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Nature’s guide to what’s next was the subject of a number of lawsuits
The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) has reportedly terminated nearly 800 research projects at a breakneck pace, wiping out significant chunks of funding to whole scientific fields. The analysis by Nature said that 17% of the terminated research projects were related to COVID-19 and 29% to HIV/AIDS. Scientists have accused NIH and the White House of “arbitrary and capricious” actions.
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There’s a serious environmental impact on dogs, but owners can mitigate it
Researchers have created the largest-ever 3D map of a mouse’s brain, and have described their work in a package of eight papers published in Nature and Nature Methods. The high-resolution 3D map contains more than 200,000 brain cells, around 82,000 of which are neurons. The wiring diagram of a mouse’s brain is the most detailed so far.
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The road to a good night’s sleep is expensive and frustrating
In clinical trials, Idorsia showed that compared with people given a placebo, people who received daridorexant experienced significant improvements in daytime insomnia symptoms the following day. The main drawback to DOR drugs is not medical but financial: Their high cost keeps them out of reach for many people who could benefit from them, Buysse said.
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Researchers are trying to figure out why sleep is important
A study on fruit flies found that when they were deprived of sleep, they started dying as soon as they reached the end of their life span. Researchers also found that a sleep-deprived fruit fly had less amyloid andtau in its brain, a protein that is known to cause Alzheimer’s Disease. The flies that slept were placed in vibrating tubes.
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The debate about brain clearance and dementia
Maiken Nedergaard, a neuroscientist at the University of Rochester in US, has claimed that people who report six hours or less of sleep a night are more likely to develop dementia later. In her latest paper, Nedergaard said that “we have mice that sleep completely normally”. She added that the fibers mounted in a hook can’t be carried on a mouse’s head.
Read MoreWhat will the cuts at the Centers for Disease Control do to global programs?
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will have to reduce spending on contracts by at least a third, Robert Steinbrook, health research group director at the Public Citizen, said. This comes after President Donald Trump ordered a 25% reduction in staff and 35% reduction in contracts for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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The first DNA profiles from ancient people who lived in a lush area of Africa
Researchers claim to have extracted ancient DNA from two women who died around 7,000 years ago in Libya to reconstruct the beginnings of the Saharans. The DNA profiles represent the first full Saharan genomes from the African Humid Period. Researchers said the DNA profiles represent the first full Saharan genomes from the African Humid Period and reveal that the people were remarkably isolated from other African populations.
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Teens’mental health may be hurt by phones and social media
Social media may have an impact on mental health but it depends on an individual’s background, social media platforms they use and their view of the Internet, a study said. The study also found that young people’s response to social media fluctuates from one person to the next. However, it added that it is not known whether social media causes depression.
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There are fears of big cuts to US AIDS prevention
US President Donald Trump’s administration has fired around 50 people from the infectious-disease office at the Department of Health and Human Services which worked to end the country’s HIV epidemic. The office had coordinated the implementation of the policy ending the HIV Epidemic in the US. It employed around 50 people, according to media reports.
Read MoreThere are fears of big cuts to US AIDS prevention
US President Donald Trump’s administration has fired around 50 people from the infectious-disease office at the Department of Health and Human Services which worked to end the country’s HIV epidemic. The office had coordinated the implementation of the policy ending the HIV Epidemic in the US. It employed around 50 people, according to media reports.
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