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- Nanoplastics May Disrupt Growth of Embryonic Heart, Nervous System: Study | Weather.com https://weather.com/en-IN/india/health/news/2023-03-20-nanoplastics-disrupt-heart-nervous-system-growth-in-chick-embryo 6 comments futurology
- US6506148B2 - Nervous system manipulation by electromagnetic fields from monitors - Google Patents https://patents.google.com/patent/us6506148 7 comments science
- What is the amperage of the human nervous system? https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/5ijvvd/what_is_the_amperage_of_the_human_nervous_system/ 17 comments askscience
- 520 million years old central nervous system discovered http://www.sci-news.com/paleontology/fossilized-central-nervous-system-chengjiangocaris-kunmingensis-03667.html 87 comments science
- U.S. Patent 6506148: Nervous system manipulation by electromagnetic fields from monitors http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/6506148.html 3 comments reddit.com
- Researchers have identified DNA variants in two nervous system genes that are associated with an excessively high BMI. http://news.bioscholar.com/2010/11/new-genomic-technique-reveals-obesity-gene-variants.html 13 comments science
- Scarab: a wearable sensor that detects all kinds of invisible information about your enviroment to create a "digital nervous system for us all" http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/scarab-wearable-sensor-analyses-your-local-environment-21-01-2015/ 4 comments technology
- Complex wiring of the nervous system may rely on a just a handful of genes and proteins http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120211095353.htm 5 comments science
- A high that can't be prohibited - courtesy of your nervous system. Giving triggers the brain's pleasure centers. http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/articles/2010/11/29/how_to_help_yourself/ 5 comments reddit.com
- Nervous System Complexity: a chart of the number of neurons in various animals body, and in their brain http://www.thedailyleopard.com/2010/09/nervous-system-complexity.html 3 comments science
- By means of the implant, Warwick's nervous system was connected onto the internet in Columbia University, New York. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/kevin_warwick#robotics:_project_cyborg 7 comments science
- Disruptions in the gut microbiome caused by antibiotics, diet or environmental factors may make the central nervous system more vulnerable to damage from viruses. Gut microbes produce compounds that prime immune cells to destroy harmful viruses in the brain and nervous system. https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-07/e-gmp071519.php 19 comments science
- How crude oil can harm you? Crude oil is a complex mixture of chemicals that can affect your brain, skin, lungs and nervous system. http://news.discovery.com/human/crude-oil-harms-humans.html 9 comments science
- Live-imaging tracking of nervous system development – in squid embryos – suggest that cephalopods and vertebrates use similar mechanisms to build big brains https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2022/11/harvard-study-looks-at-how-cephalopods-develop-their-big-brains/ 2 comments science
- Do jellyfish sleep? How complex does a nervous system have to be before periodically shutting down to maintain healthy function becomes necessary? https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/abgg5h/do_jellyfish_sleep_how_complex_does_a_nervous/ 8 comments askscience
- When HIV Infects the Brain - A new study reports that the virus can infiltrate the central nervous system within months of infection. http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/03/when-hiv-infects-the-brain/388787/?google_editors_picks=true 10 comments science
- New Poll: One Fifth of Americans Are Just Barely Intelligent Enough to Maintain Function of Autonomic Nervous System http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/18/AR2010081806913.html 26 comments reddit.com
- For 50 years, scientists did experiments on squid nerve cells thinking that those cells were good models for the human nervous system. Now they say the squid may not be such a good model after all http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyid=112731816 19 comments cogsci
- A 'nervous system' for ant colonies - Colony responds to predation simulation as a 'superorganism' http://phys.org/news/2015-11-nervous-ant-colonies.html 5 comments science
- Researchers have demonstrated that simple techniques like breathing exercises, meditation and repeated exposure to cold you can activate the autonomic nervous system and inhibit the response of your immune system. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140505155210.htm 24 comments science
- Fairy wasps, which are the size of an amoeba, have a nervous system in which roughly 95% of the neurons don't have a nucleus. http://io9.com/5861630/fairy-wasps-shrink-to-the-size-of-amoeba-by-sacrificing-their-neurons 29 comments science
- Sodium channels evolved before animals' nervous systems, neuroscience research shows. http://neurosciencenews.com/sodium-channels-evolved-before-animals-nervous-systems-neuroscience-research/ 7 comments science
- Scientists have discovered the origin of a unique type of cell, which can support regeneration in the central nervous system http://news.bioscholar.com/2010/11/improved-treatment-of-spinal-cord-injuries.html 13 comments science
