Ultrasound Brain Stimulation: A Significant Leap in Neurotherapy

[ad_1] Summary: Researchers introduced a groundbreaking non-invasive brain stimulation technique called Patterned Low-Intensity Low-Frequency Ultrasound (LILFUS). This innovative method can precisely target and modulate specific brain regions, offering a promising alternative to traditional magnetic, electrical, and surgical brain stimulation methods with fewer risks. LILFUS activates mechanosensitive calcium channels in astrocytes, influencing neural plasticity and enabling … Read more

Amid Florida measles outbreak, surgeon general lets parents decide whether to send unvaccinated kids to school

[ad_1] {{#rendered}} {{/rendered}} Amid measles outbreaks in various parts of the U.S., the Florida surgeon general has issued some guidance to parents regarding kids’ school attendance. In a letter issued to parents on Friday, Dr. Joseph Ladapo said the Florida Department of Health (FDOH) “is deferring to parents or guardians to make decisions about school … Read more

Preeminent COVID-19 scientists urge action to confront Long COVID

[ad_1] A perspective piece on Long COVID by Ziyad Al-Aly and Eric Topol was published in Science magazine today. It reviews the scientific community’s current knowledge about the disorder, as well as remaining gaps in knowledge that are critical to address. It concludes with policy recommendations for how society should move forward in studying, preventing and … Read more

Phase Two of the Price Cap on Russian Oil: Two Years After Putin’s Invasion

[ad_1] Eric Van Nostrand, Assistant Secretary for Economic Policy (P.D.O.) Anna Morris, Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes (Acting) We are two years into Vladimir Putin’s unjustified and illegal full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Russian oil is the Kremlin’s principal profit source for financing its barbaric invasion. The United States and an international Coalition … Read more

‘It took the rug right out from under my life’: Milestone ME/CFS study begins to explain disease, but will it lead to treatments?

[ad_1] “It took the rug right out from under my life. I went to work that Friday in August; I never went to work a day since, and it’ll be 10 years this August.” Those are the words of Jennifer Caldwell, whose life suddenly changed trajectory on an autumn weekend in 2014. Having wrapped up … Read more