Medical research
Researchers identify a potential target for reversing poor metabolic traits
During oxidative stress, excess production of reactive oxygen species causes cell and tissue damage.
Dec 21, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Blood testing identifies biomarkers of suicidal thoughts
Major depressive disorder affects 16.1 million adults in the United States and costs $210 billion annually. While the primary symptoms of depression are psychological, scientists and doctors have come to understand that depression ...
Dec 15, 2023
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Medical research
Scientists identify new therapeutic target for metastatic cancer
In a recent study led by Lei Jiang, Ph.D., an assistant professor of molecular and cellular endocrinology, a team of researchers from City of Hope and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, found a potential ...
Sep 11, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Why do people crave sugar and carbs when they're sick?
Your nose is running, your head hurts and you feel like you're coming down with a cold. You're settling in on the couch for a sick day. Then you reach for the snacks.
Aug 25, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Research team identifies a cause of mental illnesses induced by childhood abuse
Childhood neglect and/or abuse can induce extreme stress that significantly changes neural networks and functions during growth. This can lead to mental illnesses, including depression and schizophrenia, but the exact mechanism ...
Aug 4, 2023
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Health
How hot is too 'too hot' for humans?
Ongoing research by Prof. Lewis Halsey and his team at the University of Roehampton, UK has identified that an upper critical temperature (UCT) exists for humans and is likely to be between 40°C and 50°C. Further research ...
Jul 6, 2023
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Neuroscience
Examining the protective effect of hydrogen inhalation on declining brain function under hindlimb unloading conditions
Astronauts are affected by various physical and chemical factors during space flight, resulting in a series of pathological and physiological changes. Many studies have shown that space flight causes oxidative stress and ...
May 30, 2023
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
In resistance training, focusing on load or number of repetitions leads to same muscle growth
Which kind of resistance training promotes more muscle growth: low load with many repetitions or high load with fewer repetitions? According to a study conducted at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in São Paulo ...
May 24, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Alternative glucose breakdown ensures the survival of cancer cells
A key enzyme in sugar metabolism is inactivated particularly easily and efficiently by oxidative stress. Scientists at the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) have now shown that with this ...
Apr 6, 2023
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Maternal obesity can affect fetal development
Most people think that as the fetus grows in the womb, the mother will be the most important factor influencing the child's future health, and this factor will undoubtedly prevail over all other possible ones. This belief ...
Mar 3, 2023
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