Summary: Our music preferences evolve across life — from youthful exploration to nostalgic reflection. A large-scale analysis of 40,000 users’ streaming data over 15 years revealed that young listeners engage…
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Indian states ban cough syrup linked to child deaths
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain At least three Indian states have banned a cough syrup after several children died allegedly after consuming the product, said local authorities and reports. The death…
Scientists identify a new dendritic nanotubular network in the brain that may contribute to Alzheimer’s disease
Neuronal nanotubes mediate intercellular transport and disease. Credit: Science (2025). DOI: 10.1126/science.adr7403 Neurons in the brain communicate with each other through synapses—connection points that allow the passage of electrical and…
Metabolically active visceral fat linked to aggressive endometrial cancer, new study reveals
Credit: CC0 Public Domain High metabolic activity of visceral fat may be associated with more aggressive endometrial cancer, new research presented at the 38th Annual Congress of the European Association…
Prediabetes remission possible without dropping pounds, new study finds
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain There’s a long-held belief in diabetes prevention that weight loss is the main way to lower disease risk. Our new study challenges this. For decades, people…
Stabilization of neuropathy scores seen after gene editing therapy for rare nerve disease
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain University College London’s National Amyloidosis Center leads a multinational team reporting that a single infusion of an in vivo gene-editing therapy (nexiguran ziclumeran) produced rapid, deep,…
Couples should never go to bed angry, right? It might be time to rethink that
Credit: AP Illustration / Peter Hamlin It’s late at night, and you have been stewing all day about something your partner did to annoy you. The time to resolve it…
Sugar Chains in the Brain: New Pathway Behind Depression Found
Summary: Scientists have discovered that depression can be driven by abnormal sugar modifications on proteins in the brain, offering a new molecular pathway for understanding the disorder. Chronic stress was…
Motherhood Flips Brain Switch That Triggers Aggression
Summary: Researchers discovered that female mice gain access to aggression after giving birth through a brain circuit usually dormant in non-pregnant females. The same neurons drive aggression in males but…
Tiny sugars in the brain disrupt emotional circuits, fueling depression
A mouse model displaying depression-like behaviors was established by exposing animals to chronic variable stress (left). A multi-omics approach was then applied, using high-resolution mass spectrometry to analyze O-glycan composition…
