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Monday, Sep 15

Model suggests gaslighters manipulate their targets by taking advantage of a learning process

Gaslighting could happen to anyone who trusts the wrong person, a McGill University researcher says. Willis Klein, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Psychology, was part of a team from McGill and the University of Toronto ...

Sep 15, 2025

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Study suggests most Americans would be healthier with 'permanent standard time'

Every spring, Americans dutifully adjust their clocks forward to daylight saving time, and every fall, back to standard time—but no one seems very happy about it. The biannual time shift is not only inconvenient, it's also ...

Sep 15, 2025

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GD2 CAR T treatment induces durable remissions in high-risk neuroblastoma

From Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital in Rome comes a report that a third-generation CAR T cell therapy targeting GD2, designated GD2–CART01, induced durable remissions and long-term survival in children with high-risk ...

Sep 15, 2025 report

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What owning a cat does to your brain (and theirs)

Cats may have a reputation for independence, but emerging research suggests we share a unique connection with them—fueled by brain chemistry.

Sep 15, 2025

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Scientists shoot lasers into brain cells to uncover how illusions work

An illusion is when we see and perceive an object that doesn't match the sensory input that reaches our eyes. In the case of the image below, the sensory input is four Pac Man–like black figures. But what we see or perceive ...

Sep 15, 2025

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Digital cognitive test offers early Alzheimer's screening in primary care

Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia. As new disease-modifying treatments for Alzheimer's disease are now becoming available, both early and accurate diagnosis in a resource-efficient assessment process ...

Sep 15, 2025

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Challenging negative data helps AI models better identify effective antibodies

Imagine you are developing antibodies—drugs precisely aimed at a target, for example a viral protein or onco-marker. You test a series of antibodies and find that some work, while others do not.

Sep 15, 2025

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Tuesday, Sep 16

Cuts to U.S. foreign aid could drive millions of new TB cases and deaths, finds new study

U.S. foreign aid cuts could result in over 10 million additional tuberculosis (TB) cases and 2.5 million more deaths in the next years, across 26 countries with high TB burden, found a study by Center for Modeling and Analysis, ...

Sep 16, 2025 report

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AI-powered CRISPR could lead to faster gene therapies

Stanford Medicine researchers have developed an artificial intelligence tool to help scientists better plan gene-editing experiments. The technology, CRISPR-GPT, acts as a gene-editing "copilot" supported by AI to help researchers—even ...

Sep 16, 2025

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Stem cell transplant for stroke leads to brain cell growth and functional recovery in mice

When someone has a stroke—a leading worldwide cause of death and disability—time is of the essence. Almost nine out of 10 cases are ischemic strokes, caused by restricted blood flow in the brain, and the current gold-standard ...

Sep 16, 2025

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Brain rhythms reveal how the brain chooses routes to process information

When we recall something familiar or explore a new situation, the brain does not always use the same communication routes.

Sep 16, 2025

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Pain-detecting nerve cells could yield new way to manage lung scarring

Researchers at the University of Calgary studying a lethal lung disease called pulmonary fibrosis have found that neurons known to help detect pain are also critical for reducing harmful lung inflammation that leads to the ...

Sep 16, 2025

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Loneliness doubles risk of physical pain, study suggests

A new study led by researchers from City St George's, University of London, has revealed the strong links between loneliness and physical pain across 139 countries, highlighting the significant role of psychological distress.

Sep 16, 2025

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Sustainable, plant-based diet benefits both human and planetary health, study finds

A diet focused on healthy plant-based foods may lower the risk of type 2 diabetes while reducing greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new study by Solomon Sowah and colleagues from the MRC Epidemiology Unit at the University ...

Sep 16, 2025

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Wednesday, Sep 17

Cocoa extract supplement reduces key marker of inflammation and aging, study finds

Could cocoa extract supplements rich in cocoa flavanols reduce inflammation and, in turn, prevent age-related chronic diseases?

14 hours ago

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Aspirin halves the risk of recurrence in patients with colorectal cancer, clinical trial finds

A Swedish-led research team at Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital has shown in a new randomized clinical trial that a low dose of the well-known medicine aspirin halves the risk of recurrence after surgery ...

8 hours ago

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Study identifies genetic loci that link brain structure and various psychiatric disorders

The development of many psychiatric disorders, including depression, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, is known to be in great part influenced by genetics. Past research has identified various genes that appear to be associated ...

18 hours ago feature

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Getting a puppy can pose mental health challenges alongside benefits for families

A survey study of families with puppies in the UK has identified multiple mental health challenges alongside benefits of ownership for adults and kids alike, suggesting that a mental health boost should not be the main motivator ...

11 hours ago

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Music training can help the brain focus, study shows

Musical people find it easier to focus their attention on the right sounds in noisy environments.

10 hours ago

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Late-life virginity: Mapping genetic, psychological and social factors in adults who have never had sex

Researchers from Karolinska Institutet, the Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics (Germany), Amsterdam UMC (Netherlands), in collaboration with other international partners, have conducted the most extensive study ...

13 hours ago

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Antipsychotic-treated patients with schizophrenia see benefits from semaglutide, study claims

A multicenter collaboration of Danish researchers reports that once-weekly semaglutide for 30 weeks lowered blood sugar levels and body weight and improved physical quality of life in antipsychotic-treated adults with schizophrenia ...

15 hours ago report

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