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Deactivation of specific brain cells makes mice more resilient against chronic stress

It is well known that long-term exposure to stress can lead to serious psychiatric problems. However, the precise mechanisms underpinning the stress response have remained largely elusive.

18 Mar 2022

Researchers find ketamine to have significant anti-depressant and anti-suicidal effects

First manufactured more than 50 years ago, ketamine is a fast-acting dissociative anesthetic often used in veterinary and emergency medicine. Ketamine also has a history of being an illicit party drug.

18 Mar 2022

New virus-based approach for measuring variations in gene regulatory elements

Tohoku University scientists in Japan have developed a virus-based approach for measuring variations in gene regulatory elements, called transcription factors, as conditions change in live organisms.

18 Mar 2022

World Sleep Day: Diagnosing chronic respiratory diseases from within the bedroom

For World Sleep Day 2022, News-Medical speaks to Max Sieghold, Co-Founder and CFO of Sleepiz, about their technology and its ability to diagnose sleep apnea/

18 Mar 2022

Study uses social media posts to gauge the emotional impacts of pandemic

The Covid-19 pandemic has been depressing, demoralizing, and stressful for people around the world. But is there any way to measure exactly how bad it has made everyone feel?

17 Mar 2022

Research uncovers how memories and fear-responses can be transmitted through social interactions

Has a song ever reminded you of the past, and unexpectedly surfaced emotions associated with that specific experience or person from your memory? Does walking into Staples remind you of back-to-school shopping, even years after graduating?

17 Mar 2022

People with elevated blood pressure upon standing more likely to have risk for cardiovascular events

Among young and middle-aged adults with high blood pressure, a substantial rise in blood pressure upon standing may identify those with a higher risk of serious cardiovascular events, such as heart attack and stroke, according to new research published today in the American Heart Association's peer-reviewed journal Hypertension.

17 Mar 2022

Discovery may open novel avenues to prevent or treat hematological malignancies

Scientists at Yale Cancer Center have discovered new consequences of specific gene mutations that play a role in the development of myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) and acute myeloid leukemia (AML).

17 Mar 2022

Researchers identify a gene that could prevent Parkinson’s disease

Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the destruction of a specific population of neurons: the dopaminergic neurons.

17 Mar 2022

Behavioral psychedelics: Fostering changes in habits, behaviors to improve health and resilience

Despite their reputation as illicit drugs, psychedelics may find new, legitimate roles in treatment for anxiety, depression, stress disorders, addiction, and other mental and behavioral health problems.

16 Mar 2022

Transcription factors work together to drive cancer cell proliferation

Scientists have discovered that a well-established cancer cell transcription factor and its newly identified co-factor work together to drive cancer cell proliferation, according to findings published in Science Advances.

16 Mar 2022

Placenta found to demonstrate anti-oxidant activity against COVID-19 in full-term pregnancy

Researchers assessed the placental anti-oxidant response in the third trimester of pregnancy against SARS-CoV-2 infections.

16 Mar 2022

Discovery of key brain pathway offers potential new drug target for treating anxiety

A new target in the brain which underpins the eliciting of anxiety and fear behaviors such as 'freezing' has been identified by neuroscientists.

15 Mar 2022

Brain scans show differences in gray matter density in young children with binge eating disorder

Brain scans of children ages 9-10 with a type of eating disorder that causes uncontrollable overeating showed differences in gray matter density compared to their unaffected peers, according to a USC-led study.

15 Mar 2022

High childhood BMI may elevate cardiovascular risk markers in twenty-year-olds

Subjects having overweight and obesity at age 10 were found to have elevated risk markers for diabetes and cardiovascular disease by the time they reach the age of 20.

15 Mar 2022

Cell fusion could be a potential therapeutic strategy to treat retinal damage

Fusing human retinal cells with adult stem cells could be a potential therapeutic strategy to treat retinal damage and visual impairment, according to the findings of a new study published in the journal eBioMedicine.

15 Mar 2022

People living near green spaces have 16% less stroke risk

In contrast, exposure to environmental pollutants such as fine particulate matter, nitrogen dioxide and soot significantly increases the risk of suffering an ischemic stroke.

15 Mar 2022

Moderate hyperglycemia associated with poor COVID-19 prognosis

Scientists have revealed that non-diabetic patients with moderate hyperglycemia are more likely to develop severe and fatal COVID-19 than diabetic patients.

15 Mar 2022

One in three new moms screened positive for postpartum depression during early COVID-19

One in three new mothers during early COVID-19 screened positive for postpartum depression-nearly triple pre-pandemic levels-and 1 in 5 had major depressive symptoms, say University of Michigan researchers.

14 Mar 2022

Ozone exposure may increase depressive symptoms for adolescents over time

Exposure to ozone from air pollution has been linked to an increase in depressive symptoms for adolescents over time, even in neighborhoods that meet air quality standards, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association.

14 Mar 2022

Stress News and Research

Deactivation of specific brain cells makes mice more resilient against chronic stress

Researchers find ketamine to have significant anti-depressant and anti-suicidal effects

New virus-based approach for measuring variations in gene regulatory elements

World Sleep Day: Diagnosing chronic respiratory diseases from within the bedroom

Study uses social media posts to gauge the emotional impacts of pandemic

Research uncovers how memories and fear-responses can be transmitted through social interactions

People with elevated blood pressure upon standing more likely to have risk for cardiovascular events

Discovery may open novel avenues to prevent or treat hematological malignancies

Researchers identify a gene that could prevent Parkinson’s disease

Behavioral psychedelics: Fostering changes in habits, behaviors to improve health and resilience

Transcription factors work together to drive cancer cell proliferation

Placenta found to demonstrate anti-oxidant activity against COVID-19 in full-term pregnancy

Discovery of key brain pathway offers potential new drug target for treating anxiety

Brain scans show differences in gray matter density in young children with binge eating disorder

High childhood BMI may elevate cardiovascular risk markers in twenty-year-olds

Cell fusion could be a potential therapeutic strategy to treat retinal damage

People living near green spaces have 16% less stroke risk

Moderate hyperglycemia associated with poor COVID-19 prognosis

One in three new moms screened positive for postpartum depression during early COVID-19

Ozone exposure may increase depressive symptoms for adolescents over time

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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