Health

HMN 2024 – Inhibitory neurons (magenta) and their synapses (green) in the mouse neocortex. Credit: Biozentrum, University of Basel A sensitive perception of the environment is crucial for guiding our behavior. However, an overly sensitive response of the brain’s neural circuits to stimuli can lead to neurodevelopmental disorders such as epilepsy. University of Basel researchers Read More

HMN 2024 – A friend of mine, on a recent trip to the gym, declined to use the machine for drying his trunks—that gym equivalent of a salad spinner which removes excess water from your swimming costume. His reason? The amount of “fecal excrement” it was likely to contain. I went ahead and used it—my Read More

HMN 2024 – With syphilis cases in U.S. newborns skyrocketing, a doctors group now recommends that all pregnant patients be screened three times for the sexually transmitted infection. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists issued new guidance on Thursday saying the screening should be done at the first prenatal visit, during the third trimester Read More

HMN 2024 – Smoking among women under 45 from more advantaged social groups in England appears to have increased over the past decade, according to a new study by UCL researchers. The researchers focused on women between 18 and 45 as these are the ages when women are most likely to become pregnant and for Read More

HMN 2024 – Expression levels of FGFRs from rhesus frontal cortex (FC) in response to live and non-viable B burgdorferi. FC tissue explants exposed to either live or sonicated B burgdorferi for 4 hrs. were probed for FGFR1-3 expression levels by immunofluorescence. Tissue explants exposed to medium alone were used as controls. FGFR positive cells Read More

HMN 2024 – Are you tormented by an exaggerated fear of harming your child? Relax—it’s common, and research shows that it’s also treatable. You’re holding your newborn baby in your arms when the thought pops into your head—what if you happened to throw your baby out of the window? You get scared and wonder if Read More

HMN 2024 – Young people living in deprived coastal areas are likely to become unhealthier young adults than those living in deprived inland communities, according to new research. The study, led by the University of Essex’s Centre for Coastal Communities, is thought to be the first of its kind to map the impact of living Read More