- Research confirms gut-brain connection in autism. The discovery confirms a gut-brain nervous system link in autism, opening a new direction in the search for potential treatments that could ease behavioural issues associated with autism by targeting the gut. https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-05/ru-rcg053019.php 857 comments science
- Leg exercise is critical to brain and nervous system health: Groundbreaking research shows that neurological health depends as much on signals sent by the body's leg muscles to the brain as it does on directives from the brain to the muscles https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-05-leg-critical-brain-nervous-health.html 348 comments worldnews
- Playing 'natural sounds' affects the bodily systems that control the flight-or-fright and rest-digest autonomic nervous systems, with associated effects in the resting activity of the brain https://www.bsms.ac.uk/about/news/2017/03-31-the-sound-of-nature-helps-us-relax.aspx 3 comments science
- Scientists mapped a worm's brain, created software to mimic its nervous system, and uploaded it into a lego robot. It seeks food and avoids obstacles. http://www.eteknix.com/mind-worm-uploaded-lego-robot-make-weirdest-cyborg-ever 828 comments technology
- Nervous GOP rep sues over Maine's new ranked-choice voting system http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/nervous-gop-rep-sues-over-maines-new-ranked-choice-voting-system 26 comments politics
- Herpes offers big insights on coughing – and potential new remedies. Cough treatments could change dramatically after the herpes virus helped researchers discover that the respiratory tract links to two different parts of the nervous system. http://www.uq.edu.au/news/article/2015/05/herpes-offers-big-insights-coughing-%E2%80%93-and-potential-new-remedies 5 comments science
- French and Aussies tag team to discover "intense" EMP can permanently improve brain function. "repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS)...shifts abnormal neural connections to more normal locations." The discovery has important implications for nervous system disorders/mental health http://www.news.uwa.edu.au/201408066883/international/could-your-brain-be-reprogrammed-work-better 40 comments science
- Chemicals Meant To Break Up BP Oil Spill Present New Environmental Concerns - A version of Corexit was widely used after the 1989 Exxon Valdez spill and... was later linked with health impacts in people including respiratory, nervous system, liver, kidney and blood disorders. http://www.antemedius.com/content/chemicals-meant-break-bp-oil-spill-present-new-environmental-concerns 8 comments reddit.com
- Researchers found that manipulating the sympathetic nervous system in mice — specifically the “fight or flight” response and release of norepinephrine — can change the immune response to cancer. If confirmed in human studies, it could improve the way patients respond to immunotherapy treatments. https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/nervous-system-fight-or-flight-cancer-immunity 4 comments science
- A newly developed electronic skin can sense touch more than 1,000 times faster than the human sensory nervous system. Capable of detecting contact between different sensors in less than 60 nanoseconds, the e-skin could be used in robotics or prosthetic devices in future. http://news.nus.edu.sg/research/exceptional-touch-robots-prosthetics 37 comments science
- First step to induce self-repair in the central nervous system. Injured axons instruct Schwann cells to build specialized actin spheres to break down and remove axon fragments, thereby starting the regeneration process. https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-07/jgum-fst071119.php 11 comments science
- We May Be More Vulnerable to Stress in the Evening. A new Japanese study finds that the body’s central nervous system reacts less strongly — or releases fewer stress hormones — in response to acute psychological stress in the evening compared to the morning. https://psychcentral.com/news/2018/11/29/we-may-be-more-vulnerable-to-stress-in-the-evening/140802.html 4 comments science
- New evidence shows how bacterium in undercooked chicken causes Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS), a rapid-onset muscle weakness caused by the immune system damaging the peripheral nervous system. http://msutoday.msu.edu/news/2016/new-evidence-shows-how-bacterium-in-undercooked-chicken-causes-gbs/ 192 comments science
- Previous studies have shown a direct correlation between gut microbes and the central nervous system. Using a zebrafish model, researchers determined that a common probiotic sold in supplements and yogurt can decrease stress-related behavior and anxiety. http://munews.missouri.edu/news-releases/2016/1121-common-probiotics-can-reduce-stress-levels-lessen-anxiety/ 17 comments science
- Russian scientists have been testing a new medicine that is expected to protect the nervous system and hopefully become a cure for the most wide-spread nervous diseases such as Alzheimer`s and Parkinson`s, as well as strokes and depression http://english.ruvr.ru/2012_12_28/russia-testing-alzheimers-parkinsons-medicine/ 91 comments science
- In a review of the relevant literature it is shown that happiness is statistically abnormal, consists of a discrete cluster of symptoms, is associated with a range of cognitive abnormalities, and probably reflects the abnormal functioning of the central nervous system. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1619629 53 comments science