Pea-sized brains grown in a lab have for the first time revealed the unique way neurons might misfire due to schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, psychiatric ailments that affect millions of people worldwide but are difficult ...
Sep 22, 2025
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US Scenario Modeling Hub, a collaborative modeling effort of 17 academic research institutions, reports a universal COVID-19 vaccination recommendation could avert thousands more US hospitalizations and deaths than a high-risk-only ...
A new study shows that the widely used antidepressant fluoxetine does more than boost serotonin levels: it changes how brain cells manage their energy and rebuild their connections, potentially helping the brain "loosen up" ...
Sep 22, 2025
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Habit, not conscious choice, drives most of our actions, according to new research from the University of Surrey, University of South Carolina and Central Queensland University.
Sep 22, 2025
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A study published in Nature Structural & Molecular Biology is the first time researchers have shown evidence that a single drug, already licensed for medical use, can stabilize nearly all mutated versions of a human protein, ...
Sep 22, 2025
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The INTREPID study group, a team of 49 researchers from 30 academic and medical institutions, reports on sustained five-year benefits from subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease. They find improved ...
Our bodies do not age at a uniform rate. The speed at which one organ ages can differ greatly from another due to a range of lifestyle, environmental and genetic factors. Conventional tests provide a single number for overall ...
Korean researchers have uncovered compelling evidence that oral bacteria, once colonized in the gut, can affect neurons in the brain and potentially trigger Parkinson's disease.
Sep 23, 2025
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Researchers from Vanderbilt University Medical Center have demonstrated in a precision-based clinical trial that a magnesium supplement increases gut bacteria in humans that have been shown to synthesize vitamin D and inhibit ...
Sep 23, 2025
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Music affects us so deeply that it can essentially take control of our brain waves and get our bodies moving. Now, neuroscientists at Stanford's Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute are taking advantage of music's power to synchronize ...
Sep 23, 2025
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Drinking any amount of alcohol likely increases the risk of dementia, suggests the largest combined observational and genetic study to date, published in BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine.
Sep 23, 2025
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Science has confirmed what sports lovers have always known from experience: exercise is good for the brain. It increases blood flow, inhibits stress hormones, and stimulates the release of 'feel good' endorphins. One way ...
Sep 23, 2025
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About 19 million American adults consume dietary fish oil supplements. These supplements, which primarily consist of the omega-3 fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid, are widely used as a remedy for ...
Sep 23, 2025
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Hospitals worldwide, including Germany, face a growing problem with fungal infections, with an estimated 6 million cases and 3.8 million deaths each year. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Candida—a common ...
Sep 23, 2025
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A Cornell-led study has revealed how a deadly form of pancreatic cancer enters the bloodstream, solving a long-standing mystery of how the disease spreads and identifying a promising target for therapy.
Sep 24, 2025
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A growing number of U.S. adults—particularly those under 40—are reporting serious challenges with memory, concentration and decision-making, according to a new study published in Neurology.
Sep 24, 2025
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A new Canadian study is offering a powerful message to older adults and those who care for them: it's never too late to bounce back. Researchers at the University of Toronto have found that nearly one in four older adults ...
Sep 24, 2025
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How a brain's anatomical structure relates to its function is one of the most important questions in neuroscience. It explores how physical components, such as neurons and their connections, give rise to complex behaviors ...
You're in a bustling café with a friend. The din is making it hard to tune in to the conversation. The scenario might suggest you'd benefit from a hearing aid. On the other hand, new research suggests that speech-perception ...
Sep 24, 2025
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Being racially or ethnically discriminated against may increase the risk of later developing psychotic symptoms, finds a major review of international evidence led by University College London (UCL) researchers.
Sep 24, 2025
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Georgia Tech and Vanderbilt researchers have built the first lung-on-a-chip with a working immune system, a breakthrough with the potential to reshape how we study disease, move beyond animal testing, and administer lifesaving ...
Sep 24, 2025
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Changes in vision are often a common sign of aging. But what if we could reverse age-related visual decline? In a new study, UC Irvine researchers explore a possible therapy for addressing "aging" in the eye and for preventing ...
Sep 25, 2025
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Gleevec, a cancer drug first approved for sale in 2001, has dramatically changed the lives of people with chronic myeloid leukemia. This form of cancer was once regarded as very difficult to combat, but survival rates of ...
Sep 25, 2025
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Schizophrenia is a chronic mental health disorder characterized by hallucinations, delusions, disorganized thinking and atypical movement or speech patterns. This psychiatric condition can be highly debilitating, and diagnosed ...
Why do some people remain healthy through childhood yet become more vulnerable to brain disorders such as dementia later in life? A KAIST-led team has uncovered a key part of the answer: a developmental "switch" in astrocytes—the ...
