This figure illustrates the impact of gut microbiota on the pathophysiology of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Healthy microbiota regulate the glutamate/GABA metabolic balance, inducing an anti-inflammatory immune state and normal…
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Eye movement patterns reveal subtle signs of cognitive and memory decline
A) Fixations belonging to a single participant viewing a single image are spatially smoothed using a Gaussian kernel weighted by fixation duration, and then vectorized B) Idiosyncratic gaze similarity is…
Ultra-processed foods might not be the real villain in our diets—here’s what our research found
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) have become public enemy number one in nutrition debates. From dementia to obesity and an epidemic of “food addiction,” these factory-made products, including…
Viking Age discoveries found frozen in ice
In 2011, archaeologists from Secrets of the Ice, a glacier archaeology program, uncovered the remains of a Viking Age packhorse net on a remote Norwegian mountain. The discovery was found…
Elite Roman tomb discovery in ancient Sillyon
Archaeologists from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism’s Heritage for the Future Project have discovered an elite Roman tomb during excavations of ancient Sillyon. Sillyon was a strategic fortified city…
A new therapeutic approach could help tackle radiation resistance in childhood brain tumors
Credit: Cell Reports Medicine (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2025.102202 A study co-led by researchers at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and the University of Toronto’s Temerty Faculty of Medicine has uncovered…
Eight New Genes Linked to Schizophrenia Revealed
Summary: The largest exome-sequencing study of schizophrenia to date has uncovered eight new genes tied to the disorder. Two genes, STAG1 and ZNF136, were strongly implicated, while six others showed…
An alternative to LASIK—without the lasers
The electromechanical reshaping technique successfully flattened this rabbit cornea, shown in a cross section, from its original shape (white line) to a corrected one (yellow line). Credit: Daniel Kim and…
Ketamine use in chronic pain unsupported by evidence, review finds
Credit: Kindel Media from Pexels The off-label use of ketamine to treat chronic pain is not supported by scientific evidence, a new Cochrane review has found. Ketamine is an anesthetic…
A stroke stole her ability to speak—18 years later, scientists used AI to bring it back
Ann Johnson became paralyzed after a brainstem stroke in 2005, at age 30. As the third participant in a clinical trial led by researchers at UC Berkeley and UC San…
