Brain imaging connects dopamine levels to chronic depression in women
Brain imaging ties lifetime dopamine function to chronic depression in young women using NM-MRI, showing a reduced neuromelanin signal in 105 participants
Month: October 2025
Young adults with rectal bleeding face 8.5 times higher colorectal cancer risk
Rectal bleeding in adults under 50 signals an 8.5-fold rise in colorectal cancer risk, prompting urgent diagnostic colonoscopy for early-onset cases now
Australia considers regulating PR firms for fossil fuel industry misinformation
The Australian government is facing increasing pressure to regulate public relations firms and the fossil fuel industry over concerns of…
New compound cracks cancer cells’ protective stress shield
Researchers have developed an experimental drug that helps overcome a key defense mechanism cancer cells use to survive chemotherapy. The…
IBM Watsonx AI analyzes billions of insights for fantasy football players
IBM watsonx powers ESPN Fantasy Football’s new Fantasy Insights, turning 36 billion insights into AI-driven weekly player tips for millions of managers
Archaeologists discovered that early humans hunted and ate giant Ice Age animals
Fossilized footprints preserved for millennia in a New Mexico salt flat have provided the first direct evidence of a dramatic…
Brain shape changes provide early dementia warning signs
Researchers have discovered that the overall shape of the human brain changes in distinct, measurable ways during the aging process,…
New photodetector material senses light from visible to infrared
New photodetector material senses light from visible to infrared in a single device, enabling broadband detection from 0.5 to 9.6 μm with scalable fabrication
Hospital closures disproportionately harm disadvantaged communities
A decade-long study finds surgical hospitals closed faster than openings, yielding a loss of 298 facilities and widening access gaps in disadvantaged communities
Study warns coho salmon populations face collapse amid angler delight
A Simon Fraser University study warns coho salmon along British Columbia’s north and central coasts face collapse, citing a 37 percent drop in spawners in 2020