Global Intelligence Database
Researchers trialled a self-help osteopathic routine involving massage and hydrotherapy to manage post-viral exhaustion. While participants found the regimen demanding, the intervention group reported significantly greater improvements in fatigue scores compared to those on a waiting list.
By Riste, Perrin, Mulholland, Hann, McDonald, Heald
New research reveals that specific probiotic strains can significantly dampen the neurological triggers of migraines in rats. By modulating the gut-brain connection, these beneficial bacteria suppressed brain hyperexcitability and reduced the sensitivity of pain-signalling neurons.
By Suthivanich, Vongseenin, Auvichayapat, Supronsinchai, Tumwasorn, Chayanupatkul, Bongsebandhu-phubhakdi
New research challenges the idea that vision is a one-way street, showing instead that language-based knowledge actively shapes how we perceive the world. By comparing AI models with brain scans, scientists found that abstract meaning acts as a scaffold to organise raw visual inputs.
By Zhang, Tu, Yin, Zhang, Shi, Li, Dai, Hao, Jiang