Genetic analysis reveals shared biological mechanisms in depression, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia
Venn diagram showing the overlap between exon eQTL genes (gray), the joint BD, MDD and SCZ GWAS exon…
Multiple genetic variants could predict who benefits from alcohol addiction drug
In a secondary analysis of data from two randomized controlled trials of topiramate in 285 individuals with alcohol…
Rapid bedside test predicts sepsis with more than 90% accuracy
PowerBlade is a portable device that uses a drop of blood and an automated sequence of steps to…
Depression is linked to an increased risk of dementia in both mid and later life, finds study
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new study has found that depression is linked to an increased risk of…
Mindfulness and problem-solving therapy may be more effective
The classification of mobile interventions for stress. The first number denotes whether the intervention had human support (1,…
How coffee affects a sleeping brain
Brain activity patterns during sleep (NREM and REM), comparing caffeine versus placebo effects on periodic neural oscillations (after…
Diagnosing Parkinson’s using a blood-based genetic signature
Transcriptomic profiling of lymphoid cell subpopulations. Credit: Brain (2025). DOI: 10.1093/brain/awaf066 Parkinson’s disease is best known for its…
Mixed reality glasses can give ‘the whole world back’ to people with partial vision loss
The research team’s software allows a head-mounted computer camera to process real-time video of the surroundings and compress…
Reevaluating ‘seriousness’ in genetic conditions
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain There are differences of opinion in how to assess “seriousness” in genetic conditions. “In…
New blood test enables the rapid diagnosis of thousands of rare genetic diseases
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new, rapid testing method will greatly help the diagnosis of rare diseases in…