Credit: CC0 Public Domain A team of public health researchers has found “very low-certainty evidence” to support a commonly held belief that nicotine vaping is a gateway to cigarette smoking…
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Cerebellar Serotonin Acts as a Brake to Reduce Anxiety
Summary: New research reveals that serotonin in the cerebellum plays a crucial role in anxiety regulation. Scientists found that mice with lower cerebellar serotonin levels displayed increased anxiety-like behaviors, while…
Poor sleep and addiction go hand in hand − understanding how could lead to new treatments for opioid use disorder
A good night’s sleep often sets the stage for a positive day. But for the nearly quarter of American adults struggling with mental illness, a good night’s rest is often…
Modernizing the management of health records
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The U.S. health-care system exchanges tens of millions of patient records a day. Thanks to recent technological advances, the ability to analyze such large amounts of…
Opioid prescriptions in the ED linked to small increases in future opioid use, hospitalizations
Credit: Pixabay from Pexels Opioid prescriptions in the emergency department (ED) were associated with small increases in later opioid prescriptions and hospital admissions, found new research published in the Canadian…
What is botulism? How this ‘nerve-paralyzing illness’ can be linked to dodgy botox
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The news last week that three people in Sydney were hospitalized with botulism after receiving botox injections has raised questions about the regulation of the cosmetic…
Scientists deplore sharp US cut in medical research funding
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The US agency overseeing medical research has announced a major cut in funding to universities and research centers, a move strongly condemned by scientists and academics…
Ornate mosaics featuring aquatic animals found in ancient Herakleia
Archaeologists from Selcuk University have found several mosaics featuring aquatic animals during excavations at Herakleia. Herakleia, also known as Latmos during the Archaic and Classical periods, was an ancient city…
A spine-zapping implant helped 3 people with a muscle-wasting disease walk better
This image from video provided by UPMC and University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences shows Doug McCullough, who has spinal muscular atrophy, during tests of experimental spinal cord stimulation to improve…
The link between headache disorders and suicide—a 25-year Danish cohort study
Credit: Kindel Media from Pexels New evidence from a large population-based cohort analysis indicates an increased risk of both attempted and completed suicide among individuals diagnosed with headache disorders. Researchers…
