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AI & Machine Learning

AI model detects residual tumor in 10 seconds

Ashwini Sakharkar

AI can determine during surgery if any part of a cancerous brain tumor that could be removed remains.

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Health

Eating less sugar keeps you younger

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Researchers at University of California -San Francisco discovered that a diet rich in vitamins and minerals, especially low in added sugar, is linked to...

An VFX hologram of the brain and nervous system has been created by two neuroscientists
Health

Scientists discover a way to spot elusive neurological disorder

Dr. Prajakta Banik

CSF proteomics in progressive supranuclear palsy.

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Health

Poor health and stress in 20s harm cognition in 40s

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Early adulthood CRP changes linked to midlife cognition.

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Health

Parents can control tween’s screen time

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Media parenting and adolescent's screen time.

Young woman using mobile phone while sitting on sofa at home
Health

Active social lives boost well-being in dementia care

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Social isolation linked to hospitalization, nursing home entry in older adults.

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Health

Combining drugs for better prostate cancer treatment?

Dr. Prajakta Banik

AFT-19 trial: Investigating androgen blockade intensification in prostate cancer.

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Health

Scientists discovered a protein that controls breast cancer’s ability to resist immunotherapy

Pranjal Malewar

A better way to predict and improve patient responses.

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Health

Scratching neurons: A potential itch solution?

Dr. Prajakta Banik

IL-31 limits allergic dermatitis immune response.

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Health

Living alone is linked to higher cognitive decline risk

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Living alone's impact on caring for cognitive impairment patients.

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Parenting

Breastfeeding increased by 2 weeks when mothers stayed at home

Pranjal Malewar

Research finding offers support for National paid family leave policy.

Chemical Exposure May Raise Your Risk for Parkinson’s
Neuroscience

Exposure to TCE may raise your risk for Parkinson’s, study

Pranjal Malewar

First large-scale study to demonstrate its association with Parkinson’s.

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Health

Scientists developed two new drug candidates for potentially treating addiction and depression

Pranjal Malewar

Targeted molecules are more powerful than SSRI antidepressants.

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Science

The first molecular-level, 3D picture of an odor molecule

Pranjal Malewar

Making sense of scents.

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Science

New AI system capable of generating artificial enzymes from scratch

Pranjal Malewar

AI technology generates original proteins from scratch.

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Health

More screen time linked to odds of developing OCD in preteens

Pranjal Malewar

Video gaming watching videos most strongly tied to compulsive behavior.

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Science

Senescent cells help to heal damaged tissues

Pranjal Malewar

Scientists reappraise the role of “Zombie” cells that anti-aging mMedicine has sought to eliminate

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Science

Single-celled organism uses internal ‘Computer’ to walk

Pranjal Malewar

The organism utilizes a complex walking motion.

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Health

Pregnant women are exposed to cancer-causing chemicals in dishware and other products

Pranjal Malewar

Most chemicals are positively associated with the tobacco biomarker cotinine.

1 in 3 young adults may face severe COVID-19
Health

1 in 3 young adults may face severe COVID-19

Pranjal Malewar

Smoking habits trump asthma, obesity in risk factors for an otherwise healthy population.

Study uncovers the effect of cooked vs raw food on gut microbiome
Health

Study uncovers the effect of cooked vs raw food on gut microbiome

Pranjal Malewar

How cooking itself alters the composition of the microbial ecosystems in our guts?

Alzheimer's disease destroys neurons that keep us awake
Science

Alzheimer’s disease destroys neurons that keep us awake

Amit Malewar

A study suggests Tau tangles, not amyloid plaques, drive daytime napping that precedes dementia.

An array of intra-cranial electrodes of the type used to record brain activity in the current study. Image credit: UCSF
Technology

Synthetic speech: Virtual voicebox converts brain signals to speech using AI

Ashwini Sakharkar

People with neurological conditions who lose the ability to communicate, typically due to brain damage, stroke or any other medical conditions now have a...

CRISPR technique can help you prevent from getting obese
Health

CRISPR technique can help you prevent from getting obese

Pranjal Malewar

Scientists recently made an exciting discovery suggesting that CRISPR therapies can prevent obesity without cutting or editing a DNA. The study- conducted by the UC San...

Patients awaiting epilepsy surgery agreed to keep a running log of their mood while researchers used tiny wires to monitor electrical activity in their brains. The combination revealed a circuit for sadness.
Science

Researchers uncover a circuit for sadness in the human brain

Amit Malewar

Human brain networks that encode variation in the mood on naturalistic timescales remain largely unexplored. In a new study, scientists combined multi-site, semi-chronic, intracranial...

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