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Brain game exercises enhance cognitive abilities in older people
A University of California, Irvine-led study has found that online brain game exercises can enable people in their 70s and even 80s to multitask...
Six genes contribute to language development in children
A new study suggests there may be genetic explanations for why some children with poor language also have poor mental health.
The University of York-led...
Alzheimer’s drug reverse brain inflammation and neuron damage
A drug used to slow cognitive decline in adults with Alzheimer's disease appears to reverse brain inflammation and neuron damage in rats exposed to...
T cell immunotherapy uses the body’s own T cells but reprograms them to target...
The immune system surveils our body looking for things that don't belong, often bacteria and viruses.
While cancer cells are abnormal cells that undergo...
Sexual abuse survivors who aren’t supported by parents are at higher risk of mental...
Survivors of sexual assault who encounter negative responses from family members when they disclose their abuse are at higher risk of poor mental health...
Prescription omega-3 fatty acid medication reduces triglyceride levels by 20-30%
Prescription omega-3 fatty acid medication reduces triglyceride levels by 20-30% among the majority of people who require treatment for high triglyceride levels, according to...
Researchers discovered a new compound that can reduce damage after a heart attack
Reparative medicine scientists at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute discovered a new compound that could shield heart tissue before a heart attack, as well...
After medical marijuana became legal in Massachusetts – cannabis-related poison doubled
After medical marijuana became legal in Massachusetts, cannabis-related poison control calls involving the commonwealth's children and teenagers doubled, according to a public health investigation...
Hacked BIRD Portal – European Central Bank
The European Central Bank (ECB) confirmed Thursday that it had been hit by a cyberattack that involved attackers injecting malware into one of its...
Anorexia nervosa has the highest mortality rate of any mental disorder – new hopes
Eating disorder researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) have discovered a neurocircuit in mice that, when activated, increased...
Astro the four-legged seeing and hearing intelligent robodog
What would you get if you combined Apple's Siri and Amazon's Alexa with Boston Dynamic's quadraped robots? You'd get "Astro," the four-legged seeing and...
A team of scientists is developing wearable skin sensors that can detect what’s in...
Needle pricks not your thing?
A team of scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, is developing wearable skin sensors that can detect what's...
So why are people left-handed?
There have been plenty of claims about what being left-handed means, and whether it changes the type of person someone is – but the...
Mindfulness meditation may help patients living with mild cognitive impairment (MCI)
There’s currently no known way to prevent older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) from developing Alzheimer’s disease.
But there may be a safe and...
Bilirubin appears to have neuroprotective properties from oxidative stress damage
In studies in mice, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers report they have found that bilirubin, a bile pigment most commonly known for yellowing the skin...
