Lifetime adversity and increased neural processing during a traumatic event combine to increase the frequency of intrusive traumatic memories and…
Diet drinks may be associated with strokes among post-menopausal women
In a large observational study, women who reported drinking more than one diet soda or other artificially sweetened drink a…
Suspicious spots on the lungs do not behave like metastases of rhabdomyosarcoma
Small spots on CT scans of the lungs of children with muscle cancer do not have an adverse effect on…
New molecules reverse memory loss linked to depression, aging
New therapeutic molecules show promise in reversing the memory loss linked to depression and aging. These molecules not only rapidly…
Social threat learning influences our decisions
Learning what is dangerous by watching a video or being told (known as social learning) has just as strong an…
‘Lack of cleaning’ in brain cells is central to Alzheimer’s disease
An international research team has created a better understanding of Alzheimer’s. They have shown that the cleaning system of the…
The language of conversation impacts on the ‘synchronization’ of our brains
Experts have shown for the first time that the way in which the activity of two brains is connected depends…
Platinum nanoparticles for selective treatment of liver cancer cells
Researchers recently demonstrated that platinum nanoparticles can be used to kill liver cancer cells with greater selectivity than existing cancer…
How proteins become embedded in a cell membrane
Many proteins with important biological functions are embedded in a biomembrane in the cells of humans and other living organisms.…
Cell study sheds light on damage caused by aging
Some of the damaging cell effects linked to aging could be prevented by manipulating tiny parts of cells, a study…