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Common Diabetes Drug Linked to 30% Higher Chance of Living Past 90

Categories Health

Graphical representation of findings.

Scientists Discover Alzheimer’s Trigger in Enzyme PHGDH — Even Without Genetic Risk

Categories Brain & Behavior

Horseshoe bats are the natural hosts of the ancestor viruses responsible for both the 2002 SARS outbreak and the COVID-19 pandemic. However, a new study suggests the wildlife trade played a key role in transporting the virus to the regions where it first jumped to humans. Credit: Composite image—COVID-19, Greater horseshoe bats (Raffaele Maiorano, CC0 1.0 via iNaturalist); SARS-CoV-2 virus (NIAID, CC BY 2.0); palm civet (Rejoice Gassah, CC BY 4.0 via iNaturalist)

Study Finds Wildlife Trade Likely Transported COVID-19 Virus to Humans

Categories Health, Life & Non-humans

This prototype is a once-daily capsule containing three color-coded doses—yellow, green, and red—each stored in a separate compartment and designed to release at different times throughout the day. It has the potential to replace the need for taking multiple pills. Photos by David Baillot / UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering.

Smart Pill Delivers Multiple Meds All Day

Categories Health, Technology

Physical activity has a wide range of health benefits, especially for older adults. Results from the world's largest study to date on exercise in people with mild cognitive impairment is showing that physical activity may be a feasible, safe, and effective way to slow cognitive decline. Photo credit: UC San Diego Health Sciences/Kyle Dykes

Exercise Slows Mental Decline In Memory-Impaired Seniors

Categories Brain & Behavior, Health

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Bacteria Silently Priming Children for Colorectal Cancer

Categories Health

As mice learned a new behavior, researchers closely tracked synaptic connections (depicted here as small protrusions) on the dendrites of neurons.

Neurons Break Rules During Learning Process

Categories Brain & Behavior

This figure shows how JRT was designed by modifying LSD's structure. The images compare the chemical structures of related compounds and show how JRT binds to the brain's serotonin receptor (5-HT2AR) differently than LSD does. While JRT fits into the same receptor pocket as LSD, it can't form certain hydrogen bonds that LSD makes, which is why JRT doesn't cause hallucinations. Computer models predict that JRT and LSD attach to the receptor in similar ways, but JRT's nitrogen atom sits slightly farther from key parts of the receptor.RetryClaude can make mistakes. Please double-check responses.

Tiny Tweak to LSD Molecule Creates Powerful Treatment for Brain Disorders Without Hallucinations

Categories Brain & Behavior, Health

New research from UC San Diego provides the most comprehensive look yet at how the rapid expansion of sports betting venues, particularly online, is driving record increases in gambling addiction across the United States.

Surge in gambling addiction following legalization of sports betting

Categories Brain & Behavior, Social Sciences

The NeuRRAM chip is not only twice as energy efficient as state-of-the-art, it's also versatile and delivers results that are just as accurate as conventional digital chips.

Brain-Inspired Chips Could Slash AI’s Soaring Energy Appetite

Categories Brain & Behavior, Physics & Mathematics, Technology

Using patient data from several banks of genomics data, researchers at UC San Diego were able to make similar predictions of aging using either mutations or epigenetic modifications. Their results reveal a common link between two separate but equally prominent theories of aging.

Cracking the Code of Aging: Study Unites Two Rival Theories, Redefining Anti-Aging Science

Categories Health

Researchers established a mechanism for modifying thermochemical processes using optical cavities. (cr: Михаил Руденко/iStock)

Scientists Find New Way to Control Chemical Reactions Using Light

Categories Physics & Mathematics

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Commentary: Being Tough on China is Bad for Science

Categories Social Sciences

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