You might think axolotls don’t have a lot going on. These strange amphibians seem to spend their days languidly lolling around muddy waters, only stirring when it’s time for snacks – simple creatures with simple…
Brian Christian has spent 20 years thinking about how artificial intelligence will change our minds and our world. His 2020 book The Alignment Problem has been praised as one of the best on AI, and like many…
MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR PSYCHOLINGUISTIC Social behaviour is heritable but heterogeneous. An international team of EAGLE and R2D2-MH consortia researchers, led by the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, Nijmegen, the Netherlands, conducted a large-scale genome-wide…
Sleep problems are common in people with schizophrenia and can worsen quality of life, psychiatric symptoms, cognition, and daily functioning. Nighttime light is known to interfere with normal sleep and circadian rhythms in the…
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Adults 65 and older with cognitive disorders such as dementia, are more likely to suffer negative effects from drugs that treat central nervous system conditions including anxiety, sleep problems and psychosis. This…
Patients aged 80 and over are among the fastest-growing groups admitted to intensive care, and their care rarely rests on a single decision or a single specialty. Frailty, polypharmacy, and uncertain recovery mean that choices…
WASHINGTON—Men with either low or high testosterone levels may face a higher risk of atrial fibrillation, highlighting the need for personalized testosterone treatment, according to a review of existing evidence on testosterone and heart health…
The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has received a $4.1 million grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, to study how everyday exposures affect…
CAMBRIDGE, MA — As people age, many cognitive functions tend to decline. Brain scanning studies have revealed corresponding changes in the function of a brain network that is involved in many of these cognitive functions,…
People participating in an Oregon Health & Science University-led study of state-regulated psilocybin services reported relief from symptoms of anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder — with almost two-thirds declaring the experience to be among…