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Could wearing tight clothing influence the risks you take? A new study found that torso compression, like wearing shapewear, heightens women's awareness of their internal bodily signals, which in turn leads them to make…
Miniature brain models grown from patients’ cells revealed striking differences in how Alzheimer’s-related tissue responds to an antidepressant. The organoids and the particles they release could eventually guide more…
Being in the early stages of romantic love is associated with higher sexual frequency among couples. However, a new scientific review highlights that the intensity of that love does not actually predict how often…
With the study’s information, Tallie Baram, a UC Irvine professor of pediatrics, neurology and anatomy, said parents, childcare providers and even lawmakers can use these new insights and tools to ...
Many studies link attending religious services to better mental health. However, a new long-term analysis reveals that this relationship is likely a coincidence, finding that frequent religious attendance does not…
While general intelligence is known to predict life success, a new study reveals that specific mental skills—like technical knowledge or math ability—play a surprisingly large role in determining a person’s future…
Psychological stress is highly prevalent during higher education studies but mental health trajectories are shaped by risk and protective factors. Attachment security and balanced family functioning might reduce…
Compulsive buying is a growing behavioral concern not only in Western societies but also in emerging economies. Despite its rising prevalence, limited research has examined the psychosocial antecedents of compulsive…
Yale Psychology graduate student Erica Busch is first author of a paper published in the journal Nature Neuroscience demonstrating a brain-computer interface that allows people to control a video-game avatar using brain…
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 30, July 2026. SignificanceCell collectives can self-organize into large-scale flows whose vortical interfaces display universal symmetry across…
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 30, July 2026. SignificanceThe cornerstone of acute ischemic stroke treatment is rapid removal of the occluding thrombus to restore cerebral blood flow…
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 30, July 2026. SignificanceMyelin in the central nervous system is commonly viewed as a means to speed up electrical signaling, yet its advantage in thin…
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 30, July 2026. SignificanceMatrix effects in chemically complex organic aerosol (OA) mixtures markedly suppress the apparent volatility of individual…
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 30, July 2026. SignificanceThis study explored a population ofNtsr1mRNA-expressing neurons in the parabrachial nucleus (PBN) that project selectively to…
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 30, July 2026. SignificanceThe proteasome is the molecular machine responsible for most intracellular protein degradation. Proteolysis occurs within its…
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 30, July 2026. SignificanceCells must maintain a stable pool of phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate [PI(4,5)P2] lipids to properly regulate…
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 30, July 2026. SignificanceThe angles at which roots grow into the soil determine how plants search for water and nutrients and are central to plant…
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 30, July 2026. SignificanceThe development of the mammalian cerebral cortex depends on the precise balance between neural stem cell self-renewal and…
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 30, July 2026. SignificanceSmooth muscle contraction is regulated by reversible phosphorylation of myosin light chain. Myosin light chain phosphatase…
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 30, July 2026. SignificanceFerroquadrupole order is a local-moment realization of the wider class of electronic nematic order. A characteristic feature…
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 30, July 2026. SignificanceBecause oligomers early in the aggregation cascade are difficult to observe directly, defining therapeutic targets during…
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 30, July 2026. SignificanceG protein–coupled receptors and their associated G proteins are central regulators of human physiology and drivers of cancer…
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 30, July 2026. SignificancePrecise regulation of calcium entry is fundamental to neuronal signaling. This study resolves a kinetic paradox regarding how…
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 30, July 2026. SignificanceNiI2is the first established 2D type-II multiferroic where noncollinear spin spirals induce electric polarization, but…
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 30, July 2026. SignificanceThis study introduces a minimally invasive vagus nerve stimulation skin patch to treat depression. Traditional vagus nerve…
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 30, July 2026. SignificanceWhether soft or stiff materials stick more strongly under shear remains a long-standing question across biology, materials…
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 30, July 2026. SignificanceWithin-host populations such as cancer clones and pathogens fluctuate, but clinical outcome is determined by how those…
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