Psychology & Psychiatry
Those left behind: Parents who lose a child to suicide
"Why didn't I pick up on his pain?" asked Marie-Noelle Cullieret, whose 24-year-old son killed himself after he failed a pilot's exam.
Jul 12, 2024
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Neuroscience
Ultrasound technology can be used to boost mindfulness, study finds
One of the intriguing abilities of the human mind is daydreaming, where the mind wanders off into spontaneous thoughts, fantasies and scenarios, often without conscious effort, allowing creativity and reflection to flow freely.
Jul 11, 2024
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Genetics
Discovery of gene linked to neurodevelopmental disorders offers hope for future treatments
A global collaboration involving University of Manchester scientists has discovered a gene whose variants potentially cause neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) in hundreds of thousands of people across the world.
Jul 11, 2024
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Neuroscience
Study sheds light on how the brain adapts hearing in different listening situations
Have you ever noticed how you can suddenly hear your refrigerator humming in the background when you focus on it? Or how the sound of your name instantly catches your attention even in a noisy crowd?
Jul 11, 2024
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Health
A fixation on 'clean eating' can be harmful—perfectionists may be at greater risk of taking it too far
Clean eating diets have become increasingly popular over the past few years. This style of eating emphasizes consuming whole foods and avoiding processed foods (even minimally processed foods) as much as possible.
Jul 11, 2024
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Health
Scientists call for urgent action to tackle nutritional crisis devastating the Yanomami
A strong denunciation of poor health among Yanomami children has been published in the journal Nature Medicine by researchers at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in Brazil.
Jul 11, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study finds men and women process memory in different ways
The Translational Mechanisms of Fear Memory Lab, at the Institut de Neurociències (INc-UAB), published an article published in Science Advances describing the detection of new neuronal circuits involved in fear memory that ...
Jul 11, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study finds cirrhosis affects twice as many transgender adults as cisgender adults
Cirrhosis is chronic, progressive end-stage liver disease that occurs when scar tissue prevents the liver from functioning normally. Studies have shown that two of the leading causes of cirrhosis—alcohol use disorder and ...
Jul 10, 2024
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Medications
A drug that lowers blood lipids could treat the world's most common liver disease
The University of Barcelona has led a study that suggests using the drug known as pemafibrate to treat liver disease associated with metabolic disorders, the most common liver pathology in the world, which affects 1 in 4 ...
Jul 10, 2024
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Neuroscience
Brain region involved in oxycodone relapse identified
Even years after they have recovered, a person who once struggled with alcohol or opioid addiction can relapse—and that relapse is more likely to occur during particularly stressful times.
Jul 10, 2024
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