OPN3 expressing neurons (green) in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus. Image courtesy of Jonathan Mercado-Reyes. Credit: Jonathan Mercado-Reyes. Scientists discovered years ago that the hypothalamus—which helps to manage body…
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Research shows sotagliflozin is the first medication of its kind to significantly reduce both heart attacks and strokes
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Sotagliflozin, a drug recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat type 2 diabetes and kidney disease with additional cardiovascular risk factors, can significantly…
How Ketamine Binds to Brain Receptors to Alter Mood
Summary: New research sheds light on how ketamine affects the brain by targeting a specific NMDA receptor subtype, GluN1-2B-2D. Scientists used electron cryo-microscopy to capture how ketamine binds to this…
Prozac Shows Promise in Fighting Infections & Sepsis
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…
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…