Sep 25, 2025
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A new study in mice reports that concussions sustained early in life can cause subtle brain changes that re-emerge later in life. The findings, published in Experimental Neurology, may have significant implications for understanding ...
Sep 25, 2025
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Research published by Duke University researchers has found a strong link between higher stress in children and adverse health conditions for them later in life. Appearing in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy ...
Sep 25, 2025
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In a discovery that could reshape how we think about memory, researchers at Flinders University have found that forgetting is not just a glitch in the brain but is actually a finely-tuned process, and dopamine is the key.
Sep 25, 2025
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In a world of information overload, it can feel soothing to stick your head in the sand.
Sep 26, 2025
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Over 60 million people worldwide are affected by psoriasis, a chronic inflammatory skin disorder that causes red, scaly patches and persistent itching. A new study has found that following a Mediterranean diet—rich in plant-based ...
Globally recognized figures Muhammad Ali and Michael J. Fox have long suffered from Parkinson's disease. The disease presents a complex set of motor symptoms, including tremors, rigidity, bradykinesia, and postural instability. ...
Sep 26, 2025
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An mRNA vaccine developed by researchers from Japan suppressed abnormal blood vessel growth or neovascularization in the retina of mouse models. Neovascularization is a condition that is caused by age-related macular degeneration ...
Sep 26, 2025
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DMT, or dimethyltryptamine, is a natural psychoactive molecule found in many plants and mammals. According to an article published in Science Advances, researchers from the HUN-REN BRC Institute of Biophysics and Semmelweis ...
Sep 26, 2025
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High-grade gliomas are aggressive brain tumors with poor prognosis, largely because even after surgical removal, infiltrative residual tumor cells often regrow during the latency before radiotherapy, leading to recurrence. ...
Sep 26, 2025
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Harnessing the power of AI, a research team at the MRC-University of Glasgow Center for Virus Research has launched Viro3D—the most comprehensive database of human and animal virus protein structure predictions in the world.
Sep 26, 2025
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Proteins and genetic material from H5N1 influenza viruses have been found in pasteurized milk in the United States, but a study from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital shows those inactive viral pieces represent little ...
Sep 27, 2025
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National Cattlemen's Beef Association funded research finds that Mediterranean-style eating with lean beef produces less trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) compared with a typical American diet that included the same amount of ...
Would you willingly have your legs broken, the bone stretched apart millimeter by millimeter and then spend months in recovery—all to be a few centimeters taller?
Sep 27, 2025
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Claims from the Trump White House about links between use of the painkiller acetaminophen—often sold under the brand name Tylenol in the U.S.—during pregnancy and development of autism have set off a deluge of responses ...
Sep 27, 2025
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One of the largest international surveys into job satisfaction among emergency department workers has revealed that while the majority found their work satisfying and rewarding, there are still many areas where improvements ...
Sep 27, 2025
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Geelong champion Patrick Dangerfield wowed the AFL world during last week's preliminary final win against Hawthorn, pushing his 35-year-old body to the limit to propel his team into this year's Grand Final.
Sep 27, 2025
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Getting enough weekly exercise may help smokers over 40 reduce depression and sleep issues to levels seen in non-smokers, according to a study from the Texas A&M University School of Public Health.
Sep 27, 2025
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A single course of low-dose radiation therapy may provide a safe and effective alternative treatment option for people with painful knee osteoarthritis according to a new randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial.
Sep 28, 2025
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Cornell researchers have contributed to a multi-institutional study of how the nomadic Turkana people of northern Kenya—who have lived for thousands of years in extreme desert conditions—evolved to survive, showing humans' ...
Sep 28, 2025
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A new Cochrane review demonstrates that vaccines for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are both safe and effective in protecting vulnerable groups that are most at risk of serious illness, including older adults and infants.
Sep 28, 2025
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A widely available and affordable drug has been shown to be effective in treating seriously ill COVID-19 patients, according to a new international study led by researchers at the Australian National University (ANU) in collaboration ...
Sep 28, 2025
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Patients with recurring prostate cancer who were treated with a new PSMA-targeted radioligand therapy before stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) went more than twice as long without their disease worsening compared with ...
Sep 28, 2025
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Diabetes mellitus—known to many as type 1 and type 2 diabetes—gets all the attention with its rising global prevalence and connection to lifestyle and autoimmunity. Meanwhile, its lesser-known relative—diabetes insipidus—more ...
Sep 28, 2025
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A new clinical trial finds that people with a limited number of metastases from recurrent prostate cancer lived significantly longer without disease progression when they received a radiopharmaceutical drug before targeted ...
Sep 28, 2025
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