Anxiety and depression in young children are hard to detect and often go untreated, potentially leading to anxiety disorders and…
How bad will my postpartum depression be in 12 months?
A new study was able to successfully predict — with 72.8 percent accuracy — if a new mother would experience…
Acupressure relieves long-term symptoms of breast cancer treatment, study finds
A new study finds acupressure could be a low-cost, at-home solution to a suite of persistent side effects that linger…
Researchers rescue photoreceptors, prevent blindness in animal models of age-related macular degeneration
Using a novel patient-specific stem cell-based therapy, researchers prevented blindness in animal models of geographic atrophy, the advanced ‘dry’ form…
Experimental treatment approach shows potential against Staphylococcus aureus
A new class of engineered proteins may counter infection caused by Staphylococcus aureus — a bacterial species considered one of…
Proteins use a lock and key system to bind to DNA
Scientists have traditionally thought that DNA binding proteins use patterns in the genome’s code of As, Cs, Ts, and Gs…
Scientists grow perfect human blood vessels in a petri dish
Scientists have managed to grow perfect human blood vessels as organoids in a petri dish for the first time. The…
How stem cells self-organize in the developing embryo
New study uses live imaging to understand a critical step in early embryonic development — how genes and molecules control…
When activated, ‘social’ brain circuits inhibit feeding behavior in mice
Feeding behavior and social stimulation activate intermingled but distinct brain circuits, and activating one circuit can inhibit the other, according…
Novel materials convert visible into infrared light
Scientists have succeeded in developing a chemical process to convert visible light into infrared energy, allowing innocuous radiation to penetrate…