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Monday, Apr 07

Scientists discover the protein IL-17 that fights infection also acts on the brain, inducing anxiety or sociability

Immune molecules called cytokines play important roles in the body's defense against infection, helping to control inflammation and coordinating the responses of other immune cells. A growing body of evidence suggests that ...

Apr 7, 2025

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Gene discovery reveals potential for growing new heart arteries

Most people have right-dominant hearts—which to a doctor or a researcher means they have an artery that extends from the right side of their hearts to supply oxygenated blood to the back side. For some people, this artery, ...

Apr 7, 2025

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AI optimizes antibodies to tackle evolving SARS-CoV-2 variants

Researchers from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), in collaboration with other leading institutions, have successfully used an AI-driven platform to preemptively optimize an antibody to neutralize a broad diversity ...

Apr 7, 2025

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Childhood experiences shape the brain's white matter with cognitive effects seen years later, study shows

Mass General Brigham investigators have linked difficult early life experiences with reduced quality and quantity of the white matter communication highways throughout the adolescent brain. This reduced connectivity is also ...

Apr 7, 2025

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The brain's own repair mechanism: New neurons may reverse damage in Huntington's disease

New research shows that the adult brain can generate new neurons that integrate into key motor circuits. The findings demonstrate that stimulating natural brain processes may help repair damaged neural networks in Huntington's ...

Apr 7, 2025

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Hope, caution for Washington state patients 'first in line' for new schizophrenia drug

Cobenfy was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in fall 2024 and represents the first novel approach in decades to treating schizophrenia, which affects an estimated 3.7 million American adults. The drug is now beginning ...

Apr 7, 2025

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Your season of conception could influence how your body stores fat

Individuals who were conceived in colder seasons are more likely to show higher brown adipose tissue activity, increased energy expenditure and a lower body mass index (BMI), and lower fat accumulation around internal organs, ...

Apr 7, 2025

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Tuesday, Apr 08

Tackling the 'silent pandemic': Study puts first long COVID treatment on horizon

Researchers have shown a new drug compound can prevent long COVID symptoms in mice—a landmark finding that could lead to a future treatment for the debilitating condition.

Apr 8, 2025

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New research deepens understanding of how vitamin K affects brain health

As scientists seek to unravel the intricate potential connections between nutrition and the aging brain, a new study from researchers at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (HNRCA) at Tufts University ...

Apr 8, 2025

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Microscale brain–computer interface is small enough to be placed between hair follicles

A team of engineers at Georgia Institute of Technology's Wearable Intelligent Systems and Healthcare Center, working with colleagues affiliated with several institutions in South Korea, has developed a microscale brain–computer ...

Apr 8, 2025 report

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People who are easily distracted by smartphones are more physiologically reactive, less attuned to their bodies: Study

Over the past few decades, some studies have raised important questions about the psychological implications of the excessive use of smartphones and other portable devices. Findings suggest that people who use smartphones ...

Apr 8, 2025 feature

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Thalamic nuclei observed driving conscious perception

Beijing Normal University-led researchers have identified specific high-order thalamic nuclei that drive human conscious perception by activating the prefrontal cortex. Their findings enhance understanding of how the brain ...

Apr 8, 2025 report

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Discovery of mitochondrial protein opens path to therapeutic advances for heart and Alzheimer's disease

Calcium transport into and out of mitochondria is central to cellular energy production and cell death. To maintain the balance of calcium within mitochondria, cells rely on a protein known as the mitochondrial sodium-calcium ...

Apr 8, 2025

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Eating only during the daytime could protect people from heart risks of shift work, study suggests

A study led by researchers at Mass General Brigham suggests that, when it comes to cardiovascular health, food timing could be a bigger risk factor than sleep timing.

Apr 8, 2025

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Wednesday, Apr 09

General anesthesia reduces uniqueness of brain's functional 'fingerprint,' study finds

Past psychology research suggests that different people display characteristic patterns of spontaneous thought, emotions and behaviors. These patterns make the brains of distinct individuals unique, to the point that neuroscientists ...

Apr 9, 2025 feature

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COVID-19 analysis shows that US investment in vaccine more than paid off

Five years ago, volunteers rolled up their sleeves in the first clinical trial of a vaccine against COVID-19, as the new pandemic surged around them. By a year later, 66 million American adults had gotten at least one dose ...

