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Windows to the soul: Pupils reveal ‘aphantasia’ – the absence of visual imagination
The study, led by researchers from UNSW Sydney and published in eLife, found that the pupils of people with aphantasia did not...
When severe infection causes long-term mood disorders: A promising avenue to prevent mental illness following a transient infection
The brain is able to detect and regulate localized or systemic inflammation by using two communication pathways. The first, humoral,...
Unexpected protein could play role in common brain disorder
Scientists have known for years that amyloid fibrils — fibrous, ropelike structures formed by closely linked protein molecules — are...
Program to match mental health patients to psychotherapists’ strengths funded for large-scale implementation
A University of Massachusetts Amherst psychologist has received a $4.6 million funding award from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to implement...
Deforestation of Indigenous lands could prevent Brazil from achieving climate change mitigation targets
Indigenous lands in the Brazilian Amazon are under constant pressure, and deforestation of these areas has accelerated in recent years....
Bioengineers visualize fat storage in fruit flies
For the first time, researchers have visually monitored, in high resolution, the timing and location of fat storage within the...
Mental illness associated with increased death from cardiovascular disease
Compared to the general population, people with severe mental illness, including schizophrenia, have higher levels of cardiovascular-related mortality, and that...
UTA team aims to establish health, safety measures for construction field workers
Sharareh “Sherri” Kermanshachi, associate professor of civil engineering at The University of Texas at Arlington, has received a $200,000 federal...
Portable, point-of-care COVID-19 test discerns alpha variant from earlier strains
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A point-of-care COVID-19 test developed by researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign can now detect and...
A ‘greener’ alternative for red-colored smoke
The red smoke of a flare on a roadway warns motorists to be cautious, but the anthraquinone dyes currently used...
Jupiter’s moon has splendid dunes
Scientists have long wondered how Jupiter’s innermost moon, Io, has meandering ridges as grand as any that can be seen...
COVID-19 pneumonia increases dementia risk
A new study from the from the University of Missouri School of Medicine and MU Health Care shows patients hospitalized...
Bone growth protein might help more newborns survive severe lung disorders
When babies are born with alveolar capillary dysplasia with misalignment of pulmonary veins (ACDMPV), their skin starts to turn blue...
Almost ready for prime time: deep UV photodetectors head to real-world testing
WASHINGTON, April 19, 2022 – Numerous devices and detectors sense and catalog deep ultraviolet frequencies that the Earth's ozone layer...
Twisting Oreos shows creme filling sticks to one side
WASHINGTON, April 19, 2022 – Imagine the perfect way to eat an Oreo. Perhaps you twist the top layer, separating...
New approach against chronic inflammation
Not only the villas of the rich and famous have a direct line to the police. The cells in our...
No glacial fertilization effect in the Antarctic Ocean
Changes in the concentration of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) are considered to be the main cause of past and future...
HKU biologists find a new protective factor against excessive lipid accumulation in the liver of obese mouse – providing a potential treatment for fatty liver disease
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), commonly known as fatty liver disease, is a prevalent disease frequently seen in obese people....
The origins and ID of pancreatic endocrine cells
The pancreas is a key metabolic regulator. When pancreatic beta cells cease producing enough insulin, blood sugar levels rise dangerously...
A CRISPR-Cas9 based genome-wide screening identified novel targets for treating sorafenib-resistant hepatocellular carcinoma: cross-talk of FGF21 and the NRF2 pathway
This study is led by Xiujun Cai (Department of General Surgery, Sir Run-Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine)....
