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Medical Xpress / Dopamine menus: Can small pleasures help us get unstuck?
You sit down to start a task you care about. Nothing happens. You open your phone instead. Minutes turn into hours. You feel restless, flat, or oddly exhausted, even though you haven't done much at all.
Medical Xpress / New targeted combination in people with relapsed acute myeloid leukemia shows promise
New research co-led by a Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center leukemia expert highlights a promising investigational treatment approach using the targeted therapy ziftomenib for patients with a difficult-to-treat form ...
Phys.org / Two new aquatic insect species discovered from the Middle East and Caucasus
Newly described aquatic insects, belonging to the genus Hydropsyche, are helping close substantial knowledge gaps regarding the biodiversity of Azerbaijan, Iran, and Türkiye. Caddisflies (order Trichoptera) are vital components ...
Medical Xpress / 2024 saw Parkinson disease death rate of 72 per 100,000 adults aged 65 and older
The age-adjusted Parkinson disease death rate among adults aged 65 years and older declined from 2021 to 2024, according to a June 4 data brief published by the National Center for Health Statistics.
Phys.org / Users trust AI and human fact-checkers equally, but for different reasons
Users tend to trust artificial intelligence (AI)-powered fact-checkers as much as human fact-checkers, but for different reasons, according to a new study led by Penn State researchers. The researchers said there is no definitive ...
Tech Xplore / Dust-prone desert of the Southwest may be ideal for solar energy
Solar energy developers eyeing parts of southern New Mexico may have less to worry about than expected when it comes to dust. A new study led by University of Texas at El Paso researchers concludes that photovoltaic panels ...
Medical Xpress / Fear memories form differently in male and female brains, study finds
Women are twice as likely as men to develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)—and new research may offer a biological clue as to why. A Virginia Tech study found that the female brain forms fear memories using a molecular ...
Medical Xpress / How aging cells may trigger heart attacks and strokes uncovered
Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered a molecular pathway that drives certain stressed or aging cells to become abnormally active, causing inflammation inside blood vessel plaques. ...
Medical Xpress / Robotic plushie could significantly ease depression in LGBTQ+ teens
An interactive robotic plushie called "Purrble" could improve depressive symptoms in LGBTQ+ teens. The research, published in Nature Medicine, also found that participants were twice as likely to see improvements in symptoms ...
Medical Xpress / Seven-second X-ray scan detects severity of heart valve regurgitation in patients with repaired congenital heart defects
Researchers at Kyushu University have developed a simple, rapid, and low-radiation X-ray technique that can evaluate the severity of a heart condition known as pulmonary valve regurgitation—a common and clinically significant ...
Medical Xpress / Hidden actin web lets skin cells share mechanical force over long distances
Scientists at Université de Montréal's Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer (IRIC) have identified a dynamic structure that forms a network on the surface of epithelial cells. Led by Gregory Emery, director of ...
Phys.org / To fight fraud, psychological scientists issue a call to arms
Journalist Charlotte Cowles received a call about suspicious activity on her Amazon account. A dentist named Daniel answered a call from a number listed as the local police. Mr. Lee, a retired engineer, was told he had to ...
