Summary: Scientists have identified how depression alters the brain’s response to positive and negative stimuli, particularly in the amygdala, a key emotional processing center. The study found that depression reduces…
Category: Humans
Male mosquitoes sometimes suck, too
Male mosquitoes may be nearly as bloodthirsty as females under certain conditions, new research suggests. That upends the notion that only female mosquitoes bite, drink blood and spread diseases while…
Individual Reward-Seeking Predicts Nicotine Response
Summary: A new study finds that individualistic reward-seeking behaviors in mice can predict their responses to nicotine. Conducted in a semi-natural environment called Souris-City, the research observed how male mice…
Doctors are preoccupied with threats of criminal charges in states with abortion bans, putting patients’ lives at risk
Abortion bans are intended to reduce elective abortions, but they are also affecting the way physicians practice medicine. That is the key finding from our recently published article in the…
Over 2,700 suspected new mpox cases in one week in Africa
Mpox Virus Particle Colorized transmission electron micrograph of an mpox virus particle (yellow and red) found within an infected VERO E6 cell (blue), cultured in the laboratory. Image captured at…
Examining the clinical significance of microvascular inflammation after kidney transplantation
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Investigators recently uncovered key insights into newly defined rejection entities in kidney transplantation that may offer improved patient risk categorization post-transplant. The research will be presented…
LiDAR reveals large-scale urbanisation at mountain-top medieval cities
A study published in the journal nature has revealed traces of large-scale urbanisation at two mountaintop cities built over 2,000 metres above sea level in the highlands of southeastern Uzbekistan.…
UK plans to ban disposable vapes next year
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Disposable vapes will be banned in the UK next year to protect children’s health and tackle “throwaway” culture, ministers said on Thursday. Public Health and Prevention…
Chick Calls Reveal Emotional States
Summary: Researchers have developed a way to measure stress in baby chicks using vocalizations, offering new insights into animal emotions. The study found that chicks alone produced higher-pitched, louder calls,…
Brain Signals Reveal How Aggression and Arousal Are Encoded
Summary: New research has uncovered that brain signals for aggression in male mice and sexual arousal in female mice are encoded by similar neural mechanisms. The studies found that a…
