Design and procedure. Credit: Psychological Medicine (2025). DOI: 10.1017/S0033291725101013 Stimulating the vagus nerve with a device attached to the outer ear can help make compassion meditation training more effective at…
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Neanderthal “workshop” unearthed in Mazovia
A team of archaeologists from the State Archaeological Museum in Warsaw, the University of Warsaw, and the University of Wrocław, have unearthed an ancient Neanderthal workshop in Mazovia, Poland. The…
Lowering the bowel cancer screening age to 45 shows benefits in the US
Credit: Anna Tarazevich from Pexels After a stable 15-year trend, local-stage colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence increased steeply in adults aged 45 to 49 from 2019–2022, including a 50% relative increase…
How Kids Learn What Emotions Really Mean
Key Questions Answered Q: Why do young children struggle to recognize adult emotions?A: Young children rely heavily on facial perception and haven’t yet developed the conceptual knowledge needed to fully…
Fetal autopsies could help prevent stillbirths, but too often they are used to blame mothers for pregnancy loss
About 60 pregnancies per day in the U.S. end in stillbirth. The best way to find out why a stillbirth occurred is a fetal autopsy – yet these procedures are…
Psychedelics and non-hallucinogenic analogs work through the same receptor—up to a point
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Understanding exactly how psychedelics promote new connections in the brain is critical to developing targeted, non-hallucinogenic therapeutics that can treat neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric diseases. To achieve…
Plastic pollution is an underrecognized threat to health, experts warn
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Ahead of the expected finalization of a UN global plastics treaty, a group of international experts calls for a greater focus on health impacts when considering…
Hindu idols and Shiva Lingams found in submerged structure
A collection of ancient Hindu idols and Shiva Lingams were unearthed during restoration works of a sacred spring in the Karkoot Nag area of Aishmuqam, South Kashmir. The water level…
Brain Reward Signals Blunted by Genetic Depression Risk
Key Questions Answered Q: How does genetic risk for depression affect the brain?A: Young adults with a higher genetic predisposition to depression showed reduced brain activity in key areas linked…
How leukemia virus stays hidden in the body—and a key to future treatments
A scheme illustrating the molecular mechanisms underlying HTLV-1 latency. Credit: Nature Microbiology (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41564-025-02006-7 A research team from Kumamoto University has made a new discovery that reveals how the…
