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Medical Xpress / Mouse study reveals molecular mechanism that may underlie depressive and anxiety-like symptoms
In a JNeurosci paper, Tian-Ming Gao and colleagues, from Southern Medical University, explored how adenosine triphosphate (ATP) signaling relates to depression and anxiety using male mice. ATP is a molecule that not only ...
Medical Xpress / What can DMT psychedelic teach us about the sense of self?
When people use a psychedelic called dimethyltryptamine (DMT), they experience a temporary loss of their sense of self. DMT interacts with a frequency of brain activity associated with self-referential processes (alpha waves), ...
Phys.org / Personalized social robots can boost children's reading confidence and engagement
Social robots can be a non-threatening way for children to improve their reading skills, researchers say.
Medical Xpress / APOE gene raises delirium risk even without dementia, global analysis reveals
A major genetic risk factor for delirium has been identified in a study that analyzed the DNA of more than 1 million people worldwide.
Phys.org / Manufacturing the world's tiniest light-emitting diodes
Miniaturization ranks as the driving force behind the semiconductor industry. The tremendous gains in computer performance since the 1950s are largely due to the fact that ever smaller structures can be manufactured on silicon ...
Medical Xpress / Rejuvenating the blood: New pharmacological strategy targets RhoA in hematopoietic stem cells
Aging is defined as the deterioration of function over time, and it is one of the main risk factors for numerous chronic diseases. Although aging is a complex phenomenon affecting the whole organism, it is proved that the ...
Phys.org / Zooplankton in the Nile: Diversity under threat from dams
A research team from the Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) has analyzed the zooplankton communities in the White Nile and Blue Nile in Khartoum. It is the first study of plankton in the Sudan ...
Medical Xpress / Pattern of chronic rejection for liver transplants decoded
Liver transplants often save the lives of seriously ill patients. However, there remains a risk that the body will reject the new organ. Doctors distinguish between acute and chronic rejection. While acute rejection is easy ...
Phys.org / From invasive species tracking to water security: What's lost with federal funding cuts?
When the Trump administration began freezing federal funding for climate and ecosystem research, one of the programs hit hard was ours: the U.S. Geological Survey's Climate Adaptation Science Centers.
Phys.org / Nonprofit news outlets are often scared that selling ads could jeopardize their tax-exempt status
Although advertising revenue largely sustained the news media in the 20th century, it's been harder to come by in the digital age. News media outlets just aren't as important these days for advertisers when they can reach ...
Phys.org / AI is making spacecraft propulsion more efficient, and could even lead to nuclear-powered rockets
Every year, companies and space agencies launch hundreds of rockets into space—and that number is set to grow dramatically with ambitious missions to the moon, Mars and beyond. But these dreams hinge on one critical challenge: ...
Phys.org / Mid-Atlantic mushroom foragers collect 160 species for food, medicine, art and science
Like many mushroom harvesters, I got interested in foraging for fungi during the COVID-19 pandemic.
