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一场持续六十年、关于哺乳动物视觉感知基本机制的科学争议现已解决。慕尼黑工业大学（TUM）的研究人员成功观测到了从神经元到神经元的视觉信息流。他们的发现证实了David Hubel和Torsten Wiesel在1981年获得诺贝尔奖的模型的有效性，该模型在某些方面此前一直存在争议。 在1960年代，Hubel和Wiesel提出了一个模型，即Hubel-Wiesel模型，根据该模型，视觉感知是大脑中

全球肥胖和超重人口已超过20亿，炎性肠病、结直肠癌等慢性疾病的发病率也持续攀升，这些疾病与肠道炎症密切相关，而饮食结构改变，尤其是高脂饮食的普及，被认为是重要推手。然而，高脂饮食究竟如何快速“攻击”肠道免疫系统，此前并不清楚。 近日，一篇发表在国际杂志Immunity上题为“High-fat diet causes rapid loss of intestinal group 3 innate l

Chinese Academy of SciencesApr 7 2026 Using an LPS-induced ALI mouse model and LPS-stimulated alveolar macrophages, they found XBJ reduced inflammatory cytokine surges, preserved alveolar barrier inte

Medical University of South CarolinaApr 7 2026 A first-of-its-kind study led by the Medical University of South Carolina raises questions about the value of fish oil supplements for people with repeti

New York UniversityApr 7 2026 There's a growing consensus that your zip code is a strong predictor of your health and lifespan. Now, researchers at NYU School of Global Public Health have determined t

University of the WitwatersrandApr 7 2026 What began as a child's encounter with trauma has grown into a research programme committed to understanding recovery. When she was in Grade 5, Dr Gillian Mah

Chinese Academy of SciencesApr 7 2026 The default mode network (DMN) is a distributed set of interconnected brain regions that has long been associated with internally oriented cognition such as remem

Lund UniversityApr 7 2026 A growing body of research shows that diabetes can be stratified into five different subgroups. Researchers at Lund University have now investigated whether a person's geneti

University of GeorgiaApr 7 2026 The movement patterns of waterfowl, including ducks, swans and geese, may affect the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza in bird populations, according to a new

The World Health OrganizationApr 7 2026 On World Health Day, global leaders gathered in France for a milestone "One Health Summit", where the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners announced a n

Stanford MedicineApr 7 2026 Bladder cancer arises from the lining of the bladder, the organ that stores urine, and is one of the most common cancers in the United States. Most patients are diagnosed a

By Pooja Toshniwal PahariaReviewed by Susha Cheriyedath, M.Sc.Apr 7 2026 A clinical study suggests metformin may reproduce part of exercise’s metabolic signature in prostate cancer patients, raising L

By Hugo Francisco de SouzaReviewed by Susha Cheriyedath, M.Sc.Apr 7 2026 By cutting through the overwhelming background of healthy blood DNA, MethylScan gives clinicians a clearer view of cancer, live

Concordia UniversityApr 7 2026 Cognitive and physical training can help older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) maintain or improve their ability to move and think simultaneously, but hearin

By Tarun Sai LomteReviewed by Susha Cheriyedath, M.Sc.Apr 7 2026 A sweeping international analysis suggests psychedelics do not just alter perception, they reconfigure how major brain networks communi