Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A study seeking to understand the perspectives of decision-makers (DMs) working within health fields in First Nations (FNs) communities in Canada regarding the use of Silver…
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How do testosterone’s effects on the brain change from adolescence into adulthood?
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Higher testosterone levels during adolescence are associated with increased involvement of the brain’s anterior prefrontal cortex (aPFC) in emotion control, but the opposite effect occurs during…
Antidepressants prescription associated with a lower risk of testing positive for COVID-19
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain New research led by the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London has found that community mental health patients who were prescribed…
Small sensor ‘smells’ incipient seizures
A Sandia National Laboratories researcher works on a miniaturized sensor system able to detect specific gases warning of an impending seizure. Credit: Craig Fritz In people with epilepsy, seizure-alert dogs…
the flesh-rotting drug adding to America’s opioid crisis
Opioid addict Martin has seen the deadly fentanyl replace heroin as the most prevalent drug in New York. Now he’s trying to avoid “tranq,” a flesh-eating drug increasingly causing concern…
Low-dose aspirin use associated with 20% increased anemia risk in older adults
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain An analysis of the ASPREE (ASPirin in Reducing Events in the Elderly) trial found that the use of low-dose aspirin was associated with a 20 percent…
How the trajectory of protons is made visible using an ‘in-beam MRI’ prototype
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The aim of proton radiation therapy in fighting cancer is to kill as many tumor cells as possible while also protecting the surrounding healthy tissue. As…
More than 1 million dropped from Medicaid as states start post-pandemic purge of rolls
by DAVID A. LIEB and ANDREW DeMILLO Gary Rush poses for a photo outside the Pennsylvania Capitol, June 7, 2023, in Harrisburg, Pa. Rush was demonstrating with the advocacy group…
Avatar therapy-linked emotions identified in treatment-resistant schizophrenia
The predominant emotions expressed by patients with treatment-resistant schizophrenia undergoing virtual reality-based Avatar therapy (AT) are mostly neutral, joy, and anger emotions, according to a study published online June 12…
