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How does your brain know when to take a breath, stabilize your blood pressure, or fight off an infection? The answer lies in interoception, a lesser-known process through which the nervous system constantly monitors the body’s internal signals to keep essential functions running. Now, a collaborative team from Scripps Research and the Allen Institute has received the National Institutes of …

A research group led by the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity (Doherty Institute) has uncovered new details about how lymph nodes help the body fight persistent infections and cancer by coordinating key immune cell activity. Published in two Nature Immunology papers, the findings show that lymph nodes create the ideal setting for stem-like T cells — an essential …

Scientists Begin $14.2 Million Project To Decode the Body’s “Hidden Sixth Sense”  SciTechDaily Source link

Scientists Find Manipulating Body’s Rhythm May Fight Alzheimer’s  SciTechDaily Source link

Getting older doesn’t automatically mean slowing down. Sure, your body changes, but aging well isn’t about defying time—it’s about maintaining function, flexibility, and strength where it counts. And here’s the thing: when we talk about fitness after 60, most people focus on how much they can lift or how fast they can walk. But there’s a better measure—the quality of …

As we age, our bodies conduct every action a bit slower: our daily walks become shorter, our endurance goes down, and our brains aren’t as sharp as they once were. It’s a shared experience among most people: “When we’re kids, we’re constantly stressing our motor systems: running, climbing, falling, and trying new movements beyond our comfort zones,” explains longevity expert …

A new study finds that the brain does not appear to significantly rewire its map of the body after an amputation. Westend61/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Westend61/Getty Images A rare circulatory problem required Emily Wheldon to have her left arm amputated three years ago. Her brain still thinks it’s there. “Most days, it just feels like I’ve got my …

Facebook Tweet Email Link Nearly impossible to measure, quantify, convey, pain is a truly mysterious human sensation. For the last 25 years in my life as a neurosurgeon, I have seen a lot of pain and suffering firsthand, so much of it chronic, persistent and difficult to treat. That is why I spent the past three years digging deep into …

New research, published in The Journal of Immunology, discovered that a parasitic worm suppresses neurons in the skin to evade detection. The researchers suggest that the worm likely evolved this mechanism to enhance its own survival, and that the discovery of the molecules responsible for the suppression could aid in the development of new painkillers. Schistosomiasis is a parasitic infection …

We celebrate our birthdays once a year. That way, you might think, aging is a linear, steady, and yearly process. Well, you might have to think again because a new landmark study begs to differ from that worn-out concept.A groundbreaking new study has revealed that your body doesn’t age in a straight line. Instead, it hits a sudden ‘turning point’, …