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Investing in adolescent mental health delivers long-term economic and social benefits

The study reveals that supporting adolescent mental health is a cost-effective investment, leading to improved economic outcomes and reduced fiscal pressures.

20 Jan 2025

Retinal vascular features identified as potential predictors of stroke risk

Researchers identify how specific features of the retinal vasculature may help predict an individual’s risk of stroke.

20 Jan 2025

New study uncovers brain neurons driving fat and sugar consumption

Researchers identify distinct neuronal populations within the dorsal HPC that respond to certain nutrients and influence obesity.

20 Jan 2025

Rethinking mental health research through AI-driven simulations

Recent research highlights generative agents' potential to model complex socio-environmental interactions, transforming mental health studies and interventions.

20 Jan 2025

Antihistamines offer new hope for erythropoietic protoporphyria-related liver disease

Chlorcyclizine shows promise in reducing protoporphyrin-IX accumulation and liver damage in erythropoietic protoporphyria, targeting histamine pathways.

20 Jan 2025

Pregnancy triggers profound brain changes, enhancing maternal instincts and mental health

A groundbreaking study reveals that pregnancy leads to a U-shaped pattern in gray matter volume, driven by hormonal changes and linked to maternal attachment.

19 Jan 2025

Scientists reveal Homo erectus mastered desert survival one million years ago

Researchers discovered that Homo erectus adapted to hyperarid conditions in Tanzania one million years ago, challenging previous beliefs about early human ecological limitations.

19 Jan 2025

Researchers utilize mosquito mating to spread malaria-fighting fungi

Researchers have developed genetically modified fungi that can kill malaria-transmitting mosquitoes through sexual transmission, offering a promising solution to target both indoor and outdoor populations.

19 Jan 2025

COMET model enhances disease prediction with deep learning

Researchers developed COMET, a deep learning framework that leverages electronic health records and omics data to improve predictive modeling and uncover biological insights.

19 Jan 2025

Manuka vs. Ohia Lehua honey: Study reveals key antioxidant differences and health benefits

Study compares the antioxidant properties of Manuka honey (MH) and Ohia Lehua honey (OLH), revealing that MH contains ten times more phenolic content, while OLH demonstrates superior in vivo antioxidant activity by reducing oxidative stress and enhancing antioxidant capacity.

19 Jan 2025

New insights into rare liver cancer as clinical trial for treatment begins

Like many rare diseases, fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma (FLC) mounts a ferocious attack against an unlucky few-in this case, children, adolescents, and young adults.

17 Jan 2025

Stem cell therapy shows promise in restoring brain activity after stroke

Every 40 seconds, someone in the United States has a stroke. For survivors of the most common type of stroke, called an ischemic stroke, only about 5 percent fully recover.

17 Jan 2025

Study uncovers key role of NSP4 in rotavirus disease severity

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and collaborating institutions have improved our understanding of how rotavirus, the most common cause of acute gastroenteritis in children, makes people sick.

17 Jan 2025

New discovery in HIV vaccine response reveals surprising antibody behavior

Many vaccines work by introducing a protein to the body that resembles part of a virus. Ideally, the immune system will produce long-lasting antibodies recognizing that specific virus, thereby providing protection.

17 Jan 2025

Mapping neuronal IL-1R1 expression reveals insights into brain function

Interleukin-1 (IL-1) is a key molecule involved in inflammation and plays an important role in both healthy and diseased states.

17 Jan 2025

Neutrophil elastase test shows promise in predicting preterm birth

No previous study has been conducted in Nigeria on the role of neutrophil elastase in predicting preterm birth.

17 Jan 2025

Early pregnancy weight gain contributes to excess fat distribution in fetuses

Fetuses of pregnant people who gained excess weight in the first trimester of pregnancy show signs of excess fat distribution in the upper arm and in the abdomen, according to a study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health.

17 Jan 2025

Study reveals brain aging in sickle cell patients

Individuals with sickle cell disease – a chronic illness where misshapen, sticky blood cells clump together, reducing oxygen delivery to organs – are at a higher risk for stroke and resulting cognitive disability.

17 Jan 2025

Cigarette smoke alters immune cell function in the lungs

Cigarette smoking is widespread and deadly, yet our understanding of how cigarette smoke actually causes serious respiratory illnesses is incomplete, which has severely hampered the development of effective treatments.

17 Jan 2025

Evaluating biomarkers for diagnosing minimal hepatic encephalopathy in cirrhotic patients

The performance of neurodegenerative biomarkers-neurofilament light chain (NfL), glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), tau, and ubiquitin carboxy-terminal hydrolase L1 (UCHL1)-in diagnosing minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE) has not been systematically evaluated, simultaneously, nor have their associations with the development of overt hepatic encephalopathy (OHE).

17 Jan 2025