The authors looked at whether traditional Chinese medicine remedies that target the lungs and liver would reduce inflammation in a planaria model. They found that the two active compounds they tested were able to decrease induced inflammation by 97-98%.
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Validation of impact-absorbing football helmet facemask for head injury prevention with simulation
Head injuries are common in American football and the facemasks found on football helmets receive a lot of impact during contacts. This study investigates how effective they are at reducing concussion risk.
Read More...Emotional and Psychological Effect of Music on People
Nolt and Elwonger examine how different types of music impact our emotional and physical states. They found that music can influence a subject's emotional state, with sad music inspiring sadness and exciting music bringing excitement. They were not able to find a clear relationship between heart rate and music type. Music's effect on emotional state can be useful when designing novel therapies for emotional and mental disorders.
Read More...De novo design of a dual-target inhibitor against tau phosphorylation and acetylation for Alzheimer's therapy
The authors use computational methods to compare tau acetylation to the better studied tau phosphorylation in Alzheimer's disease and then design and computationally test a new drug to prevent abnormal post-translational modifications of tau.
Read More...Towards multimodal longitudinal analysis for predicting cognitive decline
Understanding and predicting cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease
Read More...The sight of disparity: how social determinants shape visual impairment and blindness across the U.S.
This study examined how social determinants of health (SDH) relate to vision loss by analyzing publicly available data from 18 northern and southern U.S. states and using Bayesian correlation analysis.
Read More...Rethinking the electric vehicle tax policy: prioritizing affordable solutions for environmental impact
Car emissions harm both the environment and human health, and current U.S. EV tax credits mainly benefit high-income households because EVs are expensive. This study evaluates U.S. vehicle emissions policies by analyzing 2022 national vehicle data to compare the fuel economy and greenhouse gas impacts of the current EV tax credit with a proposed policy that incentivizes hybrid vehicle purchases.
Read More...Student work preferences: Typing or handwriting in the digital era
The authors survey high school students regarding preferences for taking notes by hand versus typing.
Read More...Drought prediction in the Midwestern United States using deep learning
The authors studied the ability of deep learning models to predict droughts in the midwestern United States.
Read More...Evaluating the performance of Q-learning-based AI in auctions
Advertising platforms like Google Ads use AI to drive the algorithms used to maximize advertisers benefits. This study shows that AI does not adjust it strategy based on auction type and highlights the limitations of AI running without explicit guidance.
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