Chemical imbalance theory of depression: clearing up some misconceptions

Aug 24, 2022 10:56 am UTC| Health

The scale of the response to our recent study finding that there was no support for the idea that low serotonin causes depression the so-called chemical imbalance theory of depression was enormous. Our paper is one of...

S. Korea's beauty giant Amorepacific develops wireless electronic skin

Aug 23, 2022 23:51 pm UTC| Science Life Health Economy Business

Amorepacific Group has developed a chipless wireless electronic skin that accurately analyzes and measures skin conditions in collaboration with professor Kim Jeehwan of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology...

Walmart expands employee abortion coverage

Aug 22, 2022 23:18 pm UTC| Law Health Economy Business

Walmart is expanding its abortion coverage for employees after following the Supreme Court ruling that scrapped a nationwide right to abortion. In a memo sent to employees, Walmart, the largest employer in the US, said...

Japanese government luring young adults to drink more alcohol

Aug 18, 2022 22:40 pm UTC| Life Health Economy Business

Japans National Tax Agency (NTA) is looking to rectify the low alcohol intake of the countrys youth. According to an independent study, young Japanese arent drinking enough alcohol anymore, with roughly half of them not...

Epilepsy: how an AI algorithm detects related brain abnormalities – new research

Aug 15, 2022 17:45 pm UTC| Health

Around 50 million people worldwide have epilepsy. While anti-seizure medications are available and effective for the majority of people with the condition, 20%-30% dont respond to medications. Abnormalities in the brain...

The COVID lab leak theory is dead. Here's how we know the virus came from a Wuhan market

Aug 15, 2022 17:42 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

My colleagues and I published the most detailed studies of the earliest events in the COVID-19 pandemic last month in the journal Science. Together, these papers paint a coherent evidence-based picture of what took...

Kubota to offer glasses that can halt or reverse nearsightedness

Aug 13, 2022 23:44 pm UTC| Health Economy Business Science

Kubota Pharmaceutical will sell specially designed glasses dubbed Kubota Glass, which it claims are able to reverse the effects of myopia. The glasses shine tiny lights at the retina to simulate short-distance blurring,...