Loneliness and repetitive negative thinking account for nearly half of the emotional distress experienced by heart disease patients, threatening their physical recovery as much as biological risk factors. Cardiovascular disease usually conjures…
New Drug-Free PTSD Treatment Reports 68% Remission Rate in Clinical Trial
A new treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder has reported a 68% remission rate in a clinical trial, offering another potential option for people living with PTSD. Developed by California-based Wave Neuroscience and…
“UFOs can travel faster than light.” Why physicists remain deeply skeptical
Some UFO reports describe objects accelerating so quickly that witnesses conclude they must be using technology far beyond anything humans possess. From there, an even more dramatic claim sometimes appears: perhaps these…
Viruses Can Build Themselves Without a Blueprint, and Scientists Just Discovered How
Scientists at the University of Oxford have discovered that the secret to assembling certain viral structures may lie in something unexpected: making mistakes. In a study published in Nature on September 16,…
Scientists Discover How Excess RNA Can Disrupt the Energy Supply Inside Cells
A team of scientists at Texas A&M University discovered that excess RNA can disrupt the machinery cells use to produce energy, even without activating the immune defenses researchers initially suspected were responsible….
Could a Blood Test Detect Depression? Scientists Find a Clue
Depression is diagnosed today by evaluating a patient’s symptoms. Lab tests can help rule out other illnesses, but no objective biological test confirms depression itself. That’s the backdrop for a study by…
Astronauts’ Hearts Reveal an Unexpected Ability That Could Help Future Mars Missions
After nearly six months in space, 13 astronauts helped scientists examine how the human heart adjusts to prolonged weightlessness and responds when gravity returns. Researchers from Northwestern University, UT Southwestern Medical Center,…
Scientists Discover a Plant Compound That Could Help Stop Rheumatoid Arthritis Inflammation
Scientists studying a compound found in medicinal plant bark have uncovered a possible new way to treat rheumatoid arthritis. In a 21-day experiment, researchers found that obakulactone reduced joint swelling and inflammatory…
Getting Pregnant Again Too Soon May Speed Up Biological Aging, Scientists Say
Pregnancy remodels a woman’s hormones, immune system, and metabolism, and scientists are still working to determine how much of that reverses after the baby arrives, and how much lingers. A peer-reviewed review…
Scientists Find Chronic Back Pain Activates a Brain Network Linked to Personal Identity
Bending down to tie a shoe or picking up a bag of groceries can trigger a flare in someone with chronic back pain. Researchers at UC San Diego wanted to know what…