A new dental flosser enables at-home stress monitoring
Credit: ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (2025). DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5c02988 Over time, stress and anxiety can build to a…
Exercise is the key to maintaining Vitamin D levels in winter, study finds
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The sun may be shining now, and our vitamin D levels are getting a…
Foam treatment rapidly relieves itch and clears stubborn scalp psoriasis lesions
Credit: Lisha Dunlap from Pexels Research led by the SKiN Center for Dermatology observed substantial clearance of scalp…
Machine learning brings consistency to newborn genetic screening
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain More than a decade ago, researchers launched the BabySeq Project, a pilot program to…
Researchers map 7,000-year-old genetic mutation that protects against HIV
Graphical abstract. Credit: Cell (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2025.04.015 Modern HIV medicine is based on a common genetic mutation. Now,…
Natural short sleepers have a genetic mutation, finds new study
A rare genetic mutation was identified in a human with natural short sleep traits. Credit: Ketut Subiyanto/Pexels Not…
Adolescents with mental health conditions use social media differently than their peers, study suggests
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Young people with a diagnosable mental health condition report differences in their experiences of…
Alzheimer’s ‘genetic clock’ model offers timeline for disease onset in families
Mutations in PSEN1, PSEN2, and APP TMD cause ADAD with varying AAOs. Credit: Molecular Neurodegeneration (2025). DOI: 10.1186/s13024-025-00832-1…
Teenage years crucial for depression intervention, study finds
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Depression in young teens could be easier to treat than in adulthood due to…
Conservatives may self-rate as having better ‘mental health’ because of stigma around the term, study suggests
Distribution of self-assessments for Conservatives, Moderates, and Liberals based on experimental condition. Credit: Schaffner et al., 2025, PLOS…