How a Racing Heart may Alter Decision-Making Brain Circuits
Anxiety, addiction and other mental disorders are characteristics that scientists commonly call a state of intense arousal: a rapid heartbeat,...
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Study reveals existing drugs that kill SARS-CoV-2 in cells
Since the beginning of the pandemic, researchers worldwide have been looking for ways to treat COVID-19. And while the COVID-19...
Exposure to tobacco smoke in early life is associated with accelerated biological ageing, study finds
Accelerated biological ageing is associated with exposure to tobacco smoke during pregnancy and early childhood, as well as with indoor...
Young athletes with history of concussions may have more changes to their brains
A new study suggests athletes with a history of concussion may show more brain injury from a later concussion, particularly...
Important clue to rare inflammatory disease in children following COVID-19 infection
Mount Sinai researchers have found an important clue to a rare but serious aftereffect of COVID-19 in children, known as...
New blood test improves prostate cancer screening
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden recently reported that magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) could reduce overdiagnosis and thereby improve prostate...
Vitamin D reduces the need for an opioid in palliative cancer
Patients with vitamin D deficiency who received vitamin D supplements had a reduced need for pain relief and lower levels...
Face masks protect against aerosolized toxins from algal blooms, study finds
Intense blooms of toxic algae are becoming common occurrences along the coast of Florida and elsewhere. Results from a new...
Study reveals what triggers lung damage during COVID-19
A KAIST immunology research team found that a specific subtype of macrophages that originated from blood monocytes plays a key...
Common weight- loss drug successfully targets fat that can endanger heart health
Researchers at UT Southwestern announced successful results of a clinical trial for a commonly prescribed weight-loss drug called liraglutide. In...
