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Intestine with microbiome Credit: Credit Oleksandra Troian Getty

Gut Bacteria’s Daily Clock May Hold Key to Fighting Obesity

Categories Health, Life & Non-humans

Illustration of the fiber membrane pulling liquid from microchannels into its pores through capillary action and cooling a heat source as the liquid evaporates.

New Fiber Membrane Tech Could Cut Data Center Energy Use by 40%

Categories Earth, Energy & Environment, Technology

A painting of a child

Children with MS Show Signs of Aging Two Years Faster

Categories Health

This scan of a mouse brain shows blood vessels (red), brain cells (green), and amyloid plaques (blue). A new gene therapy treatment developed by UC San Diego works by reprogramming the behavior of diseased brain cells.

Gene Therapy Rewires Brain Cells to Fight Alzheimer’s

Categories Brain & Behavior, Health

white pills on a green background

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

girl seen from behind

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

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