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A recent study published in the journal Neuron suggests that the brain plays a direct role in building endurance after physical activity. Scientists have discovered that certain groups of brain cells become active immediately after a workout, sending signals that tell your muscles to adapt and grow stronger. This study provides evidence that the benefits of exercise depend as much on the brain as they do on the muscles themselves. The study was led by J. Nicholas Betley, professor of biology and neuroscience at the University of Pennsylvania, Eric Bross, assistant professor at the Jackson Laboratory, and Kevin W. Williams,…

Get the health information and medications you need every weekday with STAT’s free newsletter Morning Rounds. Sign up here. good morning. STAT’s Breakthrough Summit West is today! It’s never too late to participate virtually. We have a packed agenda, including speakers such as former FDA Commissioner David Kessler, OpenEvidence founder Zachary Ziegler, and 23andMe founder Anne Wojcicki. And of course, I have many talented STAT colleagues. Ebola updates: travel bans and outdated vaccines According to a CDC order issued yesterday, the Trump administration is barring foreign travelers from entering the United States who have been to the Democratic Republic of…

The Mediterranean diet is already well-known for its positive effects on the heart and metabolism. But a large clinical trial in Spain suggests it could be even more effective against type 2 diabetes when combined with three practical upgrades: eating fewer calories, getting more exercise, and getting professional help with weight loss. The PREDIMED-Plus trial found that this more structured Mediterranean lifestyle reduced the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 31%. The project is the largest nutrition trial conducted in Europe and involves more than 200 researchers from the University of Navarra and 22 other Spanish universities, hospitals and…

A soft wireless chest patch could replace bulky polygraph and sleep testing wires by continuously tracking the body’s hidden stress signals in real-world settings, from emergency medical training to infant sleep disorders. Research: A wireless, skin-interfaced multimodal sensing system for continuous psychophysiological monitoring – a wearable polygraph device. Image credit: clicksdemexico/Shutterstock.com recent scientific progress This study aims to develop and validate a new wearable platform capable of continuous time-synchronized measurements of cardiac, respiratory, electrodermal, and thermal signals for advanced psychophysiological assessment and translational clinical applications. Challenges in psychophysiological monitoring Accurate psychophysiological monitoring is essential for characterizing stress and autonomic dysfunction…

Of the many data center developers eyeing Wyoming, estimates suggest that just two, Microsoft and Prometheus Hyperscale, could require more than double the state’s existing power consumption. Where that power comes from is still under consideration. And local officials say there’s growing concern that surprisingly less water is needed to cool all those hot computing servers than expected. Some industry representatives say new computing centers are little different from retail stores, thanks to direct chips and geothermal cooling, as well as an industry-wide shift to a closed-loop mix of propylene glycol and water that requires refilling only once every six…

The university’s simple nutrition program enabled students to eat healthier, reduce their intake of ultra-processed foods and show encouraging signs of improved mental health, highlighting how small changes in diet can support both body and mind. Research: Changes in eating habits and mental health of college students after an educational intervention: A pilot study. Image credit: RossHelen/Shutterstock.com New research published in scientific report highlight the benefits of implementing nutrition education programs in universities, including improved diet quality and positive trends in students’ mental health. Ultra-processed foods are linked to poorer mental health The growing popularity of processed and ultra-processed foods…

Recent research published in applied cognitive psychology This suggests that negative emotions associated with everyday memories fade faster than those associated with sexual experiences. The findings provide evidence that while the human brain tends to soften the impact of bad memories over time as a healthy coping mechanism, this fading of emotions occurs more slowly in the case of emotionally charged, intimate encounters. Scientists wanted to better understand the psychological phenomenon known as fading affective bias (FAB). This concept explains how unpleasant emotions associated with past events tend to fade from memory faster than pleasant emotions. Jeffrey A. Gibbons, professor…

Exposure to hypertensive disorders, gestational diabetes, or premature birth in utero can leave lasting effects on the heart and blood vessels long before symptoms of cardiovascular disease appear. Study: Adverse pregnancy outcomes and cardiovascular health in early adult offspring. Image credit: fizkes/Shutterstock.com Recent research published in journals JAMA network open Our findings suggest that young adult offspring of mothers who experience adverse pregnancy outcomes have worse cardiovascular health. This association was most pronounced in hypertensive syndrome of pregnancy (HDP). Pregnancy complications related to future heart disease Adverse pregnancy events (APOs), including HDP, gestational diabetes (GD), and preterm birth (PTB), occur…

Wilderness burning, widely used to support recreational shooting in the UK, releases tiny pollution particles known as ‘particle pollution’, which pose serious health risks when inhaled.New research shows that on average, prescribed incineration exposes more than half a million more people to unsafe levels of particulate pollution, with peak exposures affecting up to 2.3 million people.Particulate matter exposure was highest in northern England, northern Scotland, and eastern parts of the country.Particle pollution (PM2.5) emissions from wildland burning were equivalent to one-third of emissions from road transport.When wildlands burn, toxic air pollutants are released and can travel far from the source…