Treatment Triggers Sweating to Burn Fat in Obese Mice
Summary: In mice fed a high‑fat diet, increasing levels of the cytokine TSLP triggered substantial abdominal fat and overall weight loss. The…
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Scientists Identify Brain Cells Responsible for 3D Vision
Summary: Researchers have identified neurons in the brains of praying mantises that encode three-dimensional direction and distance. These discoveries improve our understanding…
How Feminism Can Improve Body Image
Summary: New research finds that mothers and daughters who embrace feminist beliefs tend to have healthier body image and experience less body…
Treatment Changes the Brain in Borderline Personality Disorder
New neuroimaging evidence links a specialized psychotherapy to measurable changes in brain activation in people with borderline personality disorder (BPD), suggesting the…
Supercomputer Study Decodes Brain to Advance Safer Anesthesia
Summary: Researchers used large-scale computer simulations to reveal how protein switches in the brain open and close ion channels — a discovery…
How Brain Activity Patterns Control Specific Body Movements
Summary: New research reveals how neurons in the motor cortex coordinate with muscles to produce different types of movement. Using optogenetics in…
Partners of People with Depression Face Higher Chronic Pain Risk
Summary: A new study finds that people whose partners have depression are at greater risk of developing chronic pain. Partners of people…
New Study Finds Spite Drives Belief in Conspiracy Theories
Summary: New research indicates that spite — a psychological response tied to feelings of uncertainty, threat, or disadvantage — plays a significant…
Lifestyle Choices Linked to More Years Without Alzheimer’s
Summary: Older adults who followed healthier lifestyles not only lived longer, they also spent a greater share of those extra years free…
How Music and Your Native Language Shape the Brain
Summary: New research suggests the auditory system is influenced by long-term exposure to different sound environments, including a speaker’s native language and…
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