A new study finds that ketamine's acute antidepressant effect requires opioid system activation, the first time that a receptor site has been shown in humans to be necessary for any antidepressant's mechanism of action. While opioids have been used historically to treat depression, they are known to carry a high risk of dependence.
A new study suggests chemotherapy may cause acute amenorrhea leading to early menopause in women with lung cancer. The study is the first to comment on amenorrhea rates in women younger than 50, concluding that women with lung cancer who desire future fertility should be educated about risks and options before starting treatment.
Routine oral care to treat gum disease (periodontitis) may play a role in reducing inflammation and toxins in the blood (endotoxemia) and improving cognitive function in people with liver cirrhosis.
Each year, soybean aphids cause billions of dollars in crop losses. In a recent study, researchers have taken a big step toward identifying new soybean genes associated with aphid resistance.
Single-step nasal spray naloxone is the easiest to deliver, according to new research.
As well as identifying useful tips, I spend time kicking productivity-focused apps around. I wanted to write about three I find quite promising — they make meetings more productive, keep better meetin..
Matt Smith, the star of BBC’s Doctor Who and Netflix’s The Crown, is the latest actor to join Star Wars: Episode IX.
First Man is a dramatic telling of the first manned mission to the moon, led by Neil Armstrong (played by Ryan Gosling). Watch the new trailer for Oscar-winner Damien Chazelle’s film.
Many agile and scrum teams start with basic practices to enable self-organizing teams to better deliver on business priorities. Practices include committing to what teams can get done in a sprint, hol..
For years now, PostgreSQL has been one of the best kept secrets of enterprise software and open source alike—a powerful, robust, expertly maintained relational database. MySQL may be better known, but..