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Globally, antidepressant use is on the rise, with Australia, the UK and the US among the countries showing a steady increase in the rate of antidepressant prescriptions. Research has shown that this trend can be explained not by new patients being pres… Continue reading Quitting antidepressants: Lack of medical support drives people online
Imagine ordering drone delivery for your takeout, and then, after eating your food, you eat the delivery drone for dessert. The first part has been happening for a while; the second – the edible robot – could be coming soon, according to scientists fro… Continue reading Edible batteries, sensors and actuators unlock robots designed to be eaten
Things that help the body fight cancer are good, especially if they’re easy to implement and don’t require a doctor’s prescription. In a recent study, researchers from the Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK) Cancer Center in New York investigated how fastin… Continue reading Fasting supercharges the cancer-killing properties of immune cells
Touch is an important communication tool in interpersonal relationships, whether intimate or professional. Studies have shown that pleasant touch, like you’d get from a cuddle, hug, or holding hands, improves mood, reduces stress and strengthens relati… Continue reading Choice makes touch significantly more pleasant
Research continues to highlight the important role that the gut microbiome plays in maintaining health, both physical and mental. However, the primary method currently used to assess the microbiome – analysis of DNA and metabolites found in a fecal sam… Continue reading Microbiome-sampling pill makes an end-to-end map of your gut health
Our interest in Mars has really taken off recently. The Red Planet has become a goal of human exploration – and settlement if you’re Elon Musk – because it’s the only planet in the solar system, other than Earth, where we know life may have existed.Con… Continue reading Kidneys in space: Why a trip to Mars could end in dialysis
Nature is known for developing lightweight yet tough materials using limited, modest materials arranged into ingenious architecture. Take nacre, for example. More commonly known as mother of pearl, the shiny inner lining of some mollusks’ shells is an … Continue reading Shell-inspired cement 19x more flexible thanks to ‘engineered defects’
X-rays are known to penetrate the body’s deep tissues, which is why they’re used to deliver cancer radiotherapy. Whereas radiotherapy uses X-ray beams to damage tumor cells’ DNA, killing them, photodynamic therapy uses a different method to achieve the… Continue reading X-rays light up brain tumor cells – then selectively destroy them
Sexual extortion, or ‘sextortion,’ is a form of online blackmail where a perpetrator coerces or tricks someone into sending sexual photos or videos of themselves and then threatens to share the images unless their demands for money, sexual favors, or m… Continue reading ‘Sextortion’ among adults more common than you think
Humans are fairly unique as a species because we refer to one another by name. This process, using vocal labels to identify another individual, is learned; people aren’t born knowing the personal names of all their familial and social contacts. Whereas… Continue reading Elephants talk to family and friends using individual ‘names’