Month: December 2020

An Integrative Nomogram for Identifying Early-Stage Parkinson’s Disease Using Non-motor Symptoms and White Matter-Based Radiomics Biomarkers From Whole-Brain MRI

Purpose: To develop and validate an integrative nomogram based on white matter (WM) radiomics biomarkers and nonmotor symptoms for the identification of early-stage Parkinson’s disease (PD).Methods: The brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and clinical characteristics of 336 subjects, including 168 patients with PD, were collected from the Parkinson’s Progress Markers Initiative (PPMI) database. All subjects […]

Published on December 17, 2020

The 16 facial expressions most common to emotional situations worldwide

Whether at a birthday party in Brazil, a funeral in Kenya or protests in Hong Kong, humans all use variations of the same facial expressions in similar social contexts, according to a new study. The findings confirm the universality of human emotional expression across geographic and cultural boundaries at a time when nativism is on […]

Published on December 16, 2020

Maternal diet during lactation shapes functional abilities of milk bacteria

The mother’s diet while breastfeeding can shape the profile of human milk oligosaccharides (HMO), a type of complex carbohydrate in the mother’s milk. Changing the HMOs, which are food and fodder for healthy microbes, in turn modifies the functional abilities of the milk microbiome. Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, […]

Published on December 16, 2020