Articles by Justin Jackson
Medical Xpress / Dancing to the dopamine reward threshold: How long-term addiction shifts music perception
Research led by Aarhus University in Denmark reports that individuals with substance use disorders experience a heightened urge to move in response to music with complex rhythms and harmonies.
Phys.org / Breaking monogamy: Mate-switching found to have no effect on chick success in Seychelles warblers
A study of Seychelles warblers led by Macquarie University in Australia, with collaborators in the UK and Netherlands, finds no measurable connection between how long bird parents stayed together and the physical condition ...
Medical Xpress / Blood test detects multiple cancer types through cell-free DNA
Researchers from Geneseeq and a network of Chinese academic hospitals have validated a blood test that can detect a broad range of cancers with high accuracy using cell-free DNA. A multi-cancer early detection (MCED) test ...
Phys.org / Solar architecture choreographs light and shadow across an ancient Macedonian tomb
Athens-based independent scholar Demetrius Savvides has shown that in Amphipolis, northern Greece, where the Kastas Monument rises in tiers of sculpted marble, sunlight appears to have been drawn into the heart of the tomb ...
Phys.org / Vegetarianism linked to values of autonomy and non-conformity
The values of vegetarians diverge sharply from those of meat-eaters, revealing a profile less about kindness and more about individuality, according to psychologist John B. Nezlek at SWPS University of Social Sciences and ...
Phys.org / A red dot, a 43,000 year old fingerprint, and a stone out of place—potential evidence of Neanderthal pareidolia
In the depths of the San Lázaro rock-shelter in Segovia, Central Spain, archaeologists from the Complutense University of Madrid and collaborators have uncovered a compelling trace of Neanderthal symbolic cognition: a pigment-marked ...
Medical Xpress / Rizatriptan shows no advantage over placebo within first hour for vestibular migraine
A rigorous randomized clinical trial of rizatriptan conducted by UCLA and Mayo Clinic researchers failed to outperform placebo in relieving the acute symptoms of vestibular migraine.
Phys.org / Mangrove crabs use optical geometry to enhance conspecific signaling
In the tangled darkness of Southeast Asian mangrove forests, one crab species appears to have evolved a structure that functions like a miniature car headlamp. Researchers at the National University of Singapore have discovered ...
Medical Xpress / Mapping tumor microenvironments to predict lung cancer immunotherapy response
Amidst the continued struggle to treat non-small-cell lung cancer, a new study led by Stanford University scientists suggests that a patient's response to immunotherapy may hinge on how immune cells cluster around tumors. ...
Phys.org / Street smarts: Cooper's hawk uses pedestrian crossing signal to ambush urban prey
A University of Tennessee researcher documented an immature Cooper's hawk using vehicle traffic and pedestrian signal patterns as concealment during hunting behavior at a suburban intersection.
Medical Xpress / Spleen-based islet transplantation restores glycemic control in type 1 diabetes without full immunosuppression
Wenzhou Medical University researchers have reimagined the spleen as a viable site for islet transplantation, enabling long-term diabetes control without the burden of full immunosuppression. Nanoparticle-driven spleen remodeling ...
Medical Xpress / Organ-specific inflammation masquerades as relapse in CAR T-cell remission
Researchers at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg have identified a previously undocumented, organ-specific toxicity linked to CD19-targeted CAR T-cell therapy in autoimmune disease. The syndrome, termed local ...
Medical Xpress / Skin cancer is a growing threat to older adult men as global population ages
Researchers at the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University in China have uncovered a sharply rising burden of skin cancer in older adults driven largely by population growth and affecting men twice as often.
Medical Xpress / Study shows pizza is eaten faster than chopstick-based meals
Fujita Health University scientists found that the type of food consumed affects eating speed more than the sequence in which food is eaten. Meals served in individual portions and eaten with utensils prompted longer meal ...
Medical Xpress / Rethinking COPD diagnosis to improve accuracy and early detection
University of Alabama at Birmingham-led researchers have refined and validated a new framework for diagnosing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), identifying individuals at risk for severe respiratory outcomes who ...