Apr 9, 2025

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New reports suggest diabetes weight loss drugs could reduce Alzheimer's risk

Drugs originally developed to treat type 2 diabetes, particularly GLP-1 receptor agonists such as semaglutide (sold as Ozempic and Wegovy), are now drawing increased attention for their potential to protect brain health. ...

Apr 9, 2025 report

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New study reveals potential biological link between cannabis and psychosis

A new study published in JAMA Psychiatry sheds light on how cannabis use disorder is linked to changes in the brain that are associated with psychosis.

Apr 9, 2025

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Scientists complete largest wiring diagram and functional map of the brain to date

From a tiny sample of tissue no larger than a grain of sand, scientists have come within reach of a goal once thought unattainable: building a complete functional wiring diagram of a portion of the brain.

Apr 9, 2025

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Researchers identify growing list of genetic disorders treatable before or immediately after birth

Researchers from Mass General Brigham, Harvard Medical School and Duke University School of Medicine have identified nearly 300 genetic disorders that can be treated before or immediately after a baby is born. This "treatable ...

Apr 9, 2025

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AI models of the brain could serve as 'digital twins' in research

Much as a pilot might practice maneuvers in a flight simulator, scientists might soon be able to perform experiments on a realistic simulation of the mouse brain. In a new study, Stanford Medicine researchers and collaborators ...

Apr 9, 2025

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Thursday, Apr 10

First baby born via fully automated ICSI system

The world's first baby has been born following conception with a fully automated, digitally controlled intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) system. ICSI, developed and adopted into widespread use in the 1990s and is now ...

Apr 10, 2025

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Probiotics linked to reduced negative feelings, offering potential mental health benefits

Research by Katerina Johnson and Laura Steenbergen published in the journal npj Mental Health Research shows that taking probiotics can help reduce negative feelings. They also investigated which people benefit most from ...

Apr 10, 2025

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Master switch gene can turn immune cells into cancer eradicators

To grow, cancer tumors must hijack the immune system for their needs. One of the main tricks that most tumors use is to manipulate a type of immune cell called a macrophage, causing it to protect the tumor from the rest of ...

Apr 10, 2025

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Neural stem cells outside the brain: Discovery opens new paths for regenerative medicine

For decades, scientists assumed that neural stem cells (NSCs) only occur in the brain and spinal cord. A new international study, led by Hans Schöler of the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine in Münster, has ...

Apr 10, 2025

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Discovery of new immune response phase upends beliefs about T-cell priming

A team from the Max Planck Research Group for Systems Immunology at the University of Würzburg has identified a previously unknown phase of the immune response. The results, published in Science, challenge long-standing ...

Apr 10, 2025

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Key mechanism behind prostate cancer drug resistance reveals potential new treatment strategy

A team of University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center researchers has found the mechanism that grants prostate cancer resistance to enzalutamide, a frequently used drug. The article is published in Science Signaling.

Apr 10, 2025

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Patients with multidrug-resistant cholera in EU linked to exposure to contaminated holy water from Ethiopia

Consumption of holy water from Ethiopia has recently led to several cases of cholera in Germany and the United Kingdom (UK) with a multidrug-resistant Vibrio cholerae strain, according to a study published in Eurosurveillance.

Apr 10, 2025

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Friday, Apr 11

Puberty triggers brain rewiring in genetic condition tied to autism, mouse study suggests

Changes in brain connectivity before and after puberty may explain why some children with a rare genetic disorder have a higher risk of developing autism or schizophrenia, according to a UCLA Health study.

Apr 11, 2025

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Neuron groups in mice spinal cord found responsible for encoding different types of pain

Humans and other animal species can experience many types of pain throughout the course of their lives, varying in intensity, unpleasantness and origin. Several past neuroscience studies have explored the neural underpinnings ...

Apr 11, 2025 feature

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Sex differences in carotid artery plaques and stroke symptoms revealed in new study

A new study published in Nature Cardiovascular Research found that while carotid artery narrowing can lead to stroke in both men and women, the symptoms and plaque characteristics often differ between the sexes. Even though ...

Apr 11, 2025

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RNA-based blood test identifies Parkinson's before symptoms appear

Researchers have developed a simple and cost-effective blood test capable of detecting Parkinson's disease long before symptoms emerge, comparing the current state of diagnosing neurodegenerative diseases to the fight against ...

Apr 11, 2025

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Squeezing through: Understanding how neurons migrate through crowded brain tissue

In the developing brain, neurons must navigate through complex and often crowded tissue to reach their final destinations—this process is crucial for proper brain formation and function. Similar to how we might choose different ...

