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Study finds key brain area drives alcohol-seeking to escape withdrawal stress
[ad_1] Neuroanatomical summary illustration of the recruitment of active neurons associated with context-induced alcohol seeking in rats with WDL experience and “dependent” drinking (B) vs alcohol seeking induced by the same context in nondependent rats with a “social drinking” history (A). Credit: Biological Psychiatry Global Open Science (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsgos.2025.100578 What compels someone to keep […]
T20 Blast semi-final: Somerset beat Lancashire to reach final
[ad_1] Although Livingstone’s wicket just as he was beginning to motor turned the game in Somerset’s favour, some outstanding fielding contributed to their victory. Kohler-Cadmore claimed two catches inches above the turf, and Gregory and Migael Pretorius also took stunning diving efforts. Earlier, new dad Kohler-Cadmore was the only Somerset batter to find any real […]
A pathological partnership between Salmonella and yeast in the gut
[ad_1] Schematic representation of experimental setup for Invasion assay. Credit: Nature (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-09415-y University of Illinois Chicago-led researchers have found that a common gut yeast, Candida albicans, can help Salmonella Typhimurium take hold in the intestine and spread through the body. When interacting, a Salmonella protein called SopB prompts the yeast to release arginine, […]
Trump calls on NATO countries to stop buying Russian oil to end Ukraine war
[ad_1] President Trump said he believes the more than three-year war in Ukraine would end if all NATO countries stopped buying oil from Russia and placed tariffs on China for its purchases of Russian petroleum. Mr. Trump posted on Truth Social on Saturday a letter purportedly sent to NATO in which he said he is […]
2010 to 2019 saw global decline in noncommunicable disease mortality
[ad_1] Noncommunicable disease (NCD) mortality decreased in most countries around the world from 2010 to 2019, according to a study published online Sept. 10 in The Lancet. James E. Bennett, Ph.D., from Imperial College London, and colleagues quantified how NCD mortality changed from 2010 to 2019 using data on NCD mortality and underlying cause of […]
Lamine Yamal: Barcelona winger doubtful for Newcastle United tie in Champions League
[ad_1] Barcelona winger Lamine Yamal is a doubt for the Champions League game at Newcastle United – and his manager Hansi Flick has criticised Spain’s treatment of the 18-year-old. Yamal played for his country in a 3-0 win in Bulgaria and 6-0 victory in Turkey during the recent international break. The forward did not take […]
IDF cautions Netanyahu over Gaza invasion as airstrikes kill dozens
[ad_1] A barrage of airstrikes killed at least 32 people across Gaza City as Israel escalated its military campaign and urged residents to evacuate, medical staff reported Saturday. Meanwhile, the IDF issued their strongest warning yet to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, cautioning that a ground assault on Gaza City could result in the deaths […]
England v Scotland: How Women’s Rugby World Cup quarter-final could renew old rivalry
[ad_1] Scotland have not been able to lay so much as a glove on England since however. Instead it has been one-way traffic, with the Red Roses juggernaut steaming through Scotland again and again. England have played Scotland 34 times in total, and, apart from those two defeats from another millennia, have won every time. […]
NATO bulks up defences on eastern flank after Russian drone incursion
[ad_1] NATO said Friday it’s bulking up its defensive posture on its eastern flank bordering Belarus, Russia and Ukraine with new equipment to deter potential Russian aggression following an incursion by Russian drones into Polish territory. The alliance’s supreme commander in Europe said a new operation, dubbed Eastern Sentry, will add equipment from France, Denmark, […]
What is the ‘kissing bug’ disease, and should Texans be worried?
[ad_1] US states with reported wild, domestic, or captive animals exposed to Trypanosoma cruzi locally; states with reported autochthonous human Chagas disease; and all states with reported triatomines in assessment of Chagas disease as endemic to the United States. Credit: Emerging Infectious Diseases (2025). DOI: 10.3201/eid3109.241700 Kissing bugs may sound charming, but with one bite, […]