World Reading Club [W[R]C]

https://neurosciencenews.com/art-appreciation-brain-22569/ Summary: Using a combination of machine learning and neuroimaging data, researchers revealed a neural basis for aesthetic appreciation. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/world-reading-club-w-r-c--5667160/support . 📚 Explore Dr. Hakeem Ali-Bocas Alexander’s exclusive bookstore. Discover the foundational t...

https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/24/health/pfizer-rsv-vaccine-guillain-barre/index.html CNN — Two people who received Pfizer’s respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine during a clinical trial were later diagnosed with Guillain-Barre syndrome, and the US Food and Drug Administration has asked Pfizer to conduct a safety study if the shot is approved, according to agency documents released Friday. Become...

https://neurosciencenews.com/smoking-addiction-psychedelics-22562/ Summary: In addition to helping treat mental health disorders, psychedelic treatments can help people overcome addictions. A new study reports psychedelics can help smokers quit nicotine and remain smoke-free for at least five years. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/world-reading-club-w-r-c--5667...

Comptroller Susana Mendoza accused the city of setting impossible standards for cops to receive benefits https://www.police1.com/chicago/articles/chicago-mayor-state-comptroller-spar-over-benefits-to-cops-disabled-by-covid-19-15Qb1XcIX6PKI9xX/?utm_source=Police1&utm_campaign=10056bad96-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2023_02_22_08_24&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5584e6920b-c958456917-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D Become a su...

https://www.sun-sentinel.com/h... 3 People who received a mNRA COVID vaccine reported a high number of adverse reactions into a government database, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Florida’s surgeon general is drawing incorrect conclusions from the data. Health Alert on mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine Safety [W[R]C] https://www.spreaker.com/episo... Become a supporter of this podcast...

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/ames/moon-mountain-name-honors-nasa-mathematician-melba-mouton Scientists recently named a mesa-like lunar mountain that towers above the landscape carved by craters near the Moon’s South Pole. This unique feature will now be referred to as “Mons Mouton,” after NASA mathematician and computer programmer Melba Roy Mouton (MOO-tawn). Become a supporter of this podcast: h...

https://neurosciencenews.com/child-tax-credit-abuse-22523/ Summary: Child tax credit not only helped to reduce childhood poverty, but the expansion of monthly payments also helped to reduce child abuse and neglect, a new study reports. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/world-reading-club-w-r-c--5667160/support . 📚 Explore Dr. Hakeem Ali-Bocas Alexander’s exclusi...

https://neurosciencenews.com/space-travel-brain-22527/ Summary: A study of brain function in cosmonauts reveals how the brain’s organization changes after an extended period in space, demonstrating the adaption required to live in a weightless environment. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/world-reading-club-w-r-c--5667160/support . 📚 Explore Dr. Hakeem Ali-Boca...

https://www.statnews.com/2023/02/14/x-waiver-buprenorphine-prescribing-gone-spread-the-word/ Signing into law a change that can prevent thousands of Americans from dying of opioid overdoses should have been met with fanfare. Instead, it not only slid under the media radar but hasn’t been communicated to the people who need to know about it. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker....

Contact: Communications Office NewsMedia@flhealth.gov (850) 245-4111 The COVID-19 pandemic brought many challenges that the health and medical field have never encountered. Although the initial response was led by a sense of urgency and crisis management, the State Surgeon General believes it is critical that as public health professionals, responses are adapted to the present to chart a future gu...

https://phys.org/news/2023-02-planetary-scientist-lays-arguments-dedicated.html Kathleen Mandt, a planetary scientist at Johns Hopkins University's Applied Physics Laboratory has published a Perspectives piece in the journal Science arguing that NASA should send a dedicated probe to the planet Uranus. She notes that a window is opening in 2032 for the launch of such a probe. Become a supporter of...

https://phys.org/news/2023-02-tapered-optical-fiber-posed-brillouin.html When optical beams, consisting of photons, travel through fibers, they cause vibrations that generate acoustic waves, consisting of phonons. The phenomenon, called Brillouin scattering, has been harnessed by researchers to optomechanically "couple" acoustic waves with light waves. This coupling allows information carried by p...

https://neurosciencenews.com/female-selfie-aggression-22514/ Summary: Female selfie posting was associated with intimidatory self-presentation strategies and linked to higher levels of aggression. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/world-reading-club-w-r-c--5667160/support . 📚 Explore Dr. Hakeem Ali-Bocas Alexander’s exclusive bookstore. Discover the foundational...

https://neurosciencenews.com/psychedelics-serotonin-neurons-22516/ Summary: Location bias may explain how psychedelic medications work. Researchers found that engaging serotonin 2A receptors inside neurons promotes the growth of new connections, but engaging the same receptor on the outside of a neuron does not. The findings may guide the development of new psychoplastogens to treat a range of dis...

