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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Long COVID: SARS-CoV-2 spike protein accumulation linked to long-lasting brain effects

Researchers from Helmholtz Munich and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) have identified a mechanism that may explain the neurological symptoms of long COVID.

Psychology & Psychiatry

Men who conform to traditional gender roles are at a higher risk of suicide, finds study

Men commit suicide much more often than women. Those who want to live up to the traditional male image of strength and independence are particularly at risk. Prevention measures should focus more on them in future, according ...

Medical research news

Psychology & Psychiatry

Emotional body odors may enhance the effect of mindfulness therapy

Emotional body odors may have the potential to enhance the anxiety-reducing effects of mindfulness. This is shown by a pilot study published in the Journal of Affective Disorders, co-authored by researchers from Karolinska ...

Radiology & Imaging

Algorithms based on deep learning can improve medical image analysis

Artificial intelligence has the potential to improve the analysis of medical image data. For example, algorithms based on deep learning can determine the location and size of tumors. This is the result of AutoPET, an international ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

AI model can diagnose depression via speech and brain neural activity

Depression is one of the most common mental illnesses. As many as 280 million people worldwide are affected by this disease, which is why researchers at Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) have developed an artificial intelligence ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Neuroscientists discover how the brain slows anxious breathing

"Deep breath in, slow breath out…" Isn't it odd that we can self-soothe by slowing down our breathing? Humans have long used slow breathing to regulate their emotions, and practices like yoga and mindfulness have even popularized ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia

Earlier diabetes diagnosis linked to dementia risk

People diagnosed with type 2 diabetes at a younger age are at a higher risk for developing dementia than those diagnosed later in life, according to a study led by researchers at the NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing. The ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Scientists analyze virus protein structure to advance RSV vaccines

In most people, the lung-infecting pathogens known as respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and human metapneumovirus (hMPV) trigger mild cold-like symptoms. But in infants and seniors, these viruses can cause severe pneumonia ...