January 15, 2025

Bertagnolli to Exit NIH Director Role

NIH director, Dr. Monica M. Bertagnolli, is stepping down after launching major initiatives in women's health and long COVID research, indicating optimism for their continuation under new leadership.

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January 13, 2025

Genetic Links Between MDD and Diseases

"Our findings confirmed the extensive and significant causal role of genetic predisposition to MDD in contributing to human disease phenotypes."

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December 27, 2024

11 Medical Breakthroughs This Year

Explore medical breakthroughs from 2024, including advancements in Parkinson’s therapy, ulcerative colitis treatments, and gene therapy for hereditary deafness.

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December 23, 2024

'My Eyes are Playing Tricks on Me': Visual Processing in Paranoia

Does bottom-up visual perception fuel higher cognition, or does higher cognition affect visual perception?

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May 28, 2024

New Help for Dealing With Aggression in People With Dementia

New tool offers free training in the DICE approach to help manage neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia, including aggression, wandering, and resistance to care.

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May 09, 2024

Time of Day May Impact Aging Predictions

New study reveals that epigenetic age predictions fluctuate significantly throughout the day, emphasizing the need to consider timing in aging assessments.

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June 06, 2024

Brain Changes Could Be Tied to Diet Quality, Study Suggests

Study finds that adherence to unhealthy diets is associated with changes in brain neurochemistry and structure.

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July 26, 2024

Healing and Owing: U.S. Health Workers' $150 Billion Debt Dilemma

A new study exposes the alarming levels of medical and educational debt burdening U.S. health care workers, with debt disproportionately affecting women, Black workers, and those in lower-paying fields.

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July 12, 2024

Narcissism Declines Across Lifespan, Meta-Analysis Finds

Narcissism typically decreases across the lifespan, with high rank-order stability and consistent patterns across gender and birth cohorts, according to a meta-analysis of 51 longitudinal samples.

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