The brain of a 7-day-old fruit fly with Tau expressed in a neuronal circuit used by the fly in olfactory memory. The green outlines the neurons, which are starting to…
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Banning tobacco sales among young people could prevent 1.2 million lung cancer deaths, study suggests
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Creating a generation of people who never smoke could prevent 1.2 million deaths from lung cancer globally, according to a study led by researchers from the…
Study reveals molecular mechanism of genetic variant that causes mirror movement disorder
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A team of Canadian and American scientists has made a promising breakthrough in understanding the origins of a mysterious neurological disorder known as mirror movements. The…
Mpox vaccination drive delayed in DR Congo
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The mpox vaccination campaign in Democratic Republic of Congo has been pushed back, health authorities told AFP on Tuesday, with the exact start date unclear. Jabs…
Study suggests harmful diagnostic errors may occur in 1 in every 14 general medical hospital patients
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Harmful diagnostic errors may be occurring in as many as 1 in every 14 (7%) hospital patients—at least those receiving general medical care—suggest the findings of…
Research highlights gender differences in suicide prevention strategies
Timeline and procedure for cohort recruitment and follow-up in the Youth and Mental Health Study. T1 = Timepoint 1, T2 = Timepoint 2, etc. Data utilized in the current study are highlighted in blue…
Neurons in mouse piriform cortex aid in recurrent circuit development, study finds
Embryonically active neurons labeled in brain-wide regions, highlighting particularly dense and broad activation in piriform cortex (also known as primary olfactory cortex). Credit: Wang et al. The activity of neurons…
Conversion practice linked to greater risk of mental health symptoms, US surveys of LGBTQ+ people suggest
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain People identifying as LGBTQ+ who have undergone conversion practice—commonly known as conversion therapy—are more likely to experience poor mental health, according to a study published in…
AI-powered apps show potential for detecting depression through eye snapshots
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain It has been estimated that nearly 300 million people, or about 4% of the global population, are afflicted by some form of depression. But detecting it…
Synthetic THC may calm agitation in Alzheimer’s patients
A synthetic form of the active ingredient in cannabis helps reduce agitation in people with Alzheimer’s, new research shows. Synthetic THC (dronabinol) also gave patients’ caregivers a boost, according to…
