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·May 26, 2025·3 min read

Daylight Boosts Immune Defense

Researchers have discovered that daylight enhances the infection-fighting power of neutrophils, the most abundant white blood cells in the body. Using transparent zebrafish, scientists observed that these immune cells contain internal circadian clocks that are activated by light, boosting their bacterial-killing ability during the day.

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·December 18, 2024·3 min read

Soundless Minds: When the Mind Hears No Inner Voice

Some people experience anauralia, a silent mind incapable of imagining sounds like voices or music. Scientists and creatives will explore this phenomenon at the "Mind’s Ear and Inner Voice" conference in April, hosted in Auckland.

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·August 11, 2022·4 min read

Breakthrough in Search for Tinnitus Cure

Study reports a new digital polytherapeutic that delivers white noise could significantly improve symptoms for those with tinnitus.

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·October 18, 2017·5 min read

Taking Probiotics May Reduce Postnatal Depression

A new study reports taking a probiotic during pregnancy can help to prevent or reduce postnatal depression and anxiety symptoms.

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·September 20, 2017·6 min read

Key to Loss of Smell in Parkinson’s Discovered

Loss of the sense of smell is a common symptom of Parkinson's disease that often precedes motor deficits. A new study may provide clues as to why the sense of smell diminishes in people with Parkinson's.

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·May 17, 2017·4 min read

Expressive Writing Can Help Wounds Heal Faster

A new study reports that for those who wrote emotionally about previous stressful events prior to having a skin biopsy healed faster than those who wrote about factual events.