MIND diet may slow cognitive decline in stroke survivors
A diet created by researchers at Rush University Medical Center may help substantially slow cognitive decline in stroke survivors, according to preliminary research presented on Jan. 25, at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2018 in Los Angeles. The finding are significant because stroke survivors are twice as likely to develop dementia compared to the general population.
Source: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-01/rumc-mdm012418.php
Tactic for controlling motor symptoms of advanced Parkinson's disease
Standard drug treatment for Parkinson's disease can over time induce motor complications that reduce the effectiveness of restoring mobility. These complications include abnormal involuntary movements known as dyskinesias. In a nonhuman primate model of Parkinson's, scientists have been probing the origin of these abnormal responses to treatment, particularly dyskinesias, and have successfully tested a tactic for controlling them.
Source: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-01/ehs-tfc012518.php
Study sheds light on alternative, more convenient method of cell preservation
Researchers have taken an important step toward a more convenient, less expensive means of preserving mammalian cells for in vitro fertilization, species conservation, cell therapy and other purposes.
Source: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-01/osu-ssl012518.php
Pennsylvania deer, like mammals worldwide, move less in human-modified landscapes
In the big woods of Pennsylvania's Northern Tier, the home range of the average white-tailed deer is more than twice as large as that of a deer in urban or agricultural areas of the state. Penn State researcher Duane Diefenbach documented that phenomenon early on in his work, but it did not occur to him it might be representative of many different mammal species around the globe.
Source: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-01/ps-pdl012518.php
Microbes may help astronauts transform human waste into food
Human waste may one day be a valuable resource for astronauts on deep-space missions. Now, a Penn State research team has shown that it is possible to rapidly break down solid and liquid waste to grow food with a series of microbial reactors, while simultaneously minimizing pathogen growth.
Source: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-01/ps-mmh012518.php
Using virtual reality to identify brain areas involved in memory
Virtual reality is helping neuroscientists at UC Davis get new insight into how different brain areas assemble memories in context.
Source: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-01/uoc--uvr012518.php
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