Psychology & Psychiatry
Mechanism linking anxiety to testosterone discovered by scientists
A study has unveiled a significant link between anxiety disorders and a brain receptor known as TACR3, as well as testosterone.
Jan 22, 2024
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News tagged with dynamic process
Neuroscience
Brain-wave data and hearing test may help diagnose autism earlier
Brain-wave data collected during a hearing test routinely given to newborns could help clinicians spot neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism in early infancy, according to a new Rutgers-led study.
Feb 14, 2023
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Immunology
Pioneering study identifies global dynamics of antibiotic resistance
Scientists have used ideas from artificial intelligence to identify patterns of antibiotic resistance around the world.
May 26, 2022
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Medical research
The unexpected journey of the egg and the embryo through the fallopian tube
The journey of the egg and the embryo through the fallopian tube or oviduct toward the uterus is not well understood, mainly because it is inaccessible for direct imaging. Looking to shed new light on the dynamics of the ...
Jul 13, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Immune cell health discovery could optimise cancer therapies
Scientists at UCL have discovered how immune cells, essential for tackling life-threatening infections and cancers, are able to 'recycle' material within themselves in order to stay healthy and function, a breakthrough finding ...
Jan 21, 2020
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Neuroscience
New approach for studying experience-driven activity of transcription factors in vivo
Brains are highly adaptable. Neuronal connections are constantly changing, molded by what people experience in their daily lives. New memories, information learned, and new skills spark this dynamic process, causing lasting ...
Dec 27, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
How breast tissue stiffening promotes breast cancer development
A study provides new insight into how the stiffening of breast tissue plays a role in breast cancer development. By examining how mammary cells respond in a stiffness-changing hydrogel, bioengineers at the University of California ...
Feb 13, 2019
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Attention deficit disorders
Do kids grow out of ADHD as they get older?
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is more often diagnosed in children. That might make you wonder if people grow out it as they reach adulthood.
Dec 21, 2023
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Potential Alzheimer's treatment would use high-frequency terahertz radiation
Amyloid deposition is a hallmark of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Parkinson's disease (PD). The deposition process is described as a sigmoidal curve in which the misfolded proteins assemble ...
Aug 2, 2023
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Neuroscience
Crossmodal plasticity in hearing loss: Visual communication before cochlear implant use does not harm deaf children
Humans have five senses to perceive their environment: Sight, hearing, touch, smell and taste. If a person loses one of these, the remaining senses partially compensate for the loss. People born deaf then have enhanced visual ...
May 3, 2023
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