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Nature vs. nurture: Depression amplified in difficult environments for youth with a larger left hippocampus, study finds

Medical Xpress - Thu 5 Sep 24

While the mental health crisis has touched the lives of young people across a broad age spectrum, new Northwestern University research has found that the presence of difficult social environments ...

Hormone therapy tied to less biological aging in postmenopausal women

Medical Xpress - Wed 4 Sep 24

Postmenopausal women who use hormone therapy (HT) are biologically younger than those not receiving HT, according to a study published online Aug. 29 in JAMA Network Open.

New approach can help detect, predict mental health symptoms in adolescents by analyzing brain-environment interactions

Medical Xpress - Tue 3 Sep 24

The majority of mental health disorders manifest during adolescence and relate to a multiple interplay of neurobiological and environmental factors. Instead of considering these factors in isolation, ...

New approach can help detect and predict mental health symptoms in teens, ScienceDaily - Tue 3 Sep 24
New approach can help detect and predict mental health symptoms in adolescents by analyzing brain-environment interactions, Eurekalert - Tue 3 Sep 24

What accelerates brain ageing? This AI 'brain clock' points to answers

Nature News - Tue 27 Aug 24

Nature, Published online: 27 August 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02770-2Exposure to air pollution and living in a country with high socioeconomic inequality are linked to a ...

Research reveals environmental and disease factors can speed up the brain's biological age

Medical Xpress - Mon 26 Aug 24

The pace at which the brain ages can vary significantly among individuals, leading to a gap between the estimated biological age of the brain and the chronological age (the actual number of ...

Study: Black Americans' perceptions of Alzheimer's disease, a healthy brain and strategies for brain health promotion

Medical Xpress - Tue 20 Aug 24

A new study examining older Black Americans' perceptions of Alzheimer's disease has found a lack of awareness of the devastating condition. The authors propose strategies for supporting brain ...

Black Americans at greater Alzheimer’s risk and treatment burden, less awareness of disease and symptoms, Eurekalert - Tue 20 Aug 24

Mental Health Issues and Celiac Disease are Linked – A Gluten-Free Diet Can Help

Discover Magazine - Tue 20 Aug 24

What is the connection between celiac disease and mental health issues? Researchers share insights on how a gluten-free diet can help these issues.

DNA study challenges thinking on ancestry of people in Japan

Phys.org - Fri 16 Aug 24

A genetic study led by researchers from RIKEN's Center for Integrative Medical Sciences has uncovered evidence that people in Japan descend from three ancestral groups.

Not all drugs work the same in Indigenous groups with ‘very large’ genetic differences

Science - Tue 13 Aug 24

Study of various groups across South America reveal importance of more representation in genomic studies

Comprehensive atlas of normal breast cells offers new tool for understanding breast cancer origin

Medical Xpress - Mon 12 Aug 24

Researchers at the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center have completed the most extensive mapping of healthy breast cells to date. These findings offer an important ...

Comprehensive atlas of normal breast cells offers new tool for understanding breast cancer origin, Newswise - Tue 13 Aug 24
Comprehensive atlas of normal breast cells offers new tool for understanding breast cancer origin, Scienmag - Mon 12 Aug 24

The hidden architect: How nuclei organize the eyes and brain

Phys.org - Mon 12 Aug 24

Inside each cell, individual structures known as organelles perform key functions, but how these organelles contribute to the formation of tissues and organs is unknown. New research from the ...

The Hidden Architect: How nuclei organize the eyes and brain, idw-online - Mon 12 Aug 24

Emergent Chirality in Active Rotation

APS Physics - Thu 8 Aug 24

Author(s): Charles DaySelf-organized spherical shells made up of a few hundred cells spontaneously rotate when embedded in a gel. New research explains why.[Physics 17, s102] Published Thu Aug ...

How Racism Could Be Speeding Up Aging and Early Menopause

Scientific American - Wed 4 Sep 24

Understanding how racism affects aging and the timing of menopause could lead to better screening and preventive care.

How Families Are Navigating the Struggles and Joys of Caregiving

Scientific American - Fri 30 Aug 24

Personal stories and research reveal the challenges of family caregiving.

Study Reveals a Cell-Eat-Cell World

The Scientist - Tue 13 Aug 24

From normal vertebrate development to tumor cell cannibalism, cell-in-cell events occur in many different contexts across the tree of life

These Living Computers Are Made from Human Neurons

Scientific American - Thu 8 Aug 24

In the search for less energy-hungry artificial intelligence, some scientists are exploring living computers

High-Throughput Cell-Line Development

GEN - Tue 6 Aug 24

U.S. government researchers have made a significant step forward in developing a fully automated process for cell-line development. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases ...

New Genetic Study Redefines Origins On Japan's Ancestry

Anthropology.net - Mon 19 Aug 24

A groundbreaking genetic study conducted by researchers at the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences has uncovered new evidence that challenges the longstanding belief in a dual-origin ...

Simulations reveal clues to how breast cancer spreads

Futurity - Wed 14 Aug 24

Using a combination of computer simulations and experimental studies, a team of researchers is uncovering vital clues into how breast cancer cells invade breast tissue. In traditional mouse ...

Inequality Speeds Up Brain Aging, According to Global Study

SciTechDaily - Wed 4 Sep 24

New reserach found that countries with higher levels of inequality—whether in terms of economy, pollution, or disease—showed signs of accelerated brain aging. The rate of brain aging differs ...

Your brain ages at different paces according to social and physical environments

ScienceDaily - Fri 30 Aug 24

Countries with greater inequalities -- whether economic, pollution or disease-based -- exhibited older brain ages.

Your brain ages at different paces according to social and physical environments, Scienmag - Thu 29 Aug 24
Your brain ages at different paces according to social and physical environments, Eurekalert - Thu 29 Aug 24

New Research Reveals That Marriage Doubles Men’s Chances of Optimal Aging

SciTechDaily - Thu 29 Aug 24

No link was observed between marriage and optimal aging in women, although older women who were widowed or divorced experienced worse outcomes than those who had never married. A recent study ...

Statement on Passage Genetic Testing Legislation in Illinois

Newswise - Tue 13 Aug 24

Susan G. Komen applauds the Illinois General Assembly and Governor J.B. Pritzker on the passage of SB 2697, which provides expanded coverage of genetic testing for the breast cancer community.

How cell nuclei organize eyes and brain

ScienceDaily - Mon 12 Aug 24

In work conducted both at UC Santa Barbara and the Physics of Life Excellence Cluster of TU Dresden, biophysicist Otger Camp s and his research group have found that cell nuclei control the ...

How cell nuclei organize eyes and brain, Scienmag - Mon 12 Aug 24
How cell nuclei organize eyes and brain, Eurekalert - Mon 12 Aug 24

The hidden architect

Scienmag - Mon 12 Aug 24

Our lives are defined by interactions. Just as people associate with one another, our cells are no different. During development, constant physical interactions between cells give rise to embryonic ...

The hidden architect, Eurekalert - Mon 12 Aug 24