Credit: Tima Miroshnichenko from Pexels Media headlines, industry figures and research confirm what many parents suspect: marketing to children has not only grown in scale but also in sophistication. It…
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New immunotherapy approved in England for people with severe birch pollen allergies
Credit: Andrea Piacquadio from Pexels Around 25% of hay fever sufferers in the UK are allergic to birch tree pollen. This means that for a good chunk of the population,…
The rise of effortless exercise
Credit: cottonbro studio from Pexels It can look almost too easy: athletes gliding along on a bike, runners shuffling at a pace slower than most people’s warm-up, or someone strolling…
Diagnosing diabetes may soon be as easy as breathing into a bag
A team led by a researcher at Penn State has developed a sensor that can help diagnose diabetes and prediabetes on-site in a few minutes using just a breath sample. Credit:…
Brain Study Reveals Circuit Controlling Depression and Anxiety
Summary: A new study identifies brain area 46 in the marmoset dorsolateral prefrontal cortex as a key regulator of mood-related behavior. When this region was inactivated, the animals showed less…
End-of-life care missing a key player: The psychologist
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Psychologists could play a vital role in helping Australians navigate voluntary assisted dying (VAD), but new Edith Cowan University (ECU) research shows there are significant barriers…
How lymphoma rewires the human genome
Engineered mantle cell lymphoma cells. Credit: Roser Zaurin/Centro de Regulación Genómica Translocations are chromosomal “cut and paste” errors that drive many lymphomas, a type of blood cancer and the sixth…
How Stress Types Differently Impact Brain and Behavior
Summary: Stress is a universal experience, but not all stress affects the brain in the same way. A new study in rats reveals that acute stress provokes anxiety-like behaviors, especially…
Mysterious cave monument discovered in Thai forest sanctuary
A routine patrol by forest rangers has led to the discovery of a mysterious cave monument near the Khwae Noi River in the Khao Noi Khao Pradu Wildlife Sanctuary. The…
Study finds walkable communities lowered mental health stressors during COVID-19 pandemic
Number of census tracts per county. Credit: Health Economics (2025). DOI: 10.1002/hec.70013 Research out of the University of New Hampshire shows that communities that were easier for people to lace…
