Talking therapy boosts recovery in stroke survivors with depression or anxiety

Stroke survivors with depression or anxiety who attend talking therapy sessions are more likely to recover from their psychological symptoms, finds a new study by UCL researchers. The first of its kind study, published in Nature Mental Health, analysed data from all 1.9 million patients who attended NHS Talking Therapies for Anxiety and Depression services … Read more

AI and human scientists collaborate to discover new cancer drug combinations

An ‘AI scientist’, working in collaboration with human scientists, has found that combinations of cheap and safe drugs – used to treat conditions such as high cholesterol and alcohol dependence – could also be effective at treating cancer, a promising new approach to drug discovery. The research team, led by the University of Cambridge, used … Read more

COVID-19 disease severity in language minorities in Finland: an observational population-based register study | BMC Public Health

Previous studies have shown that minority populations experience higher incidences of COVID-19 and are more likely to be admitted to specialized healthcare [1, 5, 9, 17]. Thus, it was of paramount interest to ascertain whether the severity of the disease and its outcomes during their hospital stay would differ from those with a domestic first … Read more

Muscle quality linked to cognitive health in middle age

Over the past decade, much research has focused on the connection between skeletal muscle health and cognitive disorders. Scientists have found that sarcopenia, a geriatric syndrome characterized by progressive loss of skeletal muscle mass and function, appears to be strongly associated with an elevated risk of dementia. The complex relationship between our muscles and brain … Read more

Hockey Canada Trial: ‘Men, Not Boys’ – Complainant’s Testimony

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Hearing problems among newly arrived immigrants and language acquisition challenges

Among newly arrived immigrants studying Swedish, 17 percent reported problems hearing conversations. More than half had some form of established hearing problem, according to a study at the University of Gothenburg. Language acquisition is one of the many challenges in the process of settling in a new country, and hearing is a key factor in … Read more

Scientists use AI to build mutation-proof antibodies for SARS-CoV-2

Scientists harnessed AI to create mutation-resistant antibodies that outperformed conventional drug design, offering a powerful new tool against fast-evolving viruses like SARS-CoV-2. Study: AI designed, mutation resistant broad neutralizing antibodies against multiple SARS-CoV-2 strains. Image Credit: Lightspring / Shutterstock In a recent study in the journal Scientific Reports, researchers tested and leveraged several cutting-edge technologies, including machine … Read more

Japan Bans RTX 5080/5090 Sales to Foreign Tourists: Why?

Nvidia RTX 50 Series GPUs: Japan Restricts Tourist Purchases Table of Contents Nvidia RTX 50 Series GPUs: Japan Restricts Tourist Purchases nvidia RTX 50 Series GPUs: Japanese Retailers Impose Restrictions on Tourist Purchases Amidst Shortages The Great GPU Shortage of 2025: A Deep dive New Rules in Japan’s Electric Town The Weibo Revelation The China … Read more

Early detection of primary progressive aphasia through speech and hearing tests

Difficulty finding words or the habit of substituting them with others that are similar semantically – such as knife and cutter – or phonologically – such as knife and wife – are usually the first symptoms of a type of dementia known as primary progressive aphasia (PPA). Another sign is a subtle difficulty in forming … Read more

Advancing pulmonary fibrosis treatment through targeted drug delivery

Announcing a new article publication for BIO Integration journal. Pulmonary fibrosis (PF) is a progressive interstitial lung disease characterized by excessive extracellular matrix deposition and tissue scarring, and leading to impaired lung function and respiratory failure. Although current treatments, such as pirfenidone and nintedanib, slow disease progression, they fail to completely halt or reverse fibrosis … Read more