Research on repetitive worm behavior may have implications for understanding human disease

Repetition can be useful if you're trying to memorize a poem, master a guitar riff, or just cultivate good habits. When this kind of behavior becomes compulsive, however, it can get in the way of normal life - an impediment sometimes observed in psychiatric illnesses like Tourette's syndrome and autism spectrum disorders.

Too much dietary fat in the brain may impact mental health

People with obesity are often likely to develop depression as well, but the mechanisms at play are still unclear. New research in mice may now explain what happens in the brains of individuals who have a high-fat diet.

Fighting Parkinson's Disease With Stem Cells

Dopaminergic neurons derived from human embryonic stem cells have been shown to alleviate the symptoms of Parkinson's disease in monkeys. AsianScientist (June 25, 2018) - Scientists in China have demonstrated that embryonic stem cells (ESCs) partially alleviated the symptoms of Parkinson's disease in monkeys.

Scientists explain strange behaviour of gut bacteria resistant to TB drugs

The human gut harbours millions of bacteria which play a role in maintaining human health. However, of late, it has emerged that some of these otherwise friendly bacteria harbour drug resistant genes and are capable of transferring drug resistance to disease-causing bacteria making them difficult-to-treat.

Too much screen time linked to an epidemic of myopia among young people

Ask anyone about the benefits of technology and it probably won't take them long to rhyme off a list of examples: it helps broaden your knowledge, connect with friends, both new and old, and allows you to see things you've never seen before.

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