Summary: New research highlights how parasitic infections can alter brain chemistry and behavior in humans. Toxoplasma gondii, among others, appears to manipulate dopamine and immune responses, increasing risk-taking, impulsivity, and…
Category: Humans
When grief involves trauma − a social worker explains how to support survivors of the recent floods and other devastating losses
The July 4, 2025, floods in Kerr County, Texas, swept away children and entire families, leaving horror in their wake. Days later, flash floods struck Ruidoso, New Mexico, killing three…
Children living near oil and gas wells face higher risk of rare leukemia, studies show
Acute lymphocytic leukemia is one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers in children, although it is rare. It begins in the bone marrow and rapidly progresses. Long-term survival rates exceed…
Global study shows longer brain scans lower research costs, provide more accurate predictions
An fMRI image with yellow areas showing increased activity. Credit: Wikipedia/ CC BY 3.0 Artificial intelligence (AI) models trained on large datasets are increasingly seen as the key to unlocking…
Eye scan can reveal risk of having a heart attack or stroke
Credit: Cardiovascular Diabetology (2025). DOI: 10.1186/s12933-024-02564-w A simple digital photograph of the back of the eye can predict a major cardiovascular event—such as a heart attack or stroke—set to happen…
Roman bathing complex discovered in eastern Türkiye
A team of archaeologists from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism have unearthed a 1,700-year-old bathing complex in the village of Elazığ, eastern Türkiye. Traces of Roman occupation were first…
Raising awareness of extreme indoor temperatures
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Research from the University of Waterloo has made it possible to accurately track indoor temperatures to determine households with life-threatening conditions. While there is legislation in…
Unraveling respiratory illnesses with iPSCs on microfluidic chips
Illustration of the iPSC-derived lung chips. Credit: KyotoU / Yokokawa lab Respiratory infections such as COVID-19 have been responsible for numerous pandemics and have placed a substantial burden on health…
Research highlights unreliable responses from most Amazon MTurk users, except for ‘master’ workers
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new study led by Dr. Vadim Axelrod, of the Gonda (Goldschmied) Multidisciplinary Brain Research Center at Bar-Ilan University, has revealed serious concerns about the quality…
3,800-year-old warrior’s tomb found intact
Archaeologists in Azerbaijan have found an intact kurgan, an ancient burial mound dating back nearly 3,800 years during the Middle Bronze Age. Led by Dr. Shamil Najafov of the Institute…
