Summary: Chronic stress during pregnancy fundamentally shifts how the placenta communicates with the fetus, altering vital antiviral immune signaling, cellular energy metabolism, and gene-regulatory programs. These placental changes, confirmed across…
Category: Life
To turn invisible, we need to tweak the path light travels
It’s pretty hard to fight an opponent you can’t see. That’s what makes Invisible Woman an invaluable member of the Fantastic Four. She can disappear in the blink of an…
Convinced COVID shots cause widespread harm, Kennedy plans federal initiative to incentivize doctors to report alleged injuries
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is preparing a sweeping federal push on vaccine injuries, including a dedicated research clinic at the National Institutes of Health and a new billing…
Key Brain Circuit Linked to Teen Anxiety Identified
Summary: Brain imaging in nearly 3,500 adolescents reveals that disrupted connectivity across a key subcortical-cerebellar circuit—connecting the amygdala, thalamus, and cerebellum, is directly associated with heightened anxiety. The alterations, already…
LSD Microdosing Enhances Sustained Attention in Women
Summary: A pilot study reveals that low doses of LSD significantly improve sustained attention and reduce attention lapses in women, while producing no comparable cognitive enhancement in men. The preliminary…
When climate change brings the heat, what happens to a mighty redwood?
Towering coast redwoods are known for their resiliency, withstanding fire, fungus and rot to survive for centuries. But these ancient trees now may be vulnerable to a relatively recent foe:…
Cannabis Destroys Sleep Quality – Neuroscience News
Summary: A 35-year study following adults from young adulthood into middle age reveals that both lifetime and recent cannabis use are tied to worse objectively measured sleep quality, characterized by…
Abortion rights opponents outraged after FDA says its “safety review” of the already-found-safe mifepristone abortion pill will continue into 2027
The FDA’s reevaluation of mifepristone, the nation’s most widely used abortion pill, won’t wrap up until next year — and the anti-abortion movement is not pleased. As CBS News reports,…
Higher BMI Linked to Longer Survival After a Dementia Diagnosis
Summary: A long-term study of more than 4,500 older adults reveals that individuals who are overweight or obese when diagnosed with dementia exhibit a significantly lower risk of death than…
