to our lives , it’s important to be aware of the signs of burnout . Burnout is more than just feeling tired â it can also cause emotional numbness , cognitive dysfunction , and disconnection from loved ones . People who are perfectionists may be more prone to burnout due to their own high standards . Burnout is often associated with work , but it can also be caused by stress at home . Mental health expert Professor Gordon Parker has conducted extensive research on burnout and recently released a book offering tips for identifying and managing it . The book
Skip to content Menu Our Bloggers Twitter Google News Substack FaceBook Contribute Contact Search How we can ensure that probiotics are safe December 30, 2022 International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics ISAPP : Summary Probiotics have been consumed safely for decades , but with the introduction of new , non-traditional strains , it’s important to ensure their safety as well . A group of scientists from industry and government recently reviewed current methods for assessing the safety of probiotics , including those used in foods and supplements . They also looked at what regulatory agencies require . Their paper highlights the importance of total genomic characterization and questions the usefulness of animal testing for probiotics meant for humans . It also
Skip to content Menu Our Bloggers Twitter Google News Substack FaceBook Contribute Contact Search New research reveals how the brain holds information in mind December 29, 2022 MIT MIT neuroscientists have published a key new insight on how working memory functions , in a study published in PLOS Computational . Biology The researchers at The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory compared measurements of brain cell activity in an animal performing a working memory task with the output of various computer models representing two theories on the underlying mechanism for holding information in . mind The results favored the newer theory that a network of neurons stores information by making short-lived changes in the connections , or synapses , between them , rather than the traditional
Skip to content Menu Our Bloggers Twitter Google News Substack FaceBook Contribute Contact Search Human brain organoids implanted into mouse cortex respond to visual stimuli for first time December 29, 2022 UC San Diego Madison Wilson , a PhD student at UC San Diego , is first author of the study showing that human brain organoids implanted in mice have established functional connectivity to the animalsâ cortex and responded to external sensory stimuli . A team of engineers and neuroscientists has demonstrated for the first time that human brain organoids implanted in mice have established functional connectivity to the animalsâ cortex and responded to external sensory stimuli . The implanted organoids reacted to visual stimuli in the same way as surrounding tissues , an observation that
Skip to content Menu Our Bloggers Twitter Google News Substack FaceBook Contribute Contact Search Singing supports stroke rehabilitation December 29, 2022 University of Helsinki Language function and the psychosocial wellbeing of patients and their families can be promoted with singing-based rehabilitation . Group intervention provides opportunities for peer support while being simultaneously cost . effective Approximately 40 of stroke survivors experience aphasia , a difficulty to comprehend or produce spoken or written language caused by a cerebrovascular accident . In half of these cases the language impairment still persists one year post-stroke . Aphasia has wide-ranging effects on the ability to function and quality of life of stroke survivors and easily leads to social . isolation
Skip to content Menu Our Bloggers Twitter Google News Substack FaceBook Contribute Contact Search Skiing over Christmas holidays no longer guaranteed â even with snow guns December 29, 2022 University of Basel Technical snowmaking on the Gemsstock , Switzerland . For many people , holidays in the snow are as much a part of the end of the year as Christmas trees and fireworks . As global warming progresses , however , white slopes are becoming increasingly rare . Researchers at the University of Basel have calculated how well one of Switzerlandâ s largest ski resorts will remain snow reliable with technical snowmaking by the year 2100, and how much water this snow will . consume The future for ski sports in Switzerland looks anything but rosy â or rather white . Current climate models
Skip to content Menu Our Bloggers Twitter Google News Substack FaceBook Contribute Contact Search Model explains how autism arises December 29, 2022 University of Gothenburg The three factors have different weights , and jointly build up to the diagnosis of autism . The development of autism may now become easier to understand , thanks to an explanatory model presented in a thesis from University of Gothenburg , . Sweden This model provides new insights into how various risk factors give rise to autism and why there is such great variability between . individuals Autism , a neurodevelopmental condition , affects how people perceive the world around them and how they interact and communicate with others . Among individuals with autism , there are major differences in terms of personal
Skip to content Menu Search Our Newsletter On Google News On Twitter Bloggers Topics Contribute Contact Restricted abortion access linked to increased suicide risk in young women December 28, 2022 University of Pennsylvania When the Dobbs v . Jackson  Supreme Court decision  came down in June , overturning the right to abortion in the United States that Roe v . Wade  had bestowed in 1973, conversations about access to reproductive care took on a renewed urgency . Almost a year earlier , an interdisciplinary team from the University of Pennsylvania  and Childrenâ s Hospital of Philadelphia  (CHOP had begun thinking about this . subject Now , in findings published in  JAMA Psychiatry, Ran Barzilay  of the Perelman School of Medicine  and CHOP, Jonathan Zandberg  of
: Skip to content Menu Search Our Newsletter On Google News On Twitter Bloggers Topics Contribute Contact How the brain gives rise to cravings : neuromarker sheds new light December 28, 2022 Yale University Craving is known to be a key factor in substance use disorders and can increase the likelihood of future drug use or relapse . Yet its neural basis â or , how the brain gives rise to craving â is not well . understood In a new study , researchers from Yale , Dartmouth , and the French National Centre for Scientific Research CNRS have identified a stable brain pattern , or neuromarker , for drug and food craving . Their findings were published Dec . 19 in Nature Neuroscience The discovery may be an important step toward understanding the brain basis of craving , addiction as a
Skip to content Menu Search Our Newsletter On Google News On Twitter Bloggers Topics Contribute Contact Sarunashi juice inhibits lung cancer in mice December 28, 2022 Okayama University Lung cancer is the leading cause of death in Japan and across the globe . Among all the cancers , lung cancer has one of the lowest five-year survival rates . Smoking tobacco and using tobacco-based products is known to heavily contribute to the development of lung . cancer It is a clinically established fact that the active ingredients in various fruits minimize the risk of chronic diseases including cancer . âSarunashiâ Actinidia arguta is an edible fruit cultivated in Japanâ s Okayama Prefecture . Using a mouse model , researchers from Okayama University led by Dr . Sakae ArimotoâKobayashi ,
. Skip to content Menu Search Our Newsletter On Google News On Twitter Bloggers Topics Contribute Contact The four drivers of political violence in the . U.S December 28, 2022 American Marketing Association A researcher from The Pennsylvania State University published a commentary  in the Journal of Public Policy and Marketing  that examines four key contemporary âdriversâ of political violence in the United States : âtoxicâ political polarization âtoxicâ identity-based ideologies assaults on democratic norms and disinformation and conspiracy theories. The article also discusses some ideas about how to curb the influence of these drivers and reduce political . violence The study is titled â Drivers of Political Violence in the United States â and is authored by James
Skip to content Menu Search Our Newsletter On Google News On Twitter Bloggers Topics Contribute Contact New biomarker test can detect Alzheimerâ s neurodegeneration in blood December 28, 2022 University of Pittsburgh A group of neuroscientists led by a University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researcher developed a test to detect a novel marker of Alzheimerâ s disease neurodegeneration in a blood sample . A study on their results was published today in Brain The biomarker , called âbrain-derived tau,â or BD-tau , outperforms current blood diagnostic tests used to detect Alzheimerâ s-related neurodegeneration clinically . It is specific to Alzheimerâ s disease and correlates well with Alzheimerâ s neurodegeneration biomarkers in the cerebrospinal fluid CSF âAt present ,
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