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New evidence offers hope for ketogenic therapy in treatment of anorexia nervosa

Stellate Communications
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A pilot study from the UC San Diego School of Medicine, published in Communications Medicine, suggests that ketogenic therapy is a safe and feasible treatment option for patients with weight-normalized or mildly underweight anorexia nervosa.

Journal: Communications Medicine
Funder: Baszucki Group

Mathematical modeling of the human psychedelic experience

Trace Research Institute
Business Announcement

A new collaboration, publication, and conversation illuminate how a new theory of reality based on consciousness will enable scientific study of the human psychedelic experience.

Newfound ‘switchboard’ helps the brain form new memories without forgetting older ones

NYU Langone Health / NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The brain may reuse some cells to store many different memories without mixing them up with or erasing older memories, a new study in mice suggests. Led by NYU Langone Health researchers, the study revealed that about one in four memory cells in a brain area called the hippocampus acts as a shared “hub” that links incoming and outgoing signals

Journal: Nature

Genetically modified hookworms produce and deliver therapeutics

Washington University in St. Louis
Peer-Reviewed Publication

WashU Medicine researchers genetically modified hookworms to produce and deliver a therapeutic antibody inside a host, a proof-of-concept that could lead to long-lasting treatments for chronic disease or exposure to toxins in remote settings.

Journal: Nature Communications

It may not just be what’s in ultra-processed foods, but how they’re made

Tufts University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers found that people who ate more ultra-processed foods had worse health outcomes, even after accounting for the overall nutritional quality of the foods, suggesting that the processing of foods itself may play an independent role in driving those risks.

Journal: American Journal of Public Health

European funded research to identify new markers for autism spectrum disorder in children born preterm

RMIT University
Grant and Award Announcement

An international team of researchers from Europe and Australia will contribute to MICRO-NEST, a €6 million Horizon Europe project applying innovative approaches to identify markers of autism in children born before 37 weeks of gestation. 

Funder: HORIZON EUROPE Health

Can taking aspirin uncover asymptomatic bladder cancer?

Wiley
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The presence of blood cells in urine is a sign of bladder cancer. Because aspirin blocks platelets from forming harmful blood clots, the medication can cause mild bleeding or worsen existing bleeding in the urinary tract. Results from a study in the Journal of Internal Medicine suggest that this may prompt a clinician to run tests that uncover an asymptomatic bladder tumor.

Journal: Journal of Internal Medicine

How does acupuncture affect motor function after a stroke?

Wiley
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Paralysis on one side of the body is common after stroke. A new study in CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics demonstrates that acupuncture can significantly improve muscle function recovery in patients who experienced a stroke.

Journal: CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics

Are wading bird populations in urban estuaries in decline?

Wiley
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Urban estuaries can support thriving ecosystems despite bustling human activity. Noting that bird populations can serve as a key indicator of environmental health, research published in Conservation Science and Practice examines trends in the New York–New Jersey Harbor, home to the largest breeding population of colonial nesting wading birds in the northeastern United States.

Journal: Conservation Science and Practice

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