How Your Gut Influences Your Brain

What's the deal with PFAS, a.k.a. 'forever chemicals'?

Scents and memories at the hospital (2019)

A study found that getting outside within a virtual reality system may show just as much efficacy in treating depression as getting out in the real world

What happens to our memory as we age?

An ultra-sensitive on-off switch helps axolotls regrow limbs

Brain part associated with "bodily self" is located (anterior precuneus or aPCu) and it is different from "memory self"

The average erect penis length increased by 24% over 29 years

Researchers have identified several biomarkers that predict how successful an individual will be at losing weight and keeping it off long-term during a diet

Researchers looked at more than 1,700 skincare products labeled “natural” and found that 90% of them contained common allergens

Researchers have developed, and tested in mice, a small wireless device that one day could remove brain tumors

Analyzing nearly a century of advertising campaigns for menthol-flavored tobacco products, research demonstrates how the tobacco industry has used intensive marketing to popularize menthol cigarettes, especially in Black communities, and to encourage use of menthol-flavored products among youth

Researchers found couples with higher satisfaction in relationship had greater neural synchronization while watching marriage-related clips, but they don't know whether there is selection based behaviors arising from similar brain activity…

New research shows that, in mice at least, poor sleep as "teenagers" can lead to lower interest in new social interactions as adults

AI predicts effective depression treatment based on brainwave patterns

How remdesivir works, and why it's not the ultimate coronavirus killer

The case for national paid maternity leave

What's a virus, anyway? The bare-bones basics

Lyme disease bacteria eradicated by new drug in early tests

Being a programmer will make me a better doctor

Stanford ramps up coronavirus testing to help other hospitals

Hepatitis C: All adults in U.S. – under 80 – should be tested

Brain implant lets people with limb paralysis compose and send emails, select videos and even play music, just by thinking - Scope

Many different types of anxiety and depression exist, new study finds

Girls at high risk for developing depression show signs of stress and premature aging, including shorter telomeres and higher cortisol reactivity in response to stress