Summary: Self-deprecating humor, when used thoughtfully, can help people regulate emotions, build trust, and foster connection—especially in therapeutic settings. Far from being purely negative, this type of humor signals humility,…
Category: Humans
Those living with polio say don’t forget
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Polio ravaged human bodies for hundreds of years, but the misery began to wane 70 years ago when two polio vaccines developed in the U.S. halted…
Cannabis terpenes shown to prevent pain in new study
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain It’s common knowledge that many use cannabis and natural products to treat pain symptoms, especially as the nation reckons with the deadly consequences of the opioid…
How Psilocybin Lifts Mood Without the Hallucinogenic Trip
Summary: Researchers have uncovered two key brain mechanisms—specific neurons and a serotonin receptor—that help explain how psilocybin produces long-lasting antidepressant effects. Their study identified pyramidal tract neurons in the medial…
House of Life among new discoveries at the Ramesseum
A joint French and Egyptian archaeological mission has made several major new discoveries at the Ramesseum, the mortuary temple for Ramesses II (also known as “Ramesses the Great”). The Ramesseum…
Scientists cast new light on how fasting impacts the immune system
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain New research from The University of Manchester may reshape our understanding of what happens to the immune system when we fast. The study on mice shows…
Novel genomic screening tool enables precision reverse-engineering of genetic programming in cells
Schematic of Perturb-multiome’s biotinylation enrichment procedure to retrieve the identity of the sgRNA. Created in BioRender. Credit: Science (2025). DOI: 10.1126/science.ads7951 Collaborative research led by investigators at Dana-Farber/Boston Children’s Cancer…
Hormone therapy may cut cardiovascular risk in younger menopausal women
Menopause can have profound effects on heart health, yet many people are unaware of this important connection. The hormonal shifts occurring during menopause mark the end of a woman’s reproductive…
Researchers combine 3D bioprinting with AI to personalize oral soft tissue grafts
The team from the National University of Singapore (NUS) utilises a 3D bioprinter to fabricate customised oral soft tissue grafts, integrating AI into the process, to optimise bioprinting parameters, enhance…
