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Overactive bladder (OAB) affects millions of Americans, causing sudden urges to urinate, frequent bathroom trips and sometimes leakage. These symptoms don’t just disrupt daily life—they can interfere with sleep, social activities and overall well-being. And while treatments exist, many people find them unsatisfying or experience side effects, making prevention and lifestyle strategies especially appealing. A new study published in Scientific …

Summary: New research shows that elevated glutamate-glutamine (Glx) levels in the anterior insular cortex (AIC) make people more sensitive to mistakes and more prone to anxiety and depression. Using functional magnetic resonance spectroscopy and reinforcement learning tasks, scientists found that high AIC Glx predicted both a general internalizing symptom score and heightened error sensitivity, which mediated this relationship. During reward …