Researchers identify approximately 100,000 new types of viruses previously unknown to science
This is a ninefold increase in the amount of RNA viruses known until now: The researchers succeeded in identifying new viruses, even specifying which organisms they are likely…
New support for a serotonin deficit in depression
First direct evidence of diminished 5-HT release cements “serotonin hypothesis,” according to new research in Biological Psychiatry Philadelphia, December 15, 2022 – Since the 1960s, researchers have postulated…
Cellular reprogramming can generate neural networks that reproduce unique characteristics of human cells
Studies on diseases that affect the human brain are usually based on animal models which cannot reproduce the complexity of human neuropathies. Therefore, these methodologies often fail when…
The most common type 2 diabetes drug needs the action of a cellular-stress-response protein to make effect
Metformin, the most prescribed drug for treating diabetes mellitus, known as type 2 diabetes, requires the presence of the growth differentiation factor 15 (GDF15) —a protein whose expression…
Child body weight has limited effects on mood and behavioural disorders, study suggests
Childhood body mass index is unlikely to have a big impact on children’s mood or behavioural disorders, according to a study led by the University of Bristol and…