Summary: A new study has found that delusions typically emerge before hallucinations in individuals at high risk for psychosis, overturning a long-standing belief that hallucinations drive delusional thinking. By analyzing…
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How trustworthy is your fitness tracker score?
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Millions of people now start their day with a number—a “readiness” score, a “body battery”” level or a measure of “strain”“—delivered by the wearable device on…
Acute and chronic stress have markedly different impacts on neural repair in a depression-linked brain region
Hypothesized model. Credit: Nature (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-08807-4 Researchers at Zhejiang University found that acute stress increases natural repair mechanisms in the brain, while chronic stress suppresses them. Autophagy was most…
Study identifies promising biomarker for early sepsis detection in neonates, children and pregnant women
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A study presented at ESCMID Global 2025 has uncovered the potential of interleukin-6 (IL-6) as a powerful diagnostic biomarker for the early detection of sepsis in…
When AI Becomes a Lover: The Ethics of Human-AI Relationships
Summary: As AI technologies grow more human-like, some people are forming deep, long-term emotional bonds with them, even engaging in non-legally binding marriages. A recent opinion paper explores the ethical…
Dacian treasure hoard discovered by detectorists
A pair of detectorists conducting a survey near the town of Breaza have discovered a major treasure hoard associated with the Dacian people. The Dacians were an Indo-European people who…
Pig kidney removed from US transplant patient, but she set record
Towana Looney (L) is seen in NYU Langone Hospital in New York on December 11, 2024, just weeks after receiving a transplanted pig kidney. Doctors have had to remove the…
Pornography may be commonplace, but a growing body of research shows it causes lasting harm to the brain and relationships
While pornography has been present throughout human history in various forms, such as ancient erotic art to more modernized motion pictures, research shows an increase in use over recent decades…
Puberty triggers brain rewiring in genetic condition tied to autism, mouse study suggests
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Changes in brain connectivity before and after puberty may explain why some children with a rare genetic disorder have a higher risk of developing autism or…
Increase in alcohol deaths in England an ‘acute crisis,’ say researchers
Credit: CC0 Public Domain The persistent higher rate of alcohol deaths in England since the pandemic in 2020 is an “acute crisis” requiring urgent action from the government, according to…
