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Thursday, April 03, 2025

Nurse regulator condemned over toxic culture

A damning report finds bullying, racism and incompetence in an organisation overseeing UK nurses and midwives....

GeneMAP discovery platform will help define functions for 'orphan' metabolic proteins

Researchers have developed a discovery platform to probe the function of genes involved in metabolism -- the sum of all life-sustaining chemical reactions. The investigators used the new platform, called GeneMAP (Gene-Metabolite Association Prediction), to identify a gene necessary for mitochondrial choline transport.

How to stop cancer cachexia? Start at the top

Researchers have discovered a new potential drug target for the lethal wasting disease known as cancer cachexia. Their findings illustrate that even small groups of neurons in the brain can have an outsized impact on the body's cancer response.

Navigating mental health treatment options can be overwhelming – a clinical psychologist explains why it’s worth the effort

An empathetic-looking female counselor tilts her head and listens as a vulnerable patient shares about a difficult situation.

The percentage of Americans seeking mental health treatment nearly doubled between 2004 and 2022 ^[1], with almost a quarter of the population reporting that they saw a mental health care professional in 2022.

This surge in help-seeking has many potential explanations. The pandemic ^[2], along with other external stressors ^[3], led to unprecedented high rates of anxiety and depression across all age groups ^[4].

Yet the majority of...

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