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Medical Xpress / Trump signs order backing psychedelic research
Psychedelic drugs could soon play a larger role in mental health care. Over the weekend, President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at boosting federal research into substances like psilocybin, LSD and MDMA and ...
Medical Xpress / Your phone already sees the warning signs: Sleep, movement and mood data can spot depression early
Depression is among the most widespread mental health disorders worldwide, affecting an estimated 1 in 20 people. It is characterized by persistent sadness, hopelessness, disrupted sleep patterns, changes in appetite and ...
Medical Xpress / Decades-long study reveals how blood cancers evolve and why some patients' disease worsens
Tracking how blood cancers develop over time has uncovered important genetic differences between patients whose disease stays stable while others worsen. The research also reveals how genetic information can help refine diagnoses, ...
Tech Xplore / Rotating acoustic filter isolates machine fault sounds in 100 dB noise
Seoul National University College of Engineering announced that a research team led by Prof. Sung-Hoon Ahn of the Department of Mechanical Engineering has developed, for the first time in the world, an "interference acoustic ...
Phys.org / Schools must do more than box-ticking to support Indigenous kids, shows report
An Indigenous-led study of Perth primary schools has found that educators often rely on symbolic gestures rather than meaningful action to support Aboriginal children at school, prompting calls for Noongar storytelling, ceremony ...
Medical Xpress / BCMA-directed CAR T-cell therapy may be effective against high-risk smoldering multiple myeloma
A single infusion of ciltacabtagene autoleucel (Carvykti) led to a 100% minimal residual disease (MRD)-negativity rate in patients with high-risk smoldering multiple myeloma, according to results from CAR-PRISM, a phase II ...
Phys.org / How do astronauts adapt their grip and move objects when transitioning between Earth and space?
On Earth, people grip objects to ensure they don't fall. In space, this process changes: When astronauts hold an object without moving it and then let go, the object doesn't fall because there is no gravity. But when astronauts ...
Medical Xpress / The 10 pence pill that underpins diabetes care, and may do much more besides
Metformin has a strong claim to being one of the most influential medicines of the past century. For decades, it has underpinned the treatment of type 2 diabetes, helped millions of people control their blood sugar, and inspired ...
Phys.org / Desmond Morris: from 'Naked Ape' to watching 'Big Brother'
Celebrated British zoologist Desmond Morris, who died Sunday aged 98, shook up the world in 1967 when his book "The Naked Ape" posited that humans are essentially primates still captive to evolutionary impulses.
Phys.org / Japan warns of slightly increased risk of mega-quake after a 7.7-magnitude one
An earthquake registering a preliminary magnitude of 7.7 off northern Japan on Monday prompted a short-lived tsunami alert and the advisory of a higher risk of a possible mega-quake for coastal areas there.
Medical Xpress / One exam for the whole retina can mean fewer settings, fewer complications and more information
The more precisely we want to examine the human retina, the more clearly one of the fundamental limits of physics becomes apparent. In cellular-resolution eye imaging, the same tradeoff has applied for years—tiny structures ...
Medical Xpress / Predicting who will develop blood clots
Blood clots that form in veins—known as venous thromboembolisms—are a leading cause of illness and death worldwide. Despite the serious threat they pose to human health, researchers have never fully understood why these clots ...
