The German researchers came to the conclusion that music is able to cure an ordinary cold. But the popular DJs disagree. Researchers from Germany found […]
Media coverage of disasters can have lasting effects on children’s mental health
In 2018, American children have been exposed to multiple disasters—ravaging wildfires in California, to major Hurricanes in Florida and the Carolinas, and mass shootings in […]
Type 2 diabetes linked to colorectal cancer risk in men
(HealthDay)—Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is associated with an increased risk for colorectal cancer (CRC), with the association significant for men only, according to a study […]
Link between neonatal vitamin D deficiency and schizophrenia confirmed
Newborns with vitamin D deficiency have an increased risk of schizophrenia later in life, a team of Australian and Danish researchers has reported. The discovery […]
Alzheimer’s researchers receive Chan Zuckerberg Initiative funding
A team of researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has been funded by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) to study the […]
Adjuvant capecitabine did not improve outcomes for patients with early triple-negative breast cancer
Treating patients who had early-stage triple-negative breast cancer with the chemotherapy agent capecitabine after they completed surgery and standard chemotherapy did not significantly improve disease-free […]
Q&A: Deep brain stimulation may reduce seizures caused by epilepsy
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Dear Mayo Clinic: How does deep brain stimulation for epilepsy work? Who’s a good candidate for this treatment? Is it effective? […]
Are scientists studying the wrong kind of mice?
Mice represent well over half of the non-human subjects of biomedical research, and the vast majority of those mice are inbred. Formed by generation after […]
Maternal stress at conception linked to children’s stress response at age 11
A new study published in the Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease finds that mothers’ stress levels at the moment they conceive their […]
Why ultrasound imaging may be the future of neurological treatments
After decades of medical dramas filling our TV screens, the figure of a technician wielding an ultrasound wand is so prolific, it’s easily called to […]
Neurotechnology provides real-time readouts of where rats think they are
The rat in a maze may be one of the most classic research motifs in brain science, but a new innovation described in Cell Reports […]
Epileptics in high-crime neighborhoods have three times as many seizures
People with epilepsy living in high crime neighborhoods in Chicago had three times as many seizures as those living in neighborhoods with lower crime rates […]
5 edible products
Incongruous ingredients in the dishes and drinks can trigger indigestion and its associated symptoms of discomfort and fatigue, and it’s in the easiest way. Experts […]
Study suggests physical changes to the brain due to learning happen differently than thought
A team of researchers from the University of Tübingen