When Hearing Voices Functions as a Coping Mechanism

Summary: Researchers launched a pioneering set of clinical resources, including a practical guide and a short documentary film. The project proves that hearing voices can often function as an adaptive,…

Astrocyte Subtype Shifts Destabilize Emotional Brain Networks

Summary: Researchers compiled emerging evidence to prove that astrocytes, traditionally dismissed as passive, structural “glue” cells, are active directors of neural circuitry and emotional processing. The investigators mapped the cellular…

Summit living isn’t a problem for this tiny mouse

It’s not easy living the high life. Take it from the Andean leaf-eared mouse, Earth’s highest-dwelling mammal. To tolerate the freezing temperatures atop dormant volcanoes, these mice generate more body…

Kennedy-founded Children’s Health Defense doubles down on support for Idaho mother charged by a grand jury with murdering her twins last year after claiming vaccines killed them

An Idaho mother who said her 18-month-old twins died last year after receiving three vaccines has been charged with murder in their deaths, officials said …. Andrea Shaw, 23, was indicted on…

Keeping the grasses in check: Wild large herbivores promote plant diversity by reducing dominance  – Functional Ecologists

In this behind the Paper blog post, author Jonas Trepel – a postdoctoral researcher at Aarhus University – delves into the world of ecosystems engineers and discusses his paper “Wild large…

Childhood Trauma Negatively Impacts Adult Relationships

Summary: Researchers analyzed data from more than 200 adult couples. They discovered that childhood trauma creates a subtle, daily “wear and tear” that severely damages an adult’s capacity to maintain…

AI Reveals Hidden Gray Matter Lesions in Multiple Sclerosis

Summary: An international team of scientists and clinicians developed a generative artificial intelligence framework that unmasks these previously hidden cortical lesions by analyzing existing legacy MRI scans. By synthesizing minor,…

Preconception Maternal Trauma Doubles Schizophrenia Risk

Summary: A new study demonstrated that women who endured Nazi persecution as young girls passed a significantly elevated risk of psychiatric illness to their children born decades after World War…

Beefalo are bred to be part bison. A new study says most aren’t

People will spend $100 to learn about their genetic ancestry. Some pay even more to learn about their dog’s genes. But how many have questioned the genetic ancestry of their…

The Brain Prioritizes Spite Over Friendship

Summary: Researchers tracked brain activity patterns in participants before and after they watched multiple episodes of a narrative drama. Using Representational Similarity Analysis (RSA) on functional MRI (fMRI) data, the…