Irregular Bedtime Doubles Cardiac Risk

Summary: It’s not just how much you sleep, but when you go to bed that matters for your heart. A decadelong study revealed that inconsistent bedtimes in midlife can double…

40% of Bullied Children Show Clinical Symptoms of Trauma

Summary: Bullying is often dismissed as a “normal part of growing up,” but new research reveals a much darker reality. A study of 250 elementary students (grades 3–5) found that…

Ultrasound Helps to Unlearn Fear

Summary: Can we “unlearn” fear using sound? Neuroscientists demonstrated for the first time that targeted ultrasonic waves can help the human brain overcome fearful memories more quickly. By directing high-frequency,…

Blocking NOX-1 Extends Ketamine’s Effectiveness for Depression

Summary: Ketamine has been a miracle for the 30% of patients with treatment-resistant depression (TRD), lifting suicidal thoughts and heavy moods in hours rather than weeks. However, its “Achilles’ heel”…

Manuel López-Aliste | Differential effects of agricultural expansion on wild bee taxonomic and functional diversity – Functional Ecologists

In this ‘Behind the Paper’ blog post, author Manuel López-Aliste discusses the paper “Differential effects of agricultural expansion on wild bee taxonomic and functional diversity“, which was recently published in…

Split Protein Builds the Infrastructure for Weight Loss

Summary: While current weight-loss blockbusters like GLP-1s focus on suppressing appetite, researchers have uncovered a completely different strategy: increasing energy expenditure by “building out” the body’s natural heat-generating tissue. The…

Can Deep Brain Stimulation Unlock Treatment-Resistant Depression?

Summary: For approximately 30% of people living with depression, standard medications and therapy simply do not work—a condition known as treatment-resistant depression. Researchers are now investigating Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS)…

Stress Shift: From Alarm Mode to Reflection in 60 Minutes

Summary: True psychological resilience isn’t about how “tough” you are in the heat of the moment—it’s about how your brain reorganizes itself once the danger has passed. A groundbreaking study…

Machine Learning is Making Personality Tests 4x Faster

Summary: The traditional DISC assessment—a staple of workplace recruitment and team building—just got a high-tech makeover. New research demonstrates that machine learning can replicate DISC results with 93% accuracy while…

Haldane Prize 2025 | Xiaojing Zhang: Mycelium biomass and community composition impact nutrient concentration in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi at fine spatial scale – Functional Ecologists

2025 HALDANE PRIZE SHORTLIST: Xiaojing Zhang discusses her paper “Mycelium biomass and community composition impact nutrient concentration in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi at fine spatial scale“, which has been shortlisted for…