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UCL researchers identify brain mechanisms behind mood bias in bipolar disorder

Momentary shifts in mood, even those lasting just a matter of seconds, profoundly alter the brain's response to pleasurable experiences in people with bipolar disorder, finds a new study by UCL researchers.

12 Jun 2024

Sugary drinks disrupt the salivary microbiome

A study in Scientific Reports found that high-sugar beverage consumption can lead to pathogenic changes in the oral microbiota, reducing bacterial diversity and increasing acid-producing bacteria.

12 Jun 2024

Stanford study finds low risk of secondary blood cancers after CAR-T cell therapy

A large study by researchers at Stanford Medicine has found that the risk of secondary blood cancers after CAR-T cell therapy - a cell-based cancer treatment that exploded on the scene in 2017 as a treatment for intractable blood cancers - is low, despite a Food and Drug Administration warning.

12 Jun 2024

Study shows self-administered mindfulness meditation reduces stress

A study in Nature Human Behaviour found that four types of self-administered mindfulness meditation exercises—mindful walking, mindful breathing, loving-kindness meditation, and body scan—effectively reduce stress among English-speaking adults in high-income countries.

12 Jun 2024

Changing antibiotic delivery method improves sepsis outcomes globally

Changing the way antibiotics are given to adult patients with sepsis will save thousands of lives a year globally, according to research by The University of Queensland and The George Institute for Global Health.

12 Jun 2024

Deep learning revives ancient peptides to battle antibiotic resistance

Researchers used deep learning to resurrect antibiotic peptides from extinct organisms, offering new solutions for combating antibiotic resistance.

12 Jun 2024

Prolonged depression in young adults linked to cognitive decline in middle age

People who experience prolonged depressive symptoms starting in young adulthood may have worse thinking and memory skills in middle age, according to a study published in the June 12, 2024, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

12 Jun 2024

Is early YouTube exposure causing emotional and behavioral issues in kids?

A study in BMC Public Health reveals that young children's YouTube usage is linked to emotional and behavioral issues, with early exposure increasing the risk of these problems.

12 Jun 2024

Antenatal COVID-19 vaccination shown to be safe for pregnant women and their babies

A study in Obstetrics & Gynecology finds that antenatal COVID-19 vaccination does not increase the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes, confirming vaccine safety for pregnant women.

12 Jun 2024

Overhearing conversations helps Tseltal Maya infants learn language effectively

A study in PNAS reveals that infants in a Southern Mexican indigenous community develop language skills through overhearing despite minimal direct speech from caregivers.

12 Jun 2024

Analysis reveals the global burden of type 1 diabetes in adults aged 65 years and older

The number of people aged 65 and older with type 1 diabetes increased from 1.3 million in 1990 to 3.7 million in 2019, while death rates fell 25% from 4.7 per 100,000 population in 1990 to 3.5 in 2019, finds an analysis of data from over 200 countries and regions in The BMJ today.

12 Jun 2024

Low-birth-weight deliveries linked to cognitive decline in later life

People who give birth to infants less than 5.5 pounds may be more likely to have memory and thinking problems later in life than people who give birth to infants who do not have a low birth weight, according to a study published in the June 12, 2024, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

12 Jun 2024

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UCL researchers identify brain mechanisms behind mood bias in bipolar disorder

Sugary drinks disrupt the salivary microbiome

Stanford study finds low risk of secondary blood cancers after CAR-T cell therapy

Study shows self-administered mindfulness meditation reduces stress

Changing antibiotic delivery method improves sepsis outcomes globally

Deep learning revives ancient peptides to battle antibiotic resistance

Prolonged depression in young adults linked to cognitive decline in middle age

Is early YouTube exposure causing emotional and behavioral issues in kids?

Antenatal COVID-19 vaccination shown to be safe for pregnant women and their babies

Overhearing conversations helps Tseltal Maya infants learn language effectively

Analysis reveals the global burden of type 1 diabetes in adults aged 65 years and older

Low-birth-weight deliveries linked to cognitive decline in later life

Gastric bypass maintains weight loss and diabetes remission over 15 years, study shows

Mechanistic connections between vascular health and dementia risk in older adults

Germ cells drive sex-dependent lifespan differences in vertebrate animals

Frailty as a major predictor of postoperative outcomes in elderly non-cardiac surgery patients

Integration of genomics, epigenomics, and transcriptomics in understanding Alzheimer's pathogenesis

New AARF-D award supports Temple researchers to explore synapse function in the aging brain

Multi-center study validates systemic score in identifying high-risk patients with Still's disease

Nutrients deficiency pattern possible important risk factor for mortality in older adults with hypertension

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

The impact of vibration on microscopy

How Omics Technologies Are Transforming Biological Research and Drug Discovery

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