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Summary: The FDA has approved a new drug named Ozanimod for the treatment of multiple sclerosis. Ozanimod binds to receptors in lymphocytes’ surfaces, preventing them from reaching the brain. As the number of […]

Summary: While introverts may be more accustomed to spending time alone, extroverts may have a slight edge in coping with current COVID-19 distancing measures. Researchers say using the term physical distancing […]

Summary: Using robotics, researchers uncover mechanisms in the cerebellum and spinal cord that determine how the nervous system responds to induced changes in step length. The findings could have implications for […]

Summary: Despite all of the public health warnings, many people are still ignoring instructions to socially distance during the COVID-19 pandemic. Many influential people are downplaying the severity of the virus, […]

Summary: The misconception that young people are more immune to COVID-19 is dangerous, and ignoring social distancing measures means the virus is more likely to spread among the young.

Source: UCSF

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Summary: HIV infection leads to increased EIF2 signaling in microglia, astrocytes, and neurons. Study reveals how HIV infection and some antiretrovirals affect cognition and the central nervous system.

Source: […]

Summary: VirScan, a new antibody detection tool, can analyze blood samples collected from people who have recovered from COVID-19 to learn about how the virus affects the immune system and the epidemiology of the […]

Summary: Ninety percent of medical marijuana products offered at dispensaries are far stronger than recommended for chronic pain relief.

Source: Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center

More than 90% of the legal […]

Summary: Fifty percent of patients treated for mild COVID-19 infections still had the virus up to eight days after symptoms disappeared. Findings suggest patients can remain infectious, even after symptomatic […]

Summary: A new machine learning algorithm can predict which tumors were lower-grade gliomas or glioblastoma brain cancer with a high degree of accuracy.

Source: Yale

An estimated 18,000 people in the United […]

Summary: MIT researchers have identified a protein fragment that may inhibit COVID-19’s ability to enter human lung cells. The new peptide can bind to the viral protein and potentially disarm it.

Source: […]

Summary: COVID-19 can have fatal consequences for those with cardiovascular conditions and can also cause cardiac injury in patients without underlying heart conditions.

Source: UT Houston

COVID-19 can have […]

Summary: A mutation in the KCND2 gene appears to improve cognitive flexibility in mice.

Source: NIH

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have discovered in mice what they believe is the first […]

Summary: The TBK1 gene regulates the disease progression of ALS in mouse models of the neurodegenerative disease. Loss of the TBK1 gene in motor neurons increases SOD1 aggregation and accelerates the onset of the […]

Summary: Feeling at a loose end due to social distancing? You can help researchers design drugs that could help stop coronavirus from infecting human cells. Using a free computer game called Foldit, citizen […]

Summary: The lateral hypothalamus is an integral component of social brain networks. It shapes socially motivated behaviors via functional coordination with neocortical regions.

Source: National Institutes of […]

Summary: A new model finds that, if left unchecked, the COVID-19 virus could have infected 7 billion people and caused around 40 million deaths this year.

Source: Imperial College London

The outbreak of […]

Summary: The brain chooses between two neural systems responsible for emulation learning and imitation learning. Study reveals how the brain chooses which strategy to employ when faced with an observational […]

Summary: A worldwide scientific collaboration has produced the first genetic map of the cerebral cortex. The map identifies more than 300 genetic variants that influence cortical structure and play roles in […]

Summary: The hand knob area of the premotor cortex operates across a wide range of motor functions and body areas.

Source: Cell Press

Mapping different parts of the brain and determining how they correspond […]