A psychedelic compound found in psilocybin, commonly known as magic mushrooms, can help to “open up" depressed people’s brains, enabling brain regions to talk more freely to one another, finds a stud… [+2415 chars]
(Bloomberg) -- Covid-19 patients can harbor the coronavirus in their feces for months after infection, researchers found, stoking concern that its persistence can aggravate the immune system and caus… [+5389 chars]
Severely obese patients slated for total knee replacement had generally better outcomes when they lost substantial weight beforehand through bariatric surgery, compared with usual treatment in a rand… [+3897 chars]
An outbreak of avian influenza in the United States has claimed the lives of millions of birds, prompting zoos throughout the country to take steps to protect their flock from the disease. Over 24 m… [+2341 chars]
Help keep your heart healthy with these activities. Kmatta/Getty Images Exercising is about more than crushing PRs or focusing on aesthetic goals. Most often people start exercising because they kn… [+8486 chars]
Brain tumour patients are beginning to benefit from new personalised treatment using DNA sequencing, the NHS has said. Patients with glioblastoma, the most aggressive and fatal form of brain tumour,… [+1833 chars]
Hearing loss is a common problem that is becoming more prevalent day by day. It is even estimated that over 700 million people – or 10 percent of the population – will suffer from hearing loss, accor… [+2187 chars]
The study covered in this summary was published in medRxiv.org as a preprint and has not yet been peer reviewed. Key Takeaways <ul><li>The results from this study suggest that the experience of s… [+4115 chars]
Photo (c) Oscar Wong - Getty Images A new study conducted by researchers from Tohoku University explored how pregnant women who are active can protect their babies' health. According to their findin… [+2141 chars]
A new University of Gothenburg study has paved the way for the first drug treatment for sleep apnea. Compared to before receiving the treatment, breathing pauses decreased with on average more than 2… [+2699 chars]
Therapies based on engineered immune cells have recently emerged as a promising approach in the treatment of cancer. Compared to traditional drugs, engineered immune cells are more precise and sophis… [+6503 chars]
A research group at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden has analyzed how certain immune cells known as innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) develop into mature cells that play a part in inflammatory bowel diseas… [+3057 chars]
