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• Scientists explore deficits in processing speed in individuals with spinal cord injury
• New research may explain severe virus attacks on the lungs
• Potential new RX strategy for stroke
• Development of fusion energy
• A pursuit of better testing to sort out the complexities of ADHD
• Imaging of ballistic wounds, bullet composition and implications for MRI safety
• Gut cells sound the alarm when parasites invade

Scientists explore deficits in processing speed in individuals with spinal cord injury Posted: 30 Dec 2020 01:12 PM PST A new study examined the neural mechanisms of higher order cognitive tasks of individuals with SCI.

New research may explain severe virus attacks on the lungs Posted: 30 Dec 2020 11:19 AM PST In some cases, immune cells in the lungs can contribute to worsening a virus attack. In a new study, researchers describe how different kinds of immune cells, called macrophages, develop in the lungs and which of them may be behind severe lung diseases. The study may contribute to future treatments for COVID-19, among other diseases.

Potential new RX strategy for stroke Posted: 30 Dec 2020 08:43 AM PST new research reports that a combination of a new drug and selected DHA derivatives is more effective in protecting brain cells and increasing recovery after stroke than a single drug.

Development of fusion energy Posted: 30 Dec 2020 06:42 AM PST Physicists are working to develop a unique tokamak fusion device called 'SPARC.'

A pursuit of better testing to sort out the complexities of ADHD Posted: 30 Dec 2020 06:42 AM PST The introduction of computer simulation to the identification of symptoms in children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has potential to provide an additional objective tool to gauge the presence and severity of behavioral problems, researchers suggest.

Imaging of ballistic wounds, bullet composition and implications for MRI safety Posted: 29 Dec 2020 02:55 PM PST Since patients with ballistic embedded fragments are frequently denied MRI (due to indeterminate bullet composition sans shell casings), radiography and CT can be used to identify nonferromagnetic projectiles that are safe for MRI.

Gut cells sound the alarm when parasites invade Posted: 28 Dec 2020 01:58 PM PST When the parasite Cryptosporidium enters the body, it's cells in the intestines that first recognize the invader, triggering an early immune response, according to a new study. A leading cause of diarrheal disease in young children globally, the parasite generates an inflammatory response beginning in the intestines that exacerbates the effects of malnutrition.

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