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Intensive lowering of blood pressure have a measurable impact on mild cognitive impairment (MCI)
Intensive lowering of blood pressure did not significantly reduce dementia risk but did have a measurable impact on mild cognitive impairment (MCI), according to...
Pre-teens who use a mobile phone or watch TV in the dark an hour...
Pre-teens who use a mobile phone or watch TV in the dark an hour before bed are at risk of not getting enough sleep,...
Stress and REM sleep are linked to brain cell death and survival
The first and most distinct consequence of daily mild stress is an increase in rapid-eye-movement (REM) sleep, a new study in the journal PNAS...
The researchers discovered the key protein GRP94 in insulin production
The crucial hormone insulin needs help acquiring the right structure.
A protein that assists in the process of insulin folding has just been discovered...
Heart attack : developed a compound that improve heart function
Heart attack survivors may think the worst is behind them. But many later develop heart failure, a progressive disease marked by shortness of breath...
Association between high blood pressure and Alzheimer’ disease
The brain's system for removing waste is driven primarily by the pulsations of adjoining arteries, University of Rochester neuroscientists and mechanical engineers report in...
You can hack your brain to form good habits simply by repeating actions
You can hack your brain to form good habits – like going to the gym and eating healthily – simply by repeating actions until...
Guiding young patients to manage side effects of allergy treatments
For children undergoing immunotherapy – a promising treatment for peanut allergies – uncomfortable side effects can induce anxiety, perhaps to the point of skipping...
Eosinophils may be used to eliminate malignant colon cancer cells
Researchers at Tel Aviv University say that their new study has shown that eosinophils — white blood cells that are responsible for chronic asthma...
Bone marrow transplant (BMT) offers patients with leukemia and lymphoma a potentially curative treatment
Bone marrow transplant (BMT) offers patients with leukemia and lymphoma a potentially curative treatment. Bone marrow from the donor contains healthy immune cells (T...
A rocking motion makes getting to sleep seem easier
Anyone who has ever put a small child to bed or drifted off in a gently swaying hammock will know that a rocking motion...
Researchers have developed a new test that examines theory of mind in those on...
Suppose you are helping your friend search for their missing phone and while they are looking around another room, you find it behind some...
Sleep deprivation is associated with increased risk of cancers and neurodegenerative diseases
Sleep deprivation was associated with DNA damage in a new Anaesthesia study.
In the observational study on 49 healthy full-time doctors who had their blood analyzed at...
Thinking about your romantic partner when you are under a stressful situation can help...
When faced with a stressful situation, thinking about your romantic partner may help keep your blood pressure under control just as effectively as actually...
Researchers have discovered a link between teenage tobacco use and an increased risk of...
Paranoia is associated with regular tobacco smoking in adolescents after accounting for other factors like cannabis use, sleep disturbances and stressful life events, reports...
