Rahim Azizian 🇪🇺

“Children must be taught HOW to think, not WHAT to think”
#Neurosciences #Neurodiversity #WritingCommunity

[Rahim Azizian 🇪🇺 @RahimAzizian]

With warm weather, many people will be suffering from pollen allergies.

Meanwhile, COVID cases are high - often with milder COVID symptoms.

This could actually increase confusion between COVID and other illnesses or allergies.
https://t.co/Dmr5e5JeaQ

[Rahim Azizian @AzizianRahim]

The UK is getting a new prime minister, what will it mean for science?
Candidates face calls to prioritize research as the leadership contest heats up
Rishi Sunak & Liz Truss have different economic policies that could have knock-on effects for UK research
https://t.co/YfZetXP01Z

[Rahim Azizian @AzizianRahim]

Will ‘Centaurus’ be the next global coronavirus variant?
Indian cases offers clues
The BA.2.75 variant is rising fast in the country, but hospitalization rates are low so far.
https://t.co/QEyviOLxHc

[Rahim Azizian @AzizianRahim]

Immune cells called monocytes have long been implicated in the killing of invading bacteria. However, a closer look reveals a surprising role for them: monocytes partner with a hormone to improve skin healing after bacterial infection.
https://t.co/dCju9EOGjl

[Rahim Azizian @AzizianRahim]

Testosterone Promotes Cuddling, Not Just Aggression

While more commonly associated with promoting aggressive behaviors, testosterone can also promote social affection and prosocial behaviors in males, a new study on gerbils finds.
Source: Emory University
https://t.co/10dfI7GtAI

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How Not to Use Brain Scans in Neuroscience

While neuroimaging may be a standard in neuroscience research, a new study says researchers are massively underestimating how large the study sample must be for a neuroimaging study to produce reliable findings.
https://t.co/OtMMAmvmnX

[Rahim Azizian @AzizianRahim]

Down on Vitamin D? It Could Be the Cause of Chronic Inflammation

Study reveals a direct link between vitamin D deficiency and chronic inflammation. Researchers suggest boosting vitamin D in those with a deficiency may help to reduce inflammation.
https://t.co/wpCJYBNmjS

[Rahim Azizian @AzizianRahim]

Deciphering a Baby’s Cries of Pain Is Not an Innate Ability and Must Be Learned

A human's ability to interpret the cries of a baby in pain isn't innate but learned from experience.
Source: Cell Press
https://t.co/jeHYLe3FVw

[Rahim Azizian @AzizianRahim]

No, the Human Brain Did Not Shrink 3,000 Years Ago

Researchers question the widely held belief that modern humans experienced an evolutionary decrease in brain size.
Source: UNLV
https://t.co/ZUYFAO64Bf

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@DandyWalkerInst @CUDenResearch @CUDenverAbroad @CUAnschutzOIT @CUBoulder @CUDenver_ESL @MountSinaiNeuro @keaneSusan9 @albertisaacsMD @DebayanRD @HoSentinelLeos @FenestrationBot @CCHR @elawadlyahmed @SHAREHydroStudy @samirmatloob1 @seattlechildren Thanks, ...✍️

[Rahim Azizian 🇪🇺 @RahimAzizian]

Consider this roundup of recent stories as brain food

Illuminating the brain one neuron and synapse at a time – 5 essential reads about how researchers are using new tools to map its structure and function
https://t.co/rzAxPQ6ZNs

[Rahim Azizian 🇪🇺 @RahimAzizian]

With warm weather, many people will be suffering from pollen allergies.

Meanwhile, COVID cases are high - often with milder COVID symptoms.

This could actually increase confusion between COVID and other illnesses or allergies.
https://t.co/Dmr5e5JeaQ

[Rahim Azizian 🇪🇺 @RahimAzizian]

In general, the higher the SPF, the greater protection you’ll have against photoageing.

Try and find a sunscreen with five-star UVA protection on the label, which will help protect against the broadest range of UV radiation.

An expert explains.
https://t.co/UATrURbL58

[Rahim Azizian @AzizianRahim]

Drugs that unleash the power of the immune system against tumours can elicit cancer-fighting T-cell responses when given to people before initial surgery, according to a study in people with oral #cancer 1.
https://t.co/nwDI0pv8UM

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@AzizianRahim @FadhilMerani بـوت نـووسیـوم بـوت بنـووسم ئـه مـن چـیم ؟
دونـدی قـه نـدیـل گـوره پـانـی هـه لـگـورد نـیـم
بـه ره و بـه رزایـی ده چـم گـه ر چـی وردم
خـاکـی بـه ر پـی ی تیـکوشـه ریـکـی کـوردم
___ مامـوستـا هیمـن

[Kathleen 'Kat' Dearinger™ 🐦 @DandyWalkerInst]

Dandy-Walker syndrome is a heterogeneous condition notably recognized by a cyst in the posterior fossa. Approximately 70-90% of patients have hydrocephalus, which often develops postnatally.   #hydrocephalus #DandyWalker
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[Phoebe Chi, MD @PhoebeChiMD]

My #health journal...sort of a companion to Being Empowered for a Healthy Heart. ☺️🌺

If you're curious: https://t.co/p5TFvzaf8R

Being Empowered for a Healthy Heart: https://t.co/LchRoqOBOT

#wellness #WritingCommunity #Book

[Rahim Azizian @AzizianRahim]

Children who sleep less than 9 hours per night have significant differences in brain regions associated with memory, intelligence, and well-being compared to their peers who sleep 9 or more hours per night.
Source: University of Maryland

#neuroscience
https://t.co/INaZv53jaR

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Air pollution along with housing insecurity and stress during pregnancy leads to an increased risk of autism-like social behaviors and differences in neural anatomy in male mice offspring.

https://t.co/SNuAxu2p0b

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FcR activation by Aβ targeting antibodies induces microglia-mediated Aβ phagocytosis, but it also produces inflammatory signals, inevitably damaging brain tissues."

[Rahim Azizian 🇪🇺 @RahimAzizian]

Novel fusion protein drug for #Alzheimer’s disease circumvents the neurotoxic inflammatory side effects

https://t.co/4TTCq4iBOd