Summary: Researchers explored how people process deception from friends versus strangers, using brain imaging to study decision-making in gain and loss contexts. Volunteers were more likely to believe lies in…
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Simple Hair Test May Spot Mental Health Risks in Kids
Summary: Long-term stress, measured through hair cortisol, may help predict mental health risks in children living with chronic physical illnesses. In a four-year study of 244 children, researchers found that…
Harm-reduction vending machines offer free naloxone, pregnancy tests and hygiene kits
In the lobby of the YMCA in Reading, Pennsylvania, stands a row of vending machines – but one machine is different from the rest. Instead of stocking chips or soda,…
‘Preventable deaths will continue’ without action to make NHS more accessible for autistic people, say experts
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Life-saving opportunities to prevent suicide among autistic people are being missed because systemic barriers make it difficult for them to access NHS support during times of…
Trauma-focused therapy shows promise for children struggling with PTSD
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A specialist form of therapy could offer hope for some of the most vulnerable young PTSD sufferers, according to a University of East Anglia study. Researchers…
Informing parents not enough to fight childhood obesity: Study
Credit: Oleksandr P from Pexels Government-led programs attempting to curb childhood obesity by educating parents do not work, an international study published Thursday concluded, and researchers are calling for policies…
AI can spot which patients need treatment to prevent vision loss in young adults
Example of OCT scan of eye used by AI. Credit: Shafi Balal / ESCRS Researchers have successfully used artificial intelligence (AI) to predict which patients need treatment to stabilize their…
Half of people stop taking popular weight-loss drug within a year, study finds
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The new class of anti-obesity drugs, glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs), is proving remarkably effective at helping individuals lose weight. However, a new population-wide study presented…
Work halted with discovery of possible Roman bathing structures
Restoration work on the historic Cefn Flight in Monmouthshire, Wales, has been halted following the discovery of possible Roman bathing structures. Cefn Flight is a series of locks constructed in…
What is the ‘kissing bug’ disease, and should Texans be worried?
US states with reported wild, domestic, or captive animals exposed to Trypanosoma cruzi locally; states with reported autochthonous human Chagas disease; and all states with reported triatomines in assessment of…