Apr 11, 2025

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Breaking the cycle: How childhood trauma affects parental empathy and perpetuates abuse

Childhood maltreatment (CM) is a complex issue that is often passed on through generations. Studies have shown that parents who were abused as children may perpetuate a similar pattern of mistreating their children, creating ...

Apr 11, 2025

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Discovery of α-synuclein's 'fuzzy coat' mechanism offers new insights into Parkinson's

Parkinson's disease (PD) and Lewy body dementia (LBD) are incurable and progressive neurodegenerative disorders, with some overlapping symptoms. An estimated 10 million people worldwide live with PD, while the figure for ...

Apr 11, 2025

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Saturday, Apr 12

Acute and chronic stress have markedly different impacts on neural repair in a depression-linked brain region

Researchers at Zhejiang University found that acute stress increases natural repair mechanisms in the brain, while chronic stress suppresses them. Autophagy was most affected in the lateral habenula, a brain region linked ...

Apr 12, 2025 report

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New strategy may enable cancer monitoring from blood tests alone

A new, error-corrected method for detecting cancer from blood samples is much more sensitive and accurate than prior methods and may be useful for monitoring disease status in patients following treatment, according to a ...

Apr 12, 2025

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CBD could calm kids with autism

A non-intoxicating extract of cannabis appears to help children and teenagers with autism, a new study says.

Apr 12, 2025

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RFK Jr's autism 'epidemic' study raises anti-vaxx fears

US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s announcement of a vast study to reveal the cause of a so-called autism "epidemic" has alarmed medical experts, who fear it could rekindle thoroughly debunked conspiracy theories ...

Apr 12, 2025

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Over 3 million children died from antimicrobial resistance-related infections in 2022, major study shows

A study presented at ESCMID Global 2025 reveals that over 3 million children worldwide lost their lives in 2022 due to antimicrobial resistance (AMR)-related infections.

Apr 12, 2025

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Complete genome sequences of six ape species unveiled

Differences among the DNA of seven ape species—including humans—are greater than originally thought, according to an international team led by researchers at Penn State, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) ...

Apr 12, 2025

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Parasitic infection and treatment linked to cancer-related gene activity in the cervix

New research has revealed that Schistosoma haematobium (S. haematobium), a parasitic infection affecting millions globally, can trigger cancer-related gene activity in the cervical lining, with changes becoming even more ...

Apr 12, 2025

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Sunday, Apr 13

Yoga is as effective as strengthening exercises for knee osteoarthritis pain relief, study finds

Exercise therapy is suggested as a first-line treatment to improve joint pain and loss of function caused by osteoarthritis (OA), a musculoskeletal disorder that affects more than 595 million people worldwide. Yoga and strengthening ...

Apr 13, 2025 report

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Accord reached 'in principle' over tackling future pandemics: negotiating body

World Health Organization members on Saturday reached agreement over how to tackle future pandemics after three years of discussions, the co-chair of the negotiating body told AFP.

Apr 13, 2025

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Could changing your diet improve endometriosis pain? A recent study suggests it's possible

Endometriosis affects around 10% of women of reproductive age. It's a chronic inflammatory condition that occurs when tissue similar to the lining of the uterus (the endometrium) grows outside the uterus.

Apr 13, 2025

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AI-guided lung ultrasound marks an advance in tuberculosis diagnosis

A study presented at ESCMID Global 2025 has demonstrated that an AI-powered lung ultrasound outperforms human experts by 9% in diagnosing pulmonary tuberculosis (TB).

Apr 13, 2025

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Review reveals significant gaps in the clinical rating scales used to assess pain in newborns

A Cochrane review reveals significant gaps in the clinical rating scales used to assess pain in newborn babies, highlighting the urgent need for improved tools and global collaboration. The review is published in Cochrane ...

Apr 13, 2025

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Cancer hijacks your brain and steals your motivation—new research in mice suggests potential avenues for treatment

A cruel consequence of advanced cancer is the profound apathy many patients experience as they lose interest in once-cherished activities. This symptom is part of a syndrome called cachexia, which affects about 80% of late-stage ...

Apr 13, 2025

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Opinion: Measles outbreaks in US and Canada show that MMR vaccines are needed more than ever

Measles is one of the most challenging diseases to control. It requires a sustained uptake of well over 90% of two doses of a measles-containing vaccine such as MMR. But since the COVID pandemic, there has been a decline ...

Apr 13, 2025

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