AI Decodes Emotion Through Movements

Summary: A new methodology developed by an international research team uses motion capture and the EMOKINE software to decode emotions from movements. The team recorded a dancer performing choreographies expressing…

Study challenges the narrative of Cahokia’s abandonment

A new study, published in the Sage Journal, casts doubt on the popular theory of why Cahokia was abandoned. Cahokia was the largest urban settlement of the Mississippian culture, a…

Cracking the code for cerebellar movement disorders

Supervised classifier model predicts mouse phenotype based on spike signatures. Credit: eLife (2024). DOI: 10.7554/eLife.91483.2 The cerebellum is a region of the brain that helps us refine our movements and…

Detroit’s legacy of housing inequity has caused long-term health impacts − these policies can help mitigate that harm

Detroiters who face rising rents, poor living conditions and systemic barriers to affordable and safe housing are at greater risk of poor health, our research finds. We study the connection…

10 sunscreen myths you can’t afford to fall for

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Attention sunscreen skeptics: The sun’s UV rays are coming for you, and you’re just making their job easier. Summer is now upon us, which means more…

A potential game-changer for emergency medicine: Synthetic platelets

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Imagine being a paramedic treating a trauma patient who’s bleeding severely. You know your patient’s life is in danger, but there’s not much you can do…

How Music Synchronizes Heart Rates and Collective Emotions

Summary: Listening to music synchronizes heart rates within individuals more reliably than between different people. This synchronization depends on physiological responses rather than mood or music preferences. The findings help…

Oxytocin’s Link to Obesity and Postnatal Depression

Summary: A new study has identified the TRPC5 gene as a cause of obesity, behavioral issues, and postnatal depression. Researchers found that missing or impaired TRPC5 genes disrupt oxytocin neurons,…

Nudging both clinicians and patients may increase serious illness conversations

Combining clinician- and patient-directed nudges may help to promote serious illness conversations (SICs) in cancer care, according to a study published online July 1 in JAMA Network Open. Samuel U.…

Drugs that kill ‘zombie’ cells may benefit some older women, but not all, study finds

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Drugs that selectively kill senescent cells may benefit otherwise healthy older women but are not a “one-size-fits-all” remedy, Mayo Clinic researchers have found. Specifically, these drugs…