Health
Space travel speeds up aging, weakening of bones
Astronauts may go to space for weeks or months, and their bones can lose years in that environment.
Aug 4, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
A new target identified to combat a dangerous Melioidosis infection
Researchers at the Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology—Hans Knöll Institute (Leibniz-HKI) in Jena, Germany have identified an enzyme that is a promising new therapeutic target to combat ...
Aug 1, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Specific brain responses to traumatic stress linked to PTSD risk
Results from the largest prospective study of its kind indicate that in the initial days and weeks after experiencing trauma, individuals facing potentially threatening situations who had less activity in their hippocampus—a ...
Jul 26, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Targeting a parasite's DNA could be more effective way to treat malaria
Targeting a parasite's DNA could be a more effective way to combat malaria, new research from the University of Sheffield has revealed.
Jul 25, 2022
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Neuroscience
Dynamic mental illness indicators caught by advanced AI in brain imaging
New research by Georgia State University's TReNDS Center may lead to early diagnosis of devastating conditions such as Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia and autism—in time to help prevent and more easily treat these disorders. ...
Jul 22, 2022
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Health informatics
Biologists train AI to generate medicines and vaccines
Scientists have developed artificial intelligence software that can create proteins that may be useful as vaccines, cancer treatments, or even tools for pulling carbon pollution out of the air.
Jul 21, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Racial discrimination affects brain microstructure
Racial discrimination increases the risk for physical and mental illnesses, and Black women suffer from diseases at significantly higher rates than White women. How traumatic experiences such as discrimination increase vulnerability ...
Jul 20, 2022
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Medications
Cannabis regulations inadequate given rising health risks of high-potency products
Nearly half of all U.S. citizens now live in a state where they can purchase cannabis from a recreational market, and all but 13 states have legalized medical use. These state-level policies have all been developed and adopted ...
Jul 18, 2022
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Addiction
Study shows vaping cannabinoid acetate leads to formation of deadly gas
A new study by Portland State University's Robert Strongin doctoral student Kaelas Munger provides insight into the potential risks of vaping cannabinoid acetates. They found that the toxic gas known as ketene is released ...
Jul 16, 2022
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
New imaging method could lead to diagnosis of early stage Parkinson's disease
Parkinson's is a progressive and debilitating disease of the brain that eventually compromises patients' ability to walk and even to talk. Its diagnosis is complex, and in the early stages—impossible.
Jul 15, 2022
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