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Neurons hidden in older parts of the brain control our ability to pay attention by suppressing distractions and directing our focus. Johns Hopkins researchers’ discovery of these neurons in mice, which are part of the brain in all vertebrates including humans, could be a step toward more targeted treatments for attention disorders. “The hallmark of ADHD is that we are distracted by even subtle distractions, and that’s exactly what we see here when these neurons are silenced,” said lead author Shreesh Mysore, a neuroscientist who studies neural circuits related to behavior. “But the next day, when the neurons are turned…

Part of the 2024 Joint Election Study looked at how important mental health policy is to voters’ choices compared to nine other salient policy issues, including border security, abortion, and student loan forgiveness. The results suggest that mental health is very important, especially for liberals, people with high incomes, and people in relatively poor health. The paper was published in pro swan. Mental health has become an increasingly important policy issue in the United States as the incidence of mental health problems has increased in recent years. This has been especially true during the COVID-19 pandemic. Access to mental health…

“Sorry, the person you emailed no longer works here.” In my decades in the PR industry, I have never seen the kind of devastation that has occurred over the past year for reporters covering climate and environmental health. In 2026 alone, the following media outlets cut their climate and health reporters: NPR – Retrenchment of climate desk, climate editor and climate correspondent who had been with the network for 22 years washington post – According to Energy Mix and Democracy Underground, 14 out of 19 climate reporters were fired. This included the only reporter who specialized in reporting on “environmental…

Revenue cycle management company Ensemble Health Partners has acquired a new investor. Solow, the healthcare investment platform founded by private equity head Matt Holt, has agreed to make a strategic growth investment in the company. Berkshire Partners, Warburg Pincus and Bon Secours Mercy Health will continue as investors in Ensemble, along with Solow, the companies announced. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Ensemble, a 12-year-old company, manages operations across the revenue cycle for health systems that include more than 200 hospitals and more than $55 billion in net patient revenue. The company’s platform spans RCM operations such as patient…

A new drug has the potential to double survival for patients with advanced pancreatic cancer, according to results from a phase III clinical trial presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s (ASCO) 2026 annual meeting and published at the same time. New England Medical Journal. Andrew Hendifer, MD, professor of medicine and medical director of Cedars-Sinai’s Cancer Clinical Trials and Gastrointestinal Tumor Disease Research Group, is the trial’s principal investigator and co-author of the study sponsored by Revolution Medicines, the drug’s maker. he sat with Cedars-Sinai Newsroom To talk about research results. How does this new drug work? The…

Positive face-to-face conversations between mothers and children can temporarily modulate neural activity in mothers and children even after chatter has stopped. This persistent connection suggests that everyday social experiences may physically modulate the development of the brain’s social networks. The research results were published in a magazine brain research. Researchers have spent decades studying how physical experience changes human neurobiology. This adaptability is known as neuroplasticity. This involves the formation of new neural circuits and the modification of existing neural circuits based on repeated events. Social interactions are thought to shape the brain for social abilities, just as practicing a…

Scientists have gained new insight into this dramatic event that created the moon’s largest and oldest known impact crater. This discovery could help future Artemis astronauts explore some of the moon’s deepest secrets. The findings result from two related studies led in part by researchers at the Center for Lunar Origin and Evolution (CLOE), a team at the Southwest Research Institute within NASA’s Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Laboratory. Taken together, these studies reveal how the giant Antarctic Aitken (SPA) basin formed and where valuable lunar material is now located. Explore the moon’s largest impact basin The South Pole-Aitken (SPA)…

BUNIA, EASTERN CONGO – Tracing people who came into contact with Ebola patients remains a major challenge, with the number of confirmed cases in the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo reaching 1,003, of which 254 have died, authorities said. Congo’s Ministry of Health announced on Sunday that a total of 100 people have recovered since the outbreak was declared on May 15, centered in Ituri province. At least 365 patients are hospitalized or in isolation. The Ebola outbreak, caused by the rare Bundibugyo virus for which there is no vaccine or treatment, has become the deadliest in history in its…

For months, Edward (Ed) Waldner knew something was wrong. The 55-year-old always felt drained, no matter how much or how little activity he did during the day. He wondered if sleep apnea was to blame. He also noticed subtle changes in his gait, such as when his heels seemed to be dragging. One day, when her symptoms got particularly severe, Waldner went to the emergency room to get tested. “The doctor said I had a mass on my brain and needed to see an oncologist,” Waldner said. The mass turned out to be a glioblastoma, an aggressive and often fatal…

Recent research published in evolutionary psychology suggest that a neighborhood’s economic and demographic conditions can predict its residents’ reproductive patterns 15 years later. After analyzing millions of data points from the Canadian census, scientists found that areas with higher poverty rates and larger numbers of certain minority populations tend to have different rates of future family formation. These findings provide evidence that early environmental factors can shape long-term family planning trends, which may guide public health policy. Vinicius Betzel Köhler, an adjunct faculty member in McMaster University’s Department of Psychology, Neuroscience, and Behavior, and Dr. Rutherford began the study to…