This figure illustrates the impact of gut microbiota on the pathophysiology of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Healthy microbiota regulate the glutamate/GABA metabolic balance, inducing an anti-inflammatory immune state and normal…
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Eye movement patterns reveal subtle signs of cognitive and memory decline
A) Fixations belonging to a single participant viewing a single image are spatially smoothed using a Gaussian kernel weighted by fixation duration, and then vectorized B) Idiosyncratic gaze similarity is…
Ultra-processed foods might not be the real villain in our diets—here’s what our research found
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) have become public enemy number one in nutrition debates. From dementia to obesity and an epidemic of “food addiction,” these factory-made products, including…
A new therapeutic approach could help tackle radiation resistance in childhood brain tumors
Credit: Cell Reports Medicine (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2025.102202 A study co-led by researchers at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and the University of Toronto’s Temerty Faculty of Medicine has uncovered…
An alternative to LASIK—without the lasers
The electromechanical reshaping technique successfully flattened this rabbit cornea, shown in a cross section, from its original shape (white line) to a corrected one (yellow line). Credit: Daniel Kim and…
Ketamine use in chronic pain unsupported by evidence, review finds
Credit: Kindel Media from Pexels The off-label use of ketamine to treat chronic pain is not supported by scientific evidence, a new Cochrane review has found. Ketamine is an anesthetic…
A stroke stole her ability to speak—18 years later, scientists used AI to bring it back
Ann Johnson became paralyzed after a brainstem stroke in 2005, at age 30. As the third participant in a clinical trial led by researchers at UC Berkeley and UC San…
Do hot drinks really give you cancer? A gut expert explains
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain When you order a coffee, do you ask for it to be “extra hot?” Whether you enjoy tea, coffee or something else, hot drinks are a…
Majority of Americans think alcohol bad for health: poll
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A narrow majority of Americans now believe even moderate consumption of alcohol negatively affects health, as US drinking levels continue to decline, according to a recent…
Better control of childhood EoE inflammation linked to less esophageal stiffening
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Researchers from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and Children’s Hospital Colorado have found that better control of chronic eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE)-associated inflammation during childhood leads to…
