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In a first, researchers have revealed the complete sensory pathway that enables the skin to communicate temperatures to the brain. It turns out that cool temperatures have an individual, dedicated pathway — suggesting the body has different circuits for deciphering warmth and coolness. This study, published July 28 in the journal Nature Communications, is the first to map out the …

A case series describes 41 US children with influenza-related acute necrotizing encephalopathy (ANE) that killed 27% of them—despite receiving multiple treatments and most of them being previously healthy—during the 2023-24 and 2024-25 respiratory virus seasons. For the study, published yesterday in JAMA, the Influenza-Associated Acute Necrotizing Encephalopathy Working Group assessed the clinical characteristics, interventions, and outcomes of children with flu-related ANE, …

Key Questions Answered Q: What did the study uncover about how the brain processes materials?A: It found that different brain regions are tuned to process rigid objects versus substances like water or sand. Q: Why does this distinction matter?A: It allows the brain to plan actions based on how each type of material behaves—like grasping a tool or scooping a …

Why a Breeze Feels So Good: The Brain Circuit You Didn’t Know You Had  SciTechDaily A dedicated skin-to-brain circuit for cool sensation in mice  Nature Warm and cool temperatures travel on completely different paths to the brain, study finds  Live Science Source link

One cannot have a well-balanced meal without incorporating vitamin B12 foods into the mix. The water soluble vitamin, explains Samantha Dieras, RN, DCN, director of ambulatory nutrition services at Mount Sinai Hospital, plays a vital role in nerve function, blood cell formation, metabolism, DNA production, and many other functions that our bodies need to stay healthy. Vitamin B12 foods are …

How’s the weather inside your head? If it’s foggy, you are not alone. You may have what people with a variety of health conditions call brain fog — a common term for thinking problems that can make getting through the day a mental slog. While there’s no official list of symptoms, people with brain fog often say that “their thinking …

Want to keep your brain sharp as you age? Science may have a recipe.  The Washington Post Study reveals simple lifestyle changes could help prevent dementia  PBS Trying to keep your brain young? A big new study finds these lifestyle changes help  NPR You can slow cognitive decline as you age, large study finds. Here’s how  CNN Healthy Lifestyle Can Help People at Risk …

Scientists discover why your brain demands sleep  Boing Boing Sleepiness Could Be Triggered by a Power Overload in Our Brain  ScienceAlert Our brain’s mitochondria may play a crucial role in the onset of sleep  New Scientist Sleep cycle triggered by electrical overload in brain cells  EarthSky Research results suggest that drowsiness may be caused by mitochondrial overload  GIGAZINE Source link

Eggs seem to stress people out. I suppose it has something to do with constant supply-chain shortages, or the allegations that they’re little cholesterol bombs, or the fact that every time you reach that aisle in the grocery store you enter into a moral referendum on the sort of lives hens are entitled to enjoy. It’s…a lot. So why don’t …

Severe flu seasons in recent years have brought to light a little-known danger of influenza infections in kids: a rare brain disease called acute necrotizing encephalopathy, or ANE. It’s a fast-moving condition usually triggered by the flu, causing sudden brain swelling. It’s thought that the virus prompts the immune system to go haywire. Affected children can go from having mild …