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Medical Xpress / A subset of patients with depression could benefit from anti-inflammatory treatment, study finds
At any given moment in time, more than 400 million individuals worldwide are battling depression. The antidepressant treatments currently available don't work for many and there is a real need for new, effective treatments.
Phys.org / NYC congestion pricing cuts air pollution by 22% in Manhattan, study finds
Since New York City introduced congestion pricing in January 2025, the state has heralded significant reductions in traffic and rush hour delays, fewer crashes and noise complaints, and toll revenue projected to hit $500 ...
Medical Xpress / Be careful trusting TikTok for gout advice, warn health professionals
A new paper in Rheumatology Advances in Practice indicates that TikTok videos about gout are commonly misleading, inconsistent, or inaccurate. The paper is titled "Gout, TikTok and misleading information: A content analysis."
Phys.org / Expanding the search for quantum-ready 2D materials
Quantum technologies from ultrasensitive sensors to next-generation information processors depend on the ability of quantum bits, or qubits, to maintain their delicate quantum states for a sufficiently long time to be useful.
Medical Xpress / Enhancing breast cancer screening could help save young women's lives
In Estonia, breast cancer screening is offered from the age of 50, yet one-fifth of first diagnoses occur in younger women. A new clinical study has therefore been conducted to test better ways to detect the disease early.
Phys.org / Rage bait: The psychology behind social media's angriest posts
"Rage bait" has been named the word of the year by the Oxford University Press. It means social media content that is designed to create a strong and negative reaction.
Phys.org / What your Hogwarts house reveals about your inner entrepreneur
A new study led by the UvA suggests that even a fictional personality system, the Hogwarts houses from Harry Potter, can reveal meaningful patterns in real-world entrepreneurial mindsets.
Medical Xpress / Astrocyte diversity across space and time charted in new atlas
When it comes to brain function, neurons get a lot of the glory. But healthy brains depend on the cooperation of many kinds of cells. The most abundant of the brain's non-neuronal cells are astrocytes, star-shaped cells with ...
Phys.org / Sum-frequency microscope can image an invisible 2D material
Researchers from the Physical Chemistry and Theory departments at the Fritz Haber Institute have found a new way to image layers of boron nitride that are only a single atom thick. This material is usually nearly invisible ...
Medical Xpress / 'Ready-made' T-cell gene therapy tackles 'incurable' T-cell leukemia
A new treatment using genome-edited immune cells, developed by scientists at UCL (University College London) and Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), has shown promising results in helping children and adults fight a rare ...
Phys.org / The price of belonging is inconvenience. Are we still willing to pay it?
"Inconvenience is the cost of community" has become somewhat of a social media mantra for people looking to rediscover what belonging and community actually require.
Tech Xplore / Blue jean dye could make batteries greener
Sustainability is often described in shades of green, but the future of clean energy may also carry a hint of deep blue. Electric vehicles and energy storage systems could soon draw power from a familiar pigment found in ...