New research is shedding light on the brain‘s role in depression, particularly through the discovery of an enlarged salience network in people suffering from the condition. This brain network, located primarily in the frontal cortex and striatum, is responsible for processing rewards and focusing attention on significant stimuli. The findings open promising avenues for early
Associated Press Sep 26, 2024, 06:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MONTREAL — The Presidents Cup matches were close. The score after the opening session was not. The Americans clung to a 1-up lead in all five matches Thursday when they delivered shot after shot, putt after putt, until this already lopsided series took a
Kamala Harris has hit out at opponents making “proposals for surrender” in Ukraine – making a thinly veiled criticism of Donald Trump. The US vice president and Democratic candidate for president said some want Ukraine to strike peace with Russia by accepting neutrality and foregoing security relationships with other nations during a news conference with
The world’s oldest piece of cheese has been discovered – found laid across a mummy’s neck. A 3,600-year-old coffin was opened in the Xiaohe Cemetery in Xinjiang, China, during an excavation in 2003, where a substance was draped across the neck of a mummified young woman. Despite seeming like a piece of jewellery at the
New fighting rocked Sudan’s capital on Thursday with airstrikes and drone attacks in and around Khartoum amid a worsening cholera outbreak, officials said. Four civilians were killed and 14 others were injured in the Karrari district of Khartoum, a health ministry spokesperson said. Sudan’s army launched the attack, which involved artillery and air strikes, in