Left: Astrocyte ensemble labeling using AstroLight. Using this tool, the authors obtained a spatial map of the astrocyte ensemble in the nucleus accumbens involved in a cue-motivated behavioral task. Right:…
Category: Health & Medicine
Dangerous bacteria lurk in hospital sink drains, despite rigorous cleaning, study reveals
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain We hope to be cured when we stay in hospital. But too often, we acquire new infections there. Such “health-care-associated infections” (HAI) are a growing problem…
Landmark atlas reveals how aging breast tissue shapes breast cancer risk
A spatial transcriptomics analysis showing six enriched cell types in mammillary tissue in aged mice, including epithelial (green), immune (green) and stroma (blue, red, brown, orange). Credit: The Jackson Laboratory…
Study reveals paramedics face challenging end-of-life care demands
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Paramedics in England are experiencing wide-ranging challenges in responding to the increasing number of end-of-life care patients they are being called out to, according to a…
New study adds to evidence of stroke and heart attack risk with some hormonal contraceptives
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Certain hormonal contraceptives are associated with a higher stroke and heart attack risk, finds a large study from Denmark in The BMJ that draws on prescription…
Innovative protein hydrogel shows potential for targeted drug delivery
Credit: Journal of Controlled Release (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2024.12.026 A research team, affiliated with UNIST has unveiled soft self-standing protein hydrogels that selectively deliver drugs, thereby enhancing medicinal effects while minimizing…
Celebrate Valentine’s Day with actual hearts in mind, says dietitian
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Valentine’s Day is a celebration of the heart. But some of the cliched approaches to commemorate it—a big red box of candy and a decadent dinner…
Older people in England are happier now than before the COVID pandemic, national study suggests
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Older people have greater general happiness, life satisfaction and sense of purpose than they did before the COVID-19 pandemic. That’s according to a new study which…
Professor discusses using light to ‘hear’ viruses
Tracking of acoustic spectra for tethered (A) from untethered (B) gold nanoparticles (AuNPs). Credit: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2025). DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2420428122 Elad Harel is used to shining…
Brain-inspired neural networks reveal insights into biological basis of relational learning
Diagram of plastic neural network. These networks are similar to traditional neural networks, but include plastic connections (in red) which can change as a result of a plasticity signal (red…
