14 Sep, 2025
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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 […]

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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 […]

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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, […]

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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, […]

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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, […]