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…
Mental health and personality traits may be more closely related than previously assumed
Correlated Factors Psychopathology ModelNote. Each item mapped to one factor, with loadings ≥0.20 depicted. Associations between factors denote simple…
Males are more likely to get sick and less likely to seek care for three common diseases, global analysis finds
DOGOYARO. Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria—2019. A woman wearing traditional masculine attire smokes a cigarette and sips on…
Time to trash your supplements? Low levels of NAD⁺ may not drive aging
Graphical abstract Credit: Cell Metabolism (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2025.04.002 In his recent Netflix documentary, Don’t Die: The Man Who…
Platform technology screens millions of drugs and genes to reveal new therapeutic pathways
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Researchers from the University of Adelaide have developed a new technology for drug and…