How Your Gut Microbiome Affects Digestion and Absorption
Summary: Individual differences in gut physiology and the gut environment strongly influence the composition and activity of the gut microbiome and how…
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Study Identifies First Genetic Risk Factors for ADHD
Summary: An international research collaboration has identified specific genetic variants that raise the risk of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), offering new…
Astrocytes Reveal How Cannabis Alters Sociability
Summary: In mice, exposure to THC caused sustained activation of mitochondrial cannabinoid receptors in astrocytes, triggering a molecular cascade that disrupted glucose…
How Prenatal Stress Timing Affects Infant Stress Response
Summary: New research shows that when stress occurs during pregnancy changes how it affects infant stress responses—and these effects differ by sex.…
New Blood Biomarker Predicts Multiple Sclerosis Progression
Summary: Researchers have identified a promising new biomarker for multiple sclerosis (MS): the thickness of the inflammatory rim that surrounds chronic brain…
Study Finds Autism-Linked Genes Raise Sound Sensitivity
Summary: Researchers have launched a pioneering study to determine how genes linked to autism spectrum disorder (ASD) converge on shared neural mechanisms,…
First Trimester Ultrasound Linked to Higher Autism Severity
Summary: A new study examining variability of symptoms in children with autism found that exposure to diagnostic ultrasound during the first trimester…
Which Conspiracy Theory Do You Believe? Find Out Now
Summary: We are all susceptible to conspiratorial thinking when our identity feels threatened and our emotions run high. Source: NTNU Joe Biden…
Superagers Over 80 Show 20-Something Memory and Brain Networks
Summary: Older adults classified as “superagers” show stronger functional connectivity in both the default mode network (DMN) and the salience network (SN)…
Fentanyl Exposure in Pregnancy Tied to Specific Birth Defects
Summary: Researchers describe a possible new syndrome in infants whose mothers used fentanyl during pregnancy, characterized by distinctive facial features, small head…
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