Summary: New research suggests that fluoxetine, commonly used as an antidepressant, may also help protect against infections and sepsis. Scientists found that the drug has antimicrobial properties and helps regulate…
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New blood test could improve Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis, research finds
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Up to half of all people living with Alzheimer’s Disease in Ireland remain undiagnosed. Now, a new blood test may have the potential to transform patient…
Star-shaped brain cells may form specialized networks for reward learning
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:…
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…
Rare Sarmatian treasures discovered in burial mound
Archaeologists from the Atyrau Regional Museum of History have unveiled a rare collection of Sarmatian treasures discovered in a burial mound in Kazakhstan’s Kyzylkoginsky district. Between 2023 and 2024, archaeologists…
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…
Britain’s largest Viking Age building found near Holme St Cuthbert
Archaeologists from Grampus Heritage & Training Limited have uncovered a Viking Age timber building near the village of Holme St Cuthbert, located in the county of Cumbria, England. Cropmarks first…
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…
