Creative hobbies slow brain ageing
Engaging in creative hobbies may slow brain ageing, a new study finds.
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Study finds lower methane emissions from yaks.
Yaks and other indigenous bovines emit less methane than global models predict, per new study.
Brain's social pathway active at birth
Brain's social perception pathway active at birth, linked to later social behavior.
Steroid users rely on online forums, not doctors, for cessation help
Many anabolic steroid users turn to online forums for cessation help, risking misinformation and health risks.
Urbanization disrupts oak tree microbiomes
Urbanization disrupts oak tree microbiomes, reducing helpful microbes and increasing pathogens, affecting ecosystem and health.
Researchers uncover why mental maps fade with age
Aging mice show spatial memory decline due to unstable brain activity in the medial entorhinal cortex.
Plant-based diets linked to lower inflammation
Plant-based diets may reduce inflammation markers in adults, a review finds.
Tiny sugars in brain linked to depression in mice
Study finds brain sugars disrupt emotional circuits, causing depression in mice.
First human transplant of a universal blood type kidney
Scientists successfully transplant a kidney modified to have a universal blood type in humans for the first time.
Psilocybin may worsen postpartum depression in mice
Psilocybin may worsen postpartum depression in mice, new research suggests.