There are substantial racial and ethnic differences in U.S. adolescents’ use of mental health services, according to a study published online June 18 in JAMA Network Open. Yanlei Ma, Ph.D.,…
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Computational tool exposes hidden cancer DNA changes that may drive treatment resistance
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Some of the most harmful genetic changes in cancer are also the hardest to see. These structural alterations, deep within a tumor’s DNA, can fuel aggressive…
How PTSD Disrupts Brain Cell Communication
Summary: A new study has examined brains affected by PTSD at the single-cell level, uncovering distinct genetic alterations that may drive the disorder. Researchers focused on the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex,…
Why Some People Struggle to Recognize Faces of Other Races
Summary: New research reveals that some individuals may experience selective difficulty recognizing faces from racial groups different from their own, a phenomenon known as category-selective face blindness. While general face…
GLP-1 therapy linked to lower migraine frequency
Credit: Edward Jenner from Pexels A diabetes medication that lowers brain fluid pressure has cut monthly migraine days by more than half, according to a new study presented today at…
Research uncovers link between nighttime heart rhythm and future health conditions
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A study conducted at the Department of Neurology, Inselspital, the University Hospital of Bern, analyzed 4,170 individuals over an observation period of 13,217 person-years. It found…
Facial Expressions Reveal Hidden Cognitive States
Summary: New research shows that facial expressions can reveal internal cognitive states, accurately predicting task performance across both macaques and mice. By analyzing facial features during a foraging task in…
Risk prediction model offers personalized outlook for early-stage Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Researchers from RWJBarnabas Health and Rutgers Cancer Institute, New Jersey’s only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, as well as Tufts Medical Center and The University…
Wellbeing May Help Protect Memory in Middle Age
Summary: A new 16-year study of over 10,000 adults finds that higher wellbeing is linked to better memory performance in middle age. Researchers tracked participants’ psychological wellbeing and memory recall,…
AI Generates Relatable Empathy Experiences
Summary: Researchers have developed an AI tool called EmoSync that boosts empathy by tailoring emotional analogies to each user’s personality and life experiences. Unlike traditional empathy tech that assumes uniform…
