Iron Deficiency Could Be Making Your Mental Health Symptoms Worse
As evidence of a link grows, people with depression, anxiety, and other mental health symptoms may want to get tested and eat iron-rich foods or…
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Transforming Pancreatic Cancer Treatment: New Study Uncovers the Hallmarks of the Disease
These insights offer hope for improved outcomes. A team of scientists from the University of California, Irvine, the University of Michigan, and the University of…
Beyond the Virus: The Devastating Long-Term Financial Toll of COVID-19
According to a recent study, even individuals who did not experience severe enough symptoms to require hospitalization were more likely to experience financial difficulties, such…
Quantum Entanglement Takes Navigation Sensors to New Heights
And yes, they aim to make it smaller in size for smartphone dead reckoning. The mysterious phenomenon of “spooky action at a distance,” which once…
The Last Spark: Consciousness in the Dying Brain Unveiled
New research finds intriguing brain wave patterns in comatose patients who died following cardiac arrest. Reports of near-death experiences—with tales of white light, visits from…
How Tree Diversity Can Help Fight Climate Change
Ensuring the preservation of forest diversity guarantees their productivity and holds the potential to enhance the accumulation of carbon and nitrogen in the soil. This,…
Breaking the Limits of Chiral Structures: First Time Control of Twist in Nanoparticles
The ability to determine not only whether a micron-scale particle twists but also how much has the potential to create new opportunities for machine vision…
New Drug Successfully Treats Fatty Liver Disease in Primate Model
Millions of people are affected by nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), which is a serious liver disease. A newly discovered amino acid compound has been found to…
The Sweet Divide: Sugar Is Processed Differently in the Brains of Obesity-Prone
Molecular insights point to neuronal underpinnings of obesity. Scientists studying the nucleus accumbens in rats found differences between obesity-prone and obesity-resistant animals, with the former…
New Approach Allows Researchers To Hit “Undruggable” Cancer Target
A protein degrader shows potential in targeting STAT5, a protein involved in leukemia and other forms of cancer. For decades, researchers have been interested in…
1 in 3 Parents May Unnecessarily Give Children Fever-Reducing Medicine
A recent national poll suggests that some parents tend to resort to medication too quickly when their children experience a fever. During the winter season,…
Gut Bugs: The Microbes Responsible for Controlling Your Body’s Temperature
A recent study has uncovered the importance of the microbiome in controlling body temperature. Normal body temperature can vary from individual to individual. However, despite…
Social Support: The Key to Mitigating Genetic Depression Risk?
A study of first-year doctors and recently widowed older adults has revealed that social support has the greatest impact on those with the highest polygenic…
Playing the Reproduction Lottery: How Squirrels Gamble for a Better Future
Imagine overhearing the Powerball lottery winning numbers, but not being aware of when they will be announced – only that it will occur sometime within…
Asian Restaurants Lose Billions: Study Links Decline to COVID Pandemic-Fueled Discrimination
A recent study has uncovered a strong correlation between a nearly 20% decrease in business at Chinese restaurants and political rhetoric that placed blame on…
Scientists Discover That a Simple Brain Game May Predict Your Risk of Infection
A person who experiences highly variable cognitive function is likely to be more infectious and experience more symptoms after exposure to a respiratory virus. An…
Heart Disease Breakthrough: New Immune Target Discovered
Research has identified suPAR as a protein that contributes to the development of atherosclerosis and kidney disease, offering new opportunities for treatment. Traditionally, clinicians have…
HYPER (HighlY Interactive ParticlE Relics) – A New Model for Dark Matter
Phase transition in early universe changes strength of interaction between dark and normal matter. Dark matter remains one of the greatest mysteries of modern physics….
