Low brain choline linked to anxiety disorders.
Study finds 8% lower choline in brains of people with anxiety disorders.
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Scientists find link between sugar metabolism and alcohol addiction
Scientists discovered that alcohol triggers a metabolic pathway that produces fructose, which may reinforce alcohol consumption and accelerate liver damage.
Cannabis dispensaries linked to drop in opioid prescriptions
Cannabis dispensaries linked to 16% drop in opioid prescriptions, studies show.
Coffee may protect against irregular heartbeat, study finds
New study suggests coffee reduces risk of atrial fibrillation by 39%.
Sea otters contaminated with "forever chemicals"
Sea otters in British Columbia show high levels of forever chemicals, with urban otters having triple the contamination.
Shortness of breath in hospital patients linked to higher death risk
Hospital patients feeling short of breath are six times more likely to die, study finds.
Trauma alters brain activity in children, even without symptoms.
Children exposed to trauma show subtle brain changes, even without behavioral symptoms.
Human stomach cells tweaked to treat diabetes in mice.
Scientists genetically engineered human stomach cells to produce insulin, offering a potential new treatment for diabetes.
Humans can sense objects without direct contact, study finds
Humans can detect buried objects in sand before touching them, a new study finds.
Chronic kidney disease affects 788 million globally, study finds.
Chronic kidney disease affects 788 million people globally, up from 378 million in 1990, a new study reveals.