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Psychology & Psychiatry
A comprehensive look at what happens in the brain when we're reading
Reading is a highly valuable skill that allows humans to acquire new knowledge, pursue an education and complete a wide range of real-world tasks. Many past psychology and neuroscience studies set out to better understand ...
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Psychology & Psychiatry
US researchers seek to legitimize AI mental health care
Researchers at Dartmouth College believe artificial intelligence can deliver reliable psychotherapy, distinguishing their work from the unproven and sometimes dubious mental health apps flooding today's market.
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Medical research news
Skin-to-skin contact improves breastfeeding but not cognitive outcomes in very preterm infants: Clinical trial
Researchers led by the Trondheim University Hospital in Norway report that two hours of immediate skin-to-skin contact between mothers and very preterm infants after birth does not improve cognitive, motor, or language development ...
Genetic analysis of all-women extreme divers finds changes linked to blood pressure and cold tolerance
A new analysis of a group of all-women extreme divers off the coast of Korea has uncovered genetic differences that could help them survive the intense physiological stresses of free-diving—and could ultimately lead to ...
May 2, 2025
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Gene-editing therapy shows early success in fighting advanced gastrointestinal cancers
Researchers at the University of Minnesota have completed a first-in-human clinical trial testing a CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing technique to help the immune system fight advanced gastrointestinal (GI) cancers. The results, recently ...
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New research maps similarities and differences between insomnia, anxiety, and depression
Insomnia, depression, and anxiety are the most common mental disorders. Treatments are often only moderately effective, with many people experiencing returning symptoms. This is why it is crucial to find new leads for treatments. ...
May 2, 2025
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Editing Parkinson's disease—discovery of an inflammatory RNA editing enzyme
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder in which the α-synuclein protein abnormally aggregates within brain cells, causing neuronal damage. Through international collaboration, researchers at KAIST have ...
May 2, 2025
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Brain interface allows speech decoding and computer control in ALS patient
University of California, Davis researchers have developed a brain-computer interface (BCI) that enables computer cursor control and clicking, using neural signals from the speech motor cortex. One participant with amyotrophic ...
Piezo1 protein discovered as critical regulator of gut health
A study has revealed that a pressure-sensing protein known as Piezo1 plays a critical role in supporting gut health. The study's findings may unlock new routes for understanding and treating complex gut disorders.
May 2, 2025
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Object recognition shaped by prior experience as brain adapts to new visual information, study shows
Our brains begin to create internal representations of the world around us from the first moment we open our eyes. We perceptually assemble components of scenes into recognizable objects thanks to neurons in the visual cortex.
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Antibodies that recognize lipids: A new path for HIV vaccines and autoimmune disease treatments
Lipids are the fatty molecules that make up cellular membranes, creating a protective barrier that regulates what enters and exits the cell. Until recently, scientists believed antibodies couldn't safely target lipids without ...
May 2, 2025
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Decoding the brainstem: A new window into brain–body–mind interactions
The communication between the brain and bodily organs is fundamental to emotion regulation and overall mental health. The nucleus tractus solitarii (NTS) in the brainstem is a critical hub structure mediating this interaction ...
May 2, 2025
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The future of brain activity monitoring may look like a strand of hair
The future of electroencephalography (EEG) monitoring may soon look like a strand of hair. In place of the traditional metal electrodes, a web of wires and sticky adhesives, a team of researchers from Penn State created a ...
May 2, 2025
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Lactate mediates training of our innate defenses, research shows
The BCG vaccine protects against tuberculosis, but by inducing trained immunity it also protects against many more respiratory infections. International research led by Radboud University Medical Center shows how this process ...
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Explaining the link between 'good' gut bacteria and rheumatoid arthritis
After spending years tracing the origin and migration pattern of an unusual type of immune cell in mice, researchers have shown in a new study how activity of "good" microbes in the gut is linked to rheumatoid arthritis and, ...
May 2, 2025
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Scientists introduce new engineered drug candidate for Mycobacterium abscessus, a dangerous cousin of TB
In a classic example of scientific problem solving, scientists from the Hackensack Meridian Center for Discovery and Innovation (CDI) and colleagues have published a paper introducing a promising new drug candidate they engineered ...
May 2, 2025
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Pertussis vaccination during pregnancy found to increase quantity and quality of antibodies protecting the baby
Researchers at the University of Turku have participated in a study in which vaccinating women with acellular pertussis vaccine in pregnancy boosted the quantity and quality of pertussis-specific antibodies in the early life ...
May 2, 2025
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Distinct placental gene expression in males and females could shed light on pregnancy outcomes
The genes of male and female placentas have marked differences in how they are expressed, according to a study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other institutions. These differences involve the ...
May 2, 2025
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Ambient AI technology can reduce documentation burden for health care providers
Researchers at Sutter Health, led by Cheryl Stults, Ph.D., found that an innovative ambient artificial intelligence platform showed promising results in easing the burden of clinical documentation for health care providers. ...
May 2, 2025
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Medicaid unwinding linked to disruptions in opioid addiction treatment
The massive national effort to return the Medicaid enrollment process to its pre-pandemic rules starting in April 2023 may have disrupted the care of people receiving treatment for opioid addiction, a new University of Michigan ...
May 2, 2025
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