Summary: A study of 55,204 older veterans demonstrates a dangerous bi-directional risk loop between traumatic brain injury (TBI) and neurological diseases.The research found that older adults who sustained a TBI…
Category: Life
Probiotics Show Promise as Add-On Treatment for Depression
Summary: Adding probiotic therapy to standard care can provide modest but meaningful relief for older adults suffering from moderate depression. The study monitored 58 participants aged 60 and older over…
A deadly fungus that can infect cats and people is spreading
WASHINGTON — Microbiologists are used to looking at gross pictures and hearing scary statistics. So when a moderator of a session on emerging fungal infections at the ASM Microbe meeting…
How real is the Cyclops in ‘The Odyssey’?
The iconic one-eyed monster coming to movie screens in July in The Odyssey might have more in common with tiny water critters than with humans.
Caitlin Terry | Forest type and leaf habit mediate thermal and drought tolerance across a tropical elevational gradient – Functional Ecologists
In this ‘Behind the Paper’ blog post, we’re dealing with drought! Author Caitlin Terry – a PhD student at Cornell University – delves into their research article “Forest type and…
AI Voice Scams Weaponize Vocal Timbre to Trick Our Trust
Summary: A new study laid bare exactly why AI voice-cloning scams are so devastatingly effective. The research reveals that humans are inherently defenseless against voices that share their own unique…
Chinese money plant leaves hide a mathematical pattern
A common houseplant hides a pattern that may reveal how some leaf veins form. The leaves of the Chinese money plant (Pilea peperomioides) display a geometric pattern called a Voronoi…
Adaptive Deep Brain Stimulation Fixes Parkinson’s Walking Gait
Summary: Researchers developed a closed-loop deep brain stimulation (DBS) system that reads and responds to human walking patterns in real time. While conventional DBS delivers a rigid, unyielding wave of…
Young People Turn to AI for Mental Health Support
Summary: New research revealed a critical safety and regulatory paradox within campus healthcare, proving that college students experiencing severe mental health crises are disproportionately turning to artificial intelligence for emotional…
