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Glia, not neurons, are most affected by brain aging
Cell PressCurriculums:
The difference between an old brain and a young brain isn't so much the number of neurons but the presence and function of supporting cells called glia. In a new article, researchers who examined postmortem brain samples from 480 individuals ranging in age from 16 to 106 found that the state of someone's glia is so consistent through the years that it can be used to predict someone's age.
Genetic influence on immune system appears to be higher than previously thought
Kings College LondonCurriculums:
Kings College London reveals nearly three quarters of immune traits are influenced by genes.
The mesentery: A 'new' organ you didn't know you had
Ashley StricklandCurriculums:
The research of Dr. J. Calvin Coffey, foundation chair of surgery at the University of Limerick, is reclassifying this part of the digestive system as a contiguous organ. In a new study, Coffey has established the anatomy and structure of the mesentery, using images and compiling research to show that the organ's continuity can be seen only when it's exposed in a certain way. The article talks about What the mesentery does and why it has been misunderstood.
CST-hoidossa
Katja Puolakka, CST, UI Finland Inkeri Lappi, MidwifeCurriculums:
CST article in Finnish
Gut Decision: Scientists Identify New Organ in Humans
Sara G. MillerCurriculums:
Dr. J. Calvin Coffey, a professor of surgery at the University of Limerick in Ireland, has concluded that the mesentery, which is a membrane found in the gut, is its own organ. The mesentery connects the small and large intestines
How ANGER affects your Brain and Body
The National Institute for the clinical Application of Behavioral MedicineCurriculums: Healing From the Core,
Compassion for self
Cloe CouturierCurriculums: Healing From the Core,
Compassion for self is to admit deeply the suffering that we feel from our own imperfections, and to accept the reality of our own fragility and mortality and to simply be and feel it. Compassion is about the presence of being, this non-describable spiritual connection where we can meet, this deep place of suffering that we share and will experience sometimes, somewhere, someplace in the greater depth of our lives and the greater depth of our being and that is ok.
The Glymphatic Pathway
Benveniste H, Lee H, Volkow NDCurriculums:
Abstract
How anger affects your brain and body
The National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioral MedicineCurriculums:
This article explains the many different ways that anger changes your brain. Elevated cortisol causes neurons to accept too much calcium through their membrane. A calcium overload can make cells fire too frequently and die. It also discusses how stress hormones affect your body.
Why Dyslexia Is More Than a Reading Disorder
Alice ParkCurriculums:
In the latest research published in the journal Neuron, scientists led by John Gabrieli, a professor of brain and cognitive sciences at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, found that dyslexia may be due to a much broader difference in brain function.
But in the latest research published in the journal Neuron, scientists led by John Gabrieli, a professor of brain and cognitive sciences at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, found that dyslexia may be due to a much broader difference in brain function.