In a new study, researchers from Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine and Boston Medical Center (BMC) have found teaching artistic observation to neurology residents contributed to the development of well-rounded physicians with the capacity to be both skilled clinicians and compassionate healers.

14 November 2024/Kiel. The EU project MMinE-SwEEPER has been launched with a big kick-off meeting at GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel. Led by Professor Dr Jens Greinert, the project will bring together 20 international partners to develop innovative and safe strategies for removing unexploded ordnance from the sea. With a budget of almost six million euros, MMinE-SwEEPER will work over the next three and a half years to develop solutions to this urgent environmental problem in European waters.

New research exploring the roots of modern Japanese populations has linked the genetic signature of Jomon hunter-gatherers to a higher body mass index (BMI) among individuals, underlining that ancient human ancestors can leave a genetic legacy with impacts on health in modern day populations.The research – just published in leading international journal Nature Communications – also found broad support for the “tripartite ancestry model”. This effectively means variations in modern day Japanese genetic patterns can be explained by the historical influence of ancient Jomon hunter-gatherers and two continental groups from Northeast and East Asia that collectively left their genetic imprint on the people of today.

First aid guidelines from the American Heart Association and the American Red Cross address common emergencies

New research from the McWilliams lab highlights middle age as a pivotal period for brain health, with significant changes in how cells remove damaged mitochondria. Defects in this recycling process have been linked to neurodegenerative disorders like Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease, but until recently it was very challenging to study this process in the aging mammalian brain.