Gorilla Resilience Unleashed: How Early Adversity Can’t Bring Them Down

Most species, including baboons, humans, and horses, exhibit a shared characteristic: the experience of early adversity often leads to subsequent hardships later in life. When researchers from the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund and the University of Michigan initiated a study on gorillas, they harbored uncertainty regarding the eventual findings. Previous studies conducted by the Fossey […]

Genetic Variant Offers Protection Against Alzheimer’s Disease

A single patient can spark new research questions and provide answers about a disease. And when a new case is identified, investigators can make connections between them that can lead to even more powerful and persuasive ideas about cause and treatment. In a publication today in Nature Medicine, an international team led by investigators from […]

Facing external threats, bees may get help from internal organisms

Making the digestive tract of the insects healthier could extend their lives and ensure they remain effective pollinators. By GARETH WILLMER Awareness is growing worldwide of the crucial role that bees and other pollinators play in preserving natural habitats and securing food supplies. In the run-up to World Bee Day on 20 May, Horizon Magazine takes a closer […]

Unlocking Creativity: Napping and Dreaming Enhance Creative Performance

Feeling stuck on a problem that appears unsolvable? The solution may lie in the creative power of a short nap, suggests a new study by researchers from MIT and Harvard Medical School. According to the study, the period between sleep and wakefulness, known as sleep onset or hypnagogia, provides an especially fertile ground for creativity. […]

Cocaine Crisis: Innovative Solutions Needed to Fight Rising Addiction Rates

According to the Centres for Disease Control, cocaine use was reported by nearly 2 percent of the U.S. population in 2020, and the substance was associated with approximately one in five overdose deaths. Preliminary data from the Virginia Department of Health reveals that the number of cocaine-related overdoses in Virginia has been steadily rising since […]

Placenta Plays Crucial Role in Schizophrenia Risk

More than 100 genes associated with the risk of schizophrenia appear to contribute to illness due to their involvement in the placenta rather than the developing brain, states a recent study led by the Lieber Institute for Brain Development. For over a century, scientists had generally assumed that genes linked to schizophrenia primarily pertained to […]

First-in-Human Trial for Oral Drug to Remove Radioactive Contaminants

A pioneering clinical trial of an experimental oral medication designed to eliminate radioactive contaminants from within the body has commenced. The trial aims to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and physiological processing of escalating doses of the investigational drug called HOPO 14-1 in healthy adults. The Phase 1 trial is funded by the National Institute of […]

The carbon stock exchange: Neither ‘unreal’ nor universally static

Carbon: The substance of life. What all organic matter is made of. So, I consulted the dictionary and what I have come to discover is there are 27 individual entries for “carbon”. Everything from “carbon” to “carbonyl” as well as those situated-in-between variations on the basic carbon theme. In its purest form, carbon just lasts […]

Researchers Find Brain Marker That Signals Future Suicide Risk

Identifying people at high risk for suicide is crucial for applying life-saving interventions and treatments. But it’s hard to know who’s at the greatest risk, and only small improvements have been made in identifying high-risk individuals over the last 50 years. One innovative way to identify people at high risk of suicide is by investigating […]

Stress Hormone in Pregnancy Linked to Improved Language Skills in Children

New research presented at the 25th European Congress of Endocrinology in Istanbul suggests that elevated levels of the stress hormone cortisol in the third trimester of pregnancy may have a positive impact on speech and language skills during the initial three years of a child’s life. This study aims to enhance scientists’ understanding of how […]

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