Summary: New research reveals that acute stress can impair key brain functions involved in emotion regulation, particularly in individuals with distress-related disorders like depression, anxiety, and borderline personality disorder. The…
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Married Minds: Oral Microbiota May Mediate Shared Anxiety
Summary: A new study suggests that oral microbiota transmission between newlywed couples may influence the onset of depression and anxiety symptoms. Researchers observed that healthy spouses of partners with insomnia,…
An aerospace engineer explains the proposed nationwide missile defense system
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain President Donald Trump announced a plan to build a missile defense system, called the Golden Dome, on May 20, 2025. The system is intended to protect…
Boosting Ketamine’s Antidepressant Effects to Last Two Months
Summary: Ketamine is a fast-acting antidepressant that can relieve symptoms of major depressive disorder (MDD) within hours, even in treatment-resistant cases. However, its effects typically last only a week, and…
AI may soon account for half of data center power use if trends persist
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Alex de Vries-Gao, a PhD candidate at VU Amsterdam Institute for Environmental Studies, has published an opinion piece about the results of a simple study he…
Scientists spot high-speed galaxy collision 11 billion light-years away: ‘We hence call this system the cosmic joust’
Using a telescope in Chile, astronomers have captured a high-speed collision between two galaxies located more than 11 billion light-years away, getting a rare direct glimpse into how the universe’s…
Using testosterone gel to treat women recovering from hip fractures provides no added benefits, clinical trial finds
Illustration of Hip (Frontal view). Credit: Wikipedia Hip fractures, often a result of a fall, are the most serious type of osteoporotic fracture because they are accompanied by considerable pain,…
Diamond nanoparticles get a quantum upgrade with shell inspired by TV technology
By encasing a diamond nanoparticle with a specially engineered shell—a technique inspired by QLED televisions—the team created a quantum biosensor ideal for a living cell. Credit: Jason Smith Putting hypersensitive…
Hopes for alien life dim as doubts emerge over exoplanet K2-18b chemical signals
An artist’s illustration of the planet K2-18b, one of the prime suspects to host life beyond this solar system. When astronomers announced last month they might have discovered the most…
After two setbacks, SpaceX could try to launch massive Starship next week
SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft. SpaceX said Friday it will make another launch attempt next week of the massive Starship rocket—key to CEO Elon Musk’s long-term vision of colonizing Mars—after two consecutive…
