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Psychology & Psychiatry

Reactivation of specific memories can indirectly strengthen related ones, study finds

Most humans can recall specific events and past experiences for long periods of time. This capability, referred to as episodic memory, is known to be in great part supported by the activity of neurons in the hippocampus and ...

Immunology

Daylight can boost the immune system's ability to fight infections

A breakthrough study, led by scientists at Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland, has uncovered how daylight can boost the immune system's ability to fight infections.

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Neuroscience

Weight loss linked to nerve cells in the brain

Semaglutide belongs to a group of drugs called GLP-1R agonists and has been shown to effectively reduce food intake and body weight. The drug is already well established as part of the treatment for obesity and type 2 diabetes, ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Depression linked to physical pain years later

Middle-aged and older adults who experience pain are more likely to have had worsening symptoms of depression up to eight years before the pain began, according to a new study by UCL researchers.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Segregation fuels faster spread of infectious diseases, study finds

Structural inequalities, including wealth inequality and social segregation, not only make certain groups more vulnerable during public health crises but also accelerate the spread of infectious diseases throughout society, ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Hidden diversity in fibroblasts may hold key to tissue repair

Fibroblasts play a central role in maintaining healthy tissue structures, as well as in the development and progression of diseases. For a long time, these specialized connective tissue cells were thought to represent a single, ...

Oncology & Cancer

Genetic test can diagnose brain tumors in as little as two hours

Scientists and medics have developed an ultra-rapid method of genetically diagnosing brain tumors that will cut the time it takes to classify them from six to eight weeks, to as little as two hours—which could improve care ...

Cardiology

Contactless radar-like sensor can detect irregular heart rhythms

A contactless detection system for atrial fibrillation utilizing radio technology and artificial intelligence has been presented in an article published in Nature Communications this week. The system could aid in detection ...