As daylight hours shorten and temperatures plummet, feelings of sadness and fatigue can begin. Depression is a major health concern that impacted 28 million people worldwide in 2019. In that same year, an estimated 10 million Americans experienced a specific type of depression disorder during the winter. Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a type of depression that is correlated to specific seasons like fall and winter, according to a study in Nutrients. Chronic sadness, social withdrawal and d ...read more
Despite all appearances, the moon is a world with water. Strewn throughout the soil, water molecules are scattered all around the moon’s surface. Where they originated has long stumped scientists, but a new paper published in PNAS has looked into the origins of the moon’s hydration, suggesting that it may have come from a complex combination of sources.“This is a major step forward in unraveling where lunar water comes from,” said Maxwell Thiemens, a study author and a researcher at Vrij ...read more
Each year, researchers discover an estimated 18,000 new species across the globe. These new species include small mammals, birds, insects, fish, reptiles, flowers, and fungi. And this year, the new species identified in 2024 did not disappoint. Check out our selection of the most interesting new species.1. Mussel of the Alabama Undersea ForestA researcher from Northeastern University’s Marine Science Center discovered a new species of mussel that dwells in an ancient underwater cypress grove i ...read more
People who use semaglutide, the active ingredient in diabetes and weight-loss medications like Ozempic, face twice the risk of developing a serious eye condition that can lead to blindness, according to two new studies. However, the overall risk of developing the condition still remains low.The research, out of the University of Southern Denmark, builds on work from the U.S. published in July 2024, that linked semaglutide and a condition that causes loss of blood flow to the main nerve connectin ...read more
For as brilliant as the human mind can be, there are still limitations that hinder the potential of our brains. The most baffling instance of our mental shortcomings is related to how we think. Despite the brain boasting billions of neurons that dictate our every move, humans have a surprisingly constrained thought process, and scientists may now have answers to explain this mystery of human inefficiency. A new study recently published in the journal Neuron has quantified the speed of human tho ...read more
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