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Brain Signal Disruption in Fibromyalgia Patients
Fibromyalgia is a chronic syndrome defined by widespread muscle pain, fatigue, sleep dysfunction and cognitive dysfunction. Fibromyalgia pain dysfunction involves an increased sensitivity to pain known as hyperalgesia. New research suggests that a disruption of brain signals for reward and punishment contributes to this...
Scientists stick out their necks to understand how fusion plasmas fuel up
The nuclei that smash together to produce fusion energy in a reactor originate from ionized neutral particles. The edges of fusion devices have large numbers of neutrals available to gain or lose electrons to become ions. These neutrals influence several important features of the...
High dietary intake of fish may protect against heart disease
In an international study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and led by the University Of Pittsburgh Graduate School Of Public Health, in a population-based, prospective cohort study, set out to determine whether serum concentrations of long chain n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids...
Researchers prove rats experience regret
The human feeling of regret has been demonstrated to be active in the actions of rats and in the same region of the brain in rats as it occurs in humans for the first time. Dr. A. David Redish, a professor of neuroscience in...
Listen to your body and also pay attention to these signs
Our bodies speak loud and clear, we should listen, but we can also look at these obvious signs that are staring back at us in the mirror. Sheila Long is a nurse. She feels bad she did not do more to help prevent her...
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How-to keep your toddler safe in 3-feet of snow
How to keep your toddler safe in 3-feet of snow may seem fairly easy until you consider the snow is deeper than your child is tall. Playing in the snow may seem irresistible, but if the snow is not solid enough and you set...
Offbeat: Universal features of music around the world —
Is music really a "universal language"? Two articles in the most recent issue of Science support the idea that music all around the globe shares important commonalities, despite many differences. Researchers led by Samuel Mehr at Harvard University have undertaken a large-scale analysis...
Offbeat: The difference between an expert’s brain and a novice’s —
When mice learn to do a new task, their brain activities change over time as they advance from 'novice' to 'expert.' The changes are reflected in the wiring of cell circuits and activities of neurons.
Using a two-photon imaging microscope and a wealth of...
