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(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250327141959.htm) Long COVID patients feel pressure to prove their illness is real, study finds
Mar 27th 2025, 14:19

People living with Long COVID often feel dismissed, disbelieved and unsupported by their healthcare providers, according to a new study.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250326154423.htm) How did the large brain evolve?
Mar 26th 2025, 15:44

Two specific genes that evolve exclusively in humans jointly influence the development of the cerebrum. Researchers have provided evidence that these genes contribute together to the evolutionary enlargement of the brain.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250326123559.htm) Enzyme engineering opens door to novel therapies for Parkinson's, cancers and other hard-to-target protein diseases
Mar 26th 2025, 12:35

Scientists have long struggled to target proteins that lack defined structure and are involved in cancer, neurodegenerative disorders like Parkinson's disease, and other serious illnesses. Now, a new study demonstrates a proof of concept for a new strategy: engineering proteases -- enzymes that cut proteins at specific sites -- to selectively degrade these elusive targets with high precision in the proteome of human cells.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250326123554.htm) Artificial intelligence uses less energy by mimicking the human brain
Mar 26th 2025, 12:35

Electrical and computer engineers have developed a 'Super-Turing AI,' which operates more like the human brain. This new AI integrates certain processes instead of separating them and then migrating huge amounts of data like current systems do.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250326123340.htm) How movement affects the way the brain processes sound and sight
Mar 26th 2025, 12:33

A research team has uncovered a fundamental principle of how the brain prioritizes vision and hearing differently depending on whether we are still or in motion. The study provides new insights into how movement alters the brain's sensory decision-making process.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250326123310.htm) Adulting is hard on the heart: Teen to young adulthood is a critical time to address risk
Mar 26th 2025, 12:33

Many youth have heart disease risk factors by their late teens, and preventing or addressing these risks early may reduce the risk of developing cardiovascular disease in the future, according to a new scientific statement.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250326122927.htm) Study identifies Shisa7 gene as key driver in heroin addiction
Mar 26th 2025, 12:29

Researchers have found a unique molecular signature and genes in the orbitofrontal cortex associated with heroin-seeking behavior. A preclinical rodent model implicated a gene called Shisa7 as the key predictor. A new study provides valuable insights into the neurobiological mechanisms underlying heroin addiction and may have implications for the development of innovative strategies to combat the ongoing opioid epidemic.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250326122658.htm) Highly educated people face steeper mental declines after stroke
Mar 26th 2025, 12:26

Stroke survivors who have attended some level of higher education may face even steeper mental declines, according to a study. The findings suggest that attending higher education may enable people to retain greater cognitive ability until a critical threshold of brain injury is reached after a stroke.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250326122650.htm) How cells respond to stress is more nuanced than previously believed
Mar 26th 2025, 12:26

The body's cells respond to stress -- toxins, mutations, starvation or other assaults -- by pausing normal functions to focus on conserving energy, repairing damaged components and boosting defenses. If the stress is manageable, cells resume normal activity; if not, they self-destruct. Scientists have believed for decades this response happens as a linear chain of events: sensors in the cell 'sound an alarm' and modify a key protein, which then changes a second protein that slows or shuts down the cell's normal function. But researchers have now discovered a cell's response is more nuanced and compartmentalized -- not fixed or rigid, as previously thought.

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Michael Reeder LCPC
Baltimore, MD

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