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Psychology & Psychiatry
Afraid of spiders? Heights? Public speaking? They activate different parts of the brain, research finds
What scares you the most? Maybe it's teetering precariously on the ledge of a skyscraper; perhaps it's a giant, hairy tarantula crawling across your laptop keyboard. Maybe it's giving a wedding toast and telling a joke that ...
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Genetics
Genetic screening study casts a wide net to find psychopathology risks
When trying to understand how genetic influences factor into youth behavior, researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have taken the "big trawl" approach, casting their net wide to pull in all the measured traits, ...
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Medical research news
Overcoming fundamental limitations of conventional infectious disease modeling
A recent breakthrough study has introduced a novel methodology that significantly enhances the accuracy of epidemiological estimates for infectious diseases like COVID-19.
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A man lived to old age without knowing he may have had 3 penises
Do you really know what you look like on the inside? Most people do not, and usually it takes surgery or medical imaging to take a look while we are still alive.
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Controlling prosthetic hands more precisely with the power of thought
Researchers at the German Primate Center—Leibniz Institute for Primate Research in Göttingen have developed a novel training protocol for brain-computer interfaces in a study with rhesus monkeys. The method enables precise ...
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Cardiovascular scientists identify potential new treatment for failing hearts
The heart is a muscle like no other, beating 60 to 100 times per minute on average, around the clock. But when it grows weak, it can lead to serious problems: from debilitating shortness of breath and swelling in the legs ...
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Scientists explore new mechanisms to combat glioblastoma
Glioblastoma is the most common and aggressive type of primary brain tumor, with an average survival rate of 15 months, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While glioblastoma can be diagnosed at any ...
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High-potency cannabis use is tied to epigenetic changes, study suggests
A study published in Molecular Psychiatry is the first to suggest that the use of high-potency cannabis leaves a distinct mark on DNA, providing valuable insights into the biological impact of cannabis use. High-potency cannabis ...
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New type of insulin that switches on and off could help diabetics avoid sudden drops in blood sugar levels
A modified insulin that can prevent sudden drops in blood sugar has been demonstrated in laboratory experiments and animal models, reports a paper in Nature. This could provide a more flexible way to supplement insulin for ...
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Immunotherapy boosts survival of advanced Hodgkin lymphoma in clinical trial
A treatment that rallies the immune system to destroy cancer raised the survival rate for advanced Hodgkin lymphoma patients to a remarkable 92%, suggesting a new standard therapy for the disease. The New England Journal ...
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Team identifies origin of deadly ovarian cancer
Researchers have identified the origin of ovarian cancer that develops in the fallopian tube, which opens doors to discovering new methods for diagnosing the disease and potential therapies.
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COVID study reveals virus-induced inflammation during pregnancy, redefines vertical transmission
A new Cleveland Clinic-led study published in The EMBO Journal shows that mild and asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infections can trigger immune responses in a pregnant individual that may cause serious inflammatory responses in ...
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Discovery of a gut-to-brain regulation pathway in flies offers insights into human aging
Biologists at Brown University have discovered how a neuropeptide hormone made in the gut of flies can control their lifespan.
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Kidney transplantation among those with HIV infections shown to be safe and effective
It is just as safe and effective for people with HIV in need of kidney transplantation to get their organ from donors who are also HIV positive as it is from donors who are not infected with the virus, a new study shows. ...
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AI models help redefine core microbiome for personalized therapies
Researchers at Rutgers University-New Brunswick, along with international collaborators, have introduced a novel method for identifying the crucial set of gut microbes commonly found in humans and essential for health.
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Sound-based diagnostic system could deliver bedside blood test results in an hour
Go to the doctor to provide a blood sample, and you're typically faced with a needle and syringe, and hours or even days of waiting to get results back from a lab. CU Boulder researchers hope to change that with a new handheld, ...
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Study finds widespread exposure to hormone-disrupting chemical during pregnancy
A study published in the Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology has found that nearly all pregnant women ingest the fungal toxin zearalenone (ZEN), which mimics estrogen in the body and hinders reproduction ...
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Unique immune response in lupus paves the way for new treatments
Immune cells called monocytes produce a key inflammatory protein called interleukin-1 beta (IL-1β) through an unconventional pathway in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus, commonly referred to as lupus, according ...
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Life-saving spongelike 'bandage' developed by researchers rapidly stops hemorrhaging and mitigates risk of infection
Without proper medical intervention, injuries sustained from traffic collisions, serious workplace accidents or weapons may result in fatal hemorrhaging. University of Central Florida researchers aim to prevent such bleeding ...
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Putting pressure on mini-brains helps to model compression injuries
For nearly a decade, Brown University researcher Diane Hoffman-Kim and her laboratory team have made cortical spheroids, which are basically functional miniature brains. The three-dimensional cell cultures are versatile models ...
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