How walnuts combat inflammation and oxidative stress in the body
From protecting brain cells to modulating immunity, walnut bioactives demonstrate remarkable antioxidant and anti-inflammatory potential; however, scientists caution…
Scientists uncover new obesity genes that reshape understanding of weight and disease risk
A global research team maps how rare and common gene variants jointly drive obesity and metabolic disease, offering…
Health watchdog finds opioid safety gap at Counties Manukau hospital after woman’s brain injury
Over 24 hours, the woman received multiple doses of opioids before being admitted to the intensive care unit…
Researchers build magnetic computer that thinks like a brain
In the future, a new type of computer may be able to learn much like you do—by experience…
Bay of Plenty father imprisoned for ‘recklessly’ causing brain injury to 8-week-old baby
Just hours after she returned from Starship, her own little boy was heading there, having been intubated, stabilised…
Disrupted brainstem-parahippocampal connectivity identified as a biomarker for delirium
Background and objectives Delirium, commonly observed in critically ill patients following intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), is an acute neuropsychiatric…
New $4.4 million grant funds first study of prefrontal cortical stimulation in severe bipolar disorder
A University of Minnesota Medical School research team, led by Ziad Nahas, MD, has been awarded a $4.4 million…
New Oral Alzheimer’s Pill Isn’t That Great, According to Doctors
THERE’S BEEN A wave of new therapies for Alzheimer’s disease released over the last few years. But nothing…
COVID in pregnancy raises child’s risk for developmental disorders — Harvard Gazette
Children born to mothers who had COVID-19 while pregnant face an elevated risk of developmental disorders by the…
Massive cross-ancestry study explains why obesity risks differ around the world
By analyzing genetic data from more than 800,000 individuals across six ancestries, researchers have identified previously unknown obesity…
COVID-19 in pregnancy may raise autism and neurodevelopmental disorder risk
New research from Mass General Brigham reveals that COVID-19 infection in pregnancy may subtly alter fetal brain development,…
Low-cost biosensor identifies altered protein levels associated with psychiatric disorders
Brazilian researchers have developed a low-cost, portable biosensor that can quickly identify a protein whose altered levels are…