Study Finds Breast Milk Compound Neutralizes Harmful Bacteria
Summary: Glycerol monolaurate (GML), a natural compound present in human breast milk, helps suppress harmful bacteria while supporting beneficial microbes and reducing…
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How Set and Setting Shape Ayahuasca’s Mental Health Effects
Summary: New research shows that ayahuasca’s long-term effects on mental health depend strongly on a person’s prior mental health history and the…
COVID-19 Pandemic Sparks Surge in Depression, Anxiety and Fear
Summary: During the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic, many adults reported increased symptoms of depression, anxiety, fear, psychological trauma, and suicidal…
Letting Go of Impossible Goals Can Boost Mental Wellbeing
Summary: A comprehensive review of 235 studies finds that persisting with unattainable goals harms mental and physical wellbeing—raising stress and lowering life…
Rising Prescription Opioid and Heroin Use in Young Adults
Summary: A new study examines rising rates of prescription opioid use disorder and heroin use among adolescents and young adults. Source: Columbia…
How Fruit Flies Generate Neuronal Diversity in the Visual System
New York University biologists have identified a mechanism that helps explain how the diversity of neurons that make up the visual system…
Neuroscientists Find Mini Neural Computer Circuit in Brain
Dendrites — the branch-like extensions of neurons — were once regarded as passive wiring. New research from the University of North Carolina…
Researchers Seek to Break GLP-1 Weight Loss Plateaus
Summary: New research reveals the precise events that glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists such as semaglutide trigger inside neurons. Using real-time fluorescence…
How Neural Networks Predict Movie Audience Reactions
Summary: Researchers have developed a deep-learning system that interprets viewers’ facial expressions to measure and predict audience reactions to films. With sufficient…
Anti-Inflammatory Drug May Slow Alzheimer’s Progression
Summary: A new study reports that a commonly used NSAID anti-inflammatory drug reversed memory loss and reduced brain inflammation in mouse models…
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