How Your Gut Microbiome May Be Fuelling Social Anxiety
Revolutionary research reveals that the trillions of microbes living in our intestines might be the puppet masters behind our most profound social fears.
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The Mind’s Master Switch: Anxiety’s Off Button
Neuroscientists have discovered anxiety’s precise neural address. More remarkably, they’ve found a way to switch it off without the mental fog, memory lapses, or cognitive dulling that plague millions taking conventional anxiety medications.
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The Heart Reimagined: Beyond the Mechanical Pump
Cutting-edge research is revealing a far more extraordinary truth: the heart is not merely a pump, but a sophisticated, spiralling organ of perception that orchestrates the very dance of life itself.
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How Histotripsy is Transforming Cancer Treatment
In the sterile corridors of the University of Michigan Medical Centre, a quiet revolution is taking place. No surgical instruments gleam under bright operating theatre lights. No chemotherapy drips slowly into patients’ veins. Instead, the weapon against advanced cancer is something far more elegant: sound.
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Bodyoids: Medical Marvel or Ethical Minefield?
Imagine a world where the agonising wait for an organ transplant is a distant memory, where drugs are tested on human-like systems without harming a single animal, and where your doctor can whip up a bespoke kidney cloned from your own cells.
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Professor Scolyer’s Battle Against Glioblastoma: A triumph?
Brain cancer remains one of the most challenging diseases to treat due to its complexity and the blood-brain barrier, which limits the effectiveness of many therapies. Among the various types of brain tumors, glioblastoma (GBM) stands out as particularly aggressive, with a median survival rate of just 12-18 months even after standard treatment. However, in June 2023, when renowned Australian pathologist Professor Richard Scolyer was diagnosed with stage 4 glioblastoma, he approached his diagnosis not only as a patient but also as a scientist determined to fight back using innovative strategies inspired by his expertise in melanoma research.
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