How brain cells meant to help may be making depression worse

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a mental health condition that negatively affects the mood of a person and causes a loss of interest in activities that were previously associated with happiness. In addition to cognitive impairments and forgetfulness, MDD can significantly affect social and occupational areas of functioning. Studies investigating…

Brain reboot: Gene therapy reverses Alzheimer’s memory loss in mice

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have developed a gene therapy for Alzheimer’s disease that could help protect the brain from damage and preserve cognitive function. Unlike existing treatments for Alzheimer’s that target unhealthy protein deposits in the brain, the new approach could help address the…

Record di morti per cocaina, allarme antidepressivi nei ragazzi – Notizie – Ansa.it

Seppure in Italia il consumo di droghe tra i giovani “appare leggermente diminuito” nel 2024 rispetto al 2023, nell’anno appena trascorso si registrano due record negativi: le morti per cocaina e l’uso di antidepressivi senza prescrizioni da parte dei giovanissimi. A raccontare il variegato mondo delle tossicodipendenze è la ‘Relazione…

Killer whales use seaweed tools in never-before-seen grooming behavior

Primates, birds, and elephants are all known to make tools, but examples of tool use among marine animals are much more limited. Reporting in the Cell Press journal Current Biology on June 23, a team of whale experts has found widespread tool manufacture and usage in an endangered population of…

Mining the deep could mute the songs of sperm whales

Deep-sea mining in a remote part of the Pacific Ocean could harm ocean life including whales and dolphins, new research shows. The Clarion Clipperton Zone (CCZ) of the Eastern Pacific is a vast area of deep ocean and seamounts. A Canadian firm – The Metals Company – is planning to…

Angela Celentano e la pista turca, si va verso l’esame del Dna – Notizie – Ansa.it

   Nuove indagini sulla pista cosiddetta pista Turchia nell’ ambito del procedimento giudiziario relativo alla scomparsa di Angela Celentano. A disporle è stata il gip di Napoli Federica Colucci malgrado la Procura di Napoli (sostituto procuratore della Dda Giuseppe Cimmarotta) di recente abbia chiesto l’archiviazione. Di Angela si sono perse…

Inizia il vertice Nato a L’Aja, questa sera la cena dei leader – Notizie – Ansa.it

13:20 Erdogan, ‘sosteniamo il rafforzamento della sicurezza europea’  All’interno della Nato, “come Turchia, sosteniamo particolarmente un’equa ripartizione degli oneri e il rafforzamento della sicurezza europea”. Lo ha affermato il presidente turco, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, durante una conferenza stampa ad Ankara, trasmessa dalla tv di Stato Trt, prima di recarsi all’Aja…

USC’s new AI implant promises drug-free relief for chronic pain

Chronic pain is a debilitating condition that severely impacts quality of life, often leading to reliance on opioid medications with their severe side effects and addiction risks. According to the U.S. Pain Foundation, 51.6 million Americans live with chronic pain. For over 17 million sufferers, their chronic pain is high-impact…

Your CT scan could reveal a hidden heart risk—and AI just learned how to find it

Mass General Brigham researchers have developed a new AI tool in collaboration with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to probe through previously collected CT scans and identify individuals with high coronary artery calcium (CAC) levels that place them at a greater risk for cardiovascular events. Their research,…