LOOKING AT REALITY VERSUS WATCHING SCREENS: MEDIA PROFESSIONALIZATION EFFECTS ON THE SPONTANEOUS EYEBLINK RATE.

Looking at reality versus watching screens: Media professionalization effects on the spontaneous eyeblink rate.

This article explores whether there are differences in visual perception of narrative between theatrical performances and screens, and whether media professionalization affects visual perception.We created a live theatrical stimulus and three audio-visual stimuli (each one with a different video editing style) having the same narrative, and display

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The role of astrocytes in Multiple Sclerosis progression

Multiple sclerosis is an inflammatory disorder causing central nervous system demyelination and axonal injury.Although its etiology remains elusive, several lines of evidence support the concept that autoimmunity plays a major role in angry beavers shirt disease pathogenesis.The course ofMS is highly variable; nevertheless, the majority of patients

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Folic acid restricts SARS-CoV-2 invasion by methylating ACE2

The current COVID-19 pandemic is motivating us to elucidate the molecular mechanism of SARS-CoV-2 invasion and find methods for decreasing its transmissibility.We found that SARS-CoV-2 could increase the protein level of ACE2 in mice.Folic acid and 5-10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) could promote the methylation of the ACE2 promoter a

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