In a consensus statement published online Aug. 8 in JAMA Network Open, recommendations are presented for the management of patients with acetaminophen poisoning. Richard C. Dart, M.D., Ph.D., from the…
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Attention is required for a popular brain signature of prediction error, researchers find
(A) Event-related potentials and (B) difference waves from various electrode clusters. The arrows highlight a possible alternative marker of pre-attentive error detection in the visual system—early deviant related positivity (EDRP).…
Raising awareness of long COVID ‘blue legs’ symptom
Patient standing at 0 minutes. Credit: Use crediting University of Leeds An unusual case of a long COVID patient’s legs turning blue after 10 minutes of standing highlights the need…
Co-occurrence of psoriasis and rheumatic diseases common
Psoriasis is associated with rheumatic diseases, according to a study published online Aug. 5 in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. Mimi Chung, from the University of California…
Team identifies 169 genes associated with production of melanin in the skin, hair and eyes
Genetic screen finds previously unidentified loci for human melanogenesis. By exploiting melanin’s light-scattering properties, we conducted a genome-wide screen and uncovered genes regulating melanin content and hence, melanogenesis, in human…
Exercise training and yoga can improve lung function in adults with asthma
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Yoga and breathing control practices, in combination with aerobic training, are particularly key exercises for asthmatic people seeking to improve their lung function, a new peer-reviewed…
Athletes have no reason to be concerned by their COVID-19 vaccine this winter but timing matters
Credit: CC0 Public Domain It is now almost a rule of thumb: As soon as an athlete falls to the ground with a sudden cardiac arrest, social media is awash…
Tactile imagery used to improve rehabilitation of patients with motor disorders
Brain MRI projection. Credit: Skoltech Skoltech researchers in collaboration with Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University, Lomonosov Moscow State University, and Sechenov Institute of Evolutionary Physiology and Biochemistry of the Russian…
New high-tech microscope using AI successfully detects malaria in returning travelers
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Each year, more than 200 million people fall sick with malaria and more than half a million of these infections lead to death. The World Health…
Stem cell therapy rescues symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease
Systemic transplantation of wild-type hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (green) led to their differentiation into microglia-like cells (red), which reduced the amount of beta amyloid plaques (magenta) in the brain.…
