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Chronic UTI Pain Could Be Caused by Overgrown NervesUrinary tract infection symptoms can resurface long after bacteria are gone. A new study suggests nerve growth is to blameBy Joanna ThompsonA colored scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of Escherichia coli bacteria on bladder epithelial cells found in a urine sample from a person with a urinary tract infection (UTI). Credit: Steve Gschmeissner/Science SourceUrinary tract infections (UTIs) are among the world’s most common bacterial maladies. Approximately 12 percent of…

Recent research challenges conventional exercise science by revealing the significant role of the ‘rest and digest’ vagus nerve in physical activity. This study, utilizing advanced electrical recording techniques in sheep, demonstrates that vagal nerve activity increases during exercise, aiding the heart in pumping more blood. It focuses on the mediator vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP), which facilitates coronary vessel dilation. These findings have potential applications in treating heart diseases, particularly in…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeVanessa Kirby has spoken about how “scared” she was filming Ridley Scott’s Napoleon.The 35-year-old English actor plays Joséphine de Beauharnais, the mistress-turned-empress of Napoleon Bonaparte (Joaquin Phoenix) in the film, which is out now in cinemas.In a new interview with The Times, Kirby spoke about her history of nerves, which left her knees shaking every night for months as a…

If you’ve been stung by an ant, you know how painful it can be. Australian researchers have found that some of the most painful ant stings are caused by nerve-targeting neurotoxins. But, unlike those found in snake and scorpion venom, ant toxins affect the body in a never-before-seen way. Their findings further our understanding of how pain works and how it might be treated.Even though the majority of ant species produce venom and many produce a painful sting, little research has been done to explore the mechanisms that…

Engineers at ETH Zurich have developed a wearable system that can help patients regain movement and mobility after a stroke. The system consists of a motion-sensing watch and an earpiece that zaps a nerve to help rewire neural circuits.After a stroke, disrupted blood flow causes neurons in the brain to die off, which in turn reduces a person’s mobility. Depending on the affected brain regions, they may have trouble with actions like moving limbs, walking, speech, or grabbing and holding items.While many treatments focus…

Students using ChatGPT is making teachers more anxious. Does an antidote exist for this?  Anti ChatGPT, GPTZero, is an AI-powered writing detection tool. The software employs complex algorithms to determine if an article was written by a human or created by an AI chatbot such as ChatGPT. It considers numerous aspects of the writing, such as word choice, sentence structure, and coherence, as well as any changes made to the essay. ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence-based chatbot that has lately been prohibited from…

Molecules that act like “cellular glue” have been developed by researchers, enabling them to control exactly how cells bond with each other. This represents a significant advancement towards the construction of tissues and organs, which has been a key objective in the field of regenerative medicine for a long time.Synthetic Molecules that Adhere Cells Could Galvanize Regenerative MedicineScientists at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) have engineered molecules that act like “cellular glue,” allowing them…

Crypto’s latest existential crisis, courtesy of Sam Bankman-Fried’s epic faceplant, flared amid far-reaching planned changes in the digital-asset rulebooks of Asian centers. Crypto's latest existential crisis, courtesy of Sam Bankman-Fried's epic faceplant, flared amid far-reaching planned changes in the digital-asset rulebooks of Asian centers including Hong Kong and Singapore.The fall of his FTX exchange showed the world lacked the true picture of its operations. As a result, officials in both jurisdictions and…

More U.S. companies are drawing investors’ attention to earnings figures that strip away the negative impact of foreign-currency rates as the strong dollar continues to pinch quarterly results.Reporting results on a constant-currency basis can be beneficial to global companies whose results have been hit by swings in foreign-exchange rates. Such figures show what a company’s financials would have been if the company didn’t experience currency fluctuations.…

call needs to be transferred. You, then, sit there until it happens. Or, like me, you just do something else on your laptop until it happens. That's clearly not good enough for Microsoft. For here, in the 365 road map, is a glorious new entry. It's entitled: "Music on hold for call transfer."Also: Microsoft Teams is getting all these new hybrid work featuresCurrently, you see, there are no sounds while you wait for the transfer. There's just a blissful peace interacting with your anticipation.But now -- or rather…