Summary: Extended courses of Paxlovid may alleviate symptoms in some patients with long Covid, though its effectiveness varies widely. Of 13 patients studied, five experienced sustained improvements, while others reported temporary or no benefits.This complexity underscores the challenge of treating long Covid, a condition with over 200 symptoms ranging from...
Summary: A lipid anchor on nerve cell membranes stabilizes prion proteins (PrPC) and prevents their pathological aggregation into forms linked to prion diseases. Researchers developed new in vitro and cell models to study how membrane anchoring inhibits these harmful transformations.They found that while anchoring stabilizes prion proteins, pre-formed aggregates can...
Summary: Researchers have found that per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) alter the expression of specific genes in brain-like cells, potentially contributing to neurotoxicity. Among six tested compounds, perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) caused the most significant changes, downregulating genes crucial for neuron survival and upregulating those linked to cell death.Despite shared...
Summary: Loneliness plays a central role in borderline personality disorder (BPD) and often persists even when clinical symptoms subside. Current treatments, such as dialectical behavior therapy, fail to fully address social integration, which is crucial for long-term recovery.A better approach may involve general psychiatric management (GPM), which emphasizes self-reliance, community...
Summary: Researchers have discovered a way to control human body temperature, mimicking the hibernation process of animals like bears. By manipulating the brain’s temperature regulation system, they can induce a state of “thermoregulatory inversion” (TI) in rats, reducing heat production even in cold environments.This breakthrough could lead to controlled hypothermia...
Summary: New research reveals how smell and hearing interact in the brain during maternal behaviors like pup retrieval in mice. Signals from the basal amygdala (BA) merge with auditory inputs in the auditory cortex (AC), influencing responses to social sounds.Blocking smell signals disrupted maternal retrieval, highlighting the role of multisensory...
