African-Americans with severe depression are more likely to be misdiagnosed as having schizophrenia, according to a new study.
Bacteria bide their time when antibiotics attack
Scientists have built a model to predict how long, on average, it takes to eradicate a bacterial infection with antibiotics.…
Study links perimenopause to accelerated fat mass gains, lean mass losses
A new study confirms what women approaching menopause have long suspected: menopause does make fat go up. The study finds…
Discovery paves way for precision medicine in future
Scientists have discovered a way to view the immune cell ‘landscape’ of bowel cancer tumors, paving the way towards more…
Protecting homes with netting window screens can reduce malaria parasite infection
Protecting houses against mosquitoes with netting window screens can suppress malaria vector populations and dramatically reduce human parasite infection prevalence,…
New microscope captures large groups of neurons in living animals
Researchers have developed a microscope specifically for imaging large groups of interacting cells in their natural environments. The instrument provides…
Study highlights power of play
Through simple games and day-to-day tasks, parents can help their children learn self-regulation, a skill considered essential for success, a…
Small vessel disease MRI marker linked to worse cognitive health in older adults
Seemingly harmless fluid-filled spaces around the cerebral small vessels, commonly seen on brain MRIs in older adults, are now thought…
Childhood trauma may affect brain structure, predisposing adults to recurring major depressive disorder
Early life trauma may affect the structure of the brain in a way that makes clinical depression more likely to…
Imaging method reveals long-lived patterns in cells of the eye
Cells of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) form unique patterns that can be used to track changes in this important…