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-02-black-patients-longer-uterine-cancer.html Early diagnosis of uterine cancer is known to improve a patient's chances for survival, but previous research has found that Black patients are less likely to receive early diagnoses than people of other racial and ethnic groups. A new analysis by Yale researchers provides insights into why that is: They found that Bl...

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-02-scientists-breakthrough-generation-cancer-treatment.html Scientists at the University of East Anglia are a step closer to creating a new generation of light-activated cancer treatments. The futuristic-sounding treatment would work by switching on LED lights embedded close to a tumor, which would then activate biotherapeutic drugs. Become a supporter of this p...

https://neurosciencenews.com/neurosexuality-neurology-22505/ Summary: Neurosexuality is a conceptual framework that explores the relationship between sexual behavior and brain function. Researchers say the comprehensive framework could be applied to integrate sexual rehabilitation into treatment for those with neurological and sexual function disorders. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://...

https://neurosciencenews.com/cte-head-injury-22480/ Summary: Study confirms that repeated head injuries, concussions, and traumatic brain injury are the chief risk factors for the development of CTE. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/world-reading-club-w-r-c--5667160/support . 📚 Explore Dr. Hakeem Ali-Bocas Alexander’s exclusive bookstore. Discover the foundatio...

https://neurosciencenews.com/rem-sleep-behavior-dreaming-22485/ Summary: REM sleep behavior disorder, or parasomnia, affects more than 80 million people worldwide. The disorder causes sufferers to experience nightmare-like violent dreams. Sufferers act on their dreams while sleeping, often resulting in violent or dangerous sleep behaviors and injuries. Researchers propose new guidelines, including...

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-02-wild-inhibit-covid-virus.html Researchers from The University of Queensland have discovered the active compound from an edible mushroom that boosts nerve growth and enhances memory. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/world-reading-club-w-r-c--5667160/support . 📚 Explore Dr. Hakeem Ali-Bocas Alexander’s exclusive bookstore. D...

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-02-mushrooms-magnify-memory-boosting-nerve.html Researchers from The University of Queensland have discovered the active compound from an edible mushroom that boosts nerve growth and enhances memory. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/world-reading-club-w-r-c--5667160/support . 📚 Explore Dr. Hakeem Ali-Bocas Alexander’s exclusi...

https://neurosciencenews.com/thalamus-risk-behavior-22473/ Summary: A newly discovered neural circuit in the thalamus prevented reward-seeking behaviors when activated in a preclinical model. When blocked, this circuit increases high-risk reward-seeking behaviors. The findings could lead to new therapies for addiction and other disorders associated with high-risk reward-seeking behaviors. Become a...

https://neurosciencenews.com/female-serial-killers-22475/ Summary: Female serial killers are considered fairly anomalous. Research into females who commit serial killings has been pretty limited, until now. Researchers have identified certain characteristics of female serial killers, finding they tend to be white, married at least once, are below average intelligence, and are more likely to be emp...

https://phys.org/news/2023-02-decode-genome-nicotiana-benthamiana.html The plant Nicotiana benthamiana, from the Solanaceae family, is one of the most widely used experimental models in plant science. In 2020, a research group at Nagoya University in Japan reported that N. benthamiana could be grafted with plants from different families, demonstrating a rare ability that many researchers thought i...

https://neurosciencenews.com/cognition-video-games-22464/ Summary: Regardless of the game type or length of time a child plays a video game, there is no correlation with a decline in cognitive ability, a new study reports. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/world-reading-club-w-r-c--5667160/support . 📚 Explore Dr. Hakeem Ali-Bocas Alexander’s exclusive bookstore....