Rat study points to a brain region that may be involved in biasing decision-making processes to favor alcohol over alternative rewards. People with alcohol use disorders tend to prioritize alcohol over alternative rewards, and…
An increasing number of U.S. states are implementing or considering changes to psychedelics policies. To help improve policy discussions and provide baseline information to ground these debates, the authors of a new…
After a grueling year of chemotherapy, surgery, and radiation to treat breast cancer, Sadia Zapp was anxious — not the manageable hum that had long been part of her life, but something…
At around 2 a.m., 7-year-old twin brothers arrived at Mission Hospital in Asheville. Both had a fever, a cough, a rash, pink eye, and cold symptoms. The boys sat in one waiting…
Having less plaque in arteries did not protect women from chest pain or heart attack, finds a new study in the Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging journal Research Highlights: Although women typically have less…
Self-driving LUMI-lab system combines AI and robotics to advance design and evaluation of lipid nanoparticles for mRNA delivery Integrating AI with advanced robotics to create self-driving labs (SDL) is a promising approach…
The Food and Drug Administration’s decision, made public on Feb. 10, 2026, to not review an application to approve Moderna’s proposed mRNA-based flu vaccine set off a firestorm of criticism from public…
Among the most promising tools of cancer therapy, engineered immune cells known as chimeric antigen-receptor (CAR) T cells have already transformed the treatment of blood cancers. Yet, despite their promise, CAR-T cells…
We all know the feeling: the mental clarity that comes after a good run or a heavy workout. Science backs this up, even showing that for non-severe depression, exercise can be just…
Machine learning model interprets leg motion as expended energy SEAS researchers have developed OpenMetabolics, an open-source, smartphone-based activity monitor that uses machine learning and leg motion to estimate calories burned. Lab studies…
