Psychology & Psychiatry
Sex: When standing alone makes you stand out
Looking the odd one out may seem like a recipe for mating disaster, but it could make you more attractive to the opposite sex.
Apr 16, 2014
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Neuroscience
Experimental depression treatment is nearly 80% effective in controlled study
A new type of magnetic brain stimulation brought rapid remission to almost 80% of participants with severe depression in a study conducted at the Stanford University School of Medicine.
Nov 1, 2021
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Neuroscience
Compound enhances SSRI antidepressant's effects in mice
A synthetic compound is able to turn off "secondary" vacuum cleaners in the brain that take up serotonin, resulting in the "happy" chemical being more plentiful, scientists from the School of Medicine at The University of ...
Jun 21, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
What we know about the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant
The Delta variant is likely to become the most dominant strain globally. What does that mean for current and future variants? Natural selection has shaped the evolution of all living things on our planet, including viruses. ...
Jul 26, 2021
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Neuroscience
Researchers map early visual processing between the retina and the brain
How are the images cast on the retina reassembled in the brain? Researchers in Munich and Tuebingen find that processing of visual stimuli occurs at the earliest waystation on the way to the visual cortex—but not all inputs ...
Feb 22, 2019
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Medications
Study of anti-cancer mitochondrial drug shows additional clinical promise
A study of the lead agent CPI-613 in a class of anti-cancer drugs undergoing Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved clinical trials reveals that CPI-613 is effective against most carcinoma cell lines, and used in combination, ...
Jun 9, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How to spot liars in official interviews
A way to improve detection rates in police interviews has been discovered by researchers following a mock terrorism scenario where suspects plotted to blow up a building.
Apr 30, 2013
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Neuroscience
Researchers discover serotonin can regulate gene expression inside neurons
The brain chemical serotonin, a neurotransmitter long known for its role in passing signals between neurons in the brain, can also regulate expression of genes within neurons in an unexpected way, according to research conducted ...
Mar 13, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study finds prescription of antidepressant and antipsychotic drugs common ahead of type 2 diabetes diagnosis
Almost three in ten people with type 2 diabetes (T2D) in Scotland were prescribed antidepressants before they were diagnosed with diabetes, according to new research being presented at the European Association for the Study ...
Sep 30, 2021
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Genetics
Researchers uncover mechanism that may explain why some people can't stop binging on unhealthy foods
People overeat and become overweight for a variety of reasons. The fact that flavorful high-calorie food is often available nearly everywhere at any time doesn't help. Buck researchers have determined for the first time why ...
Oct 16, 2023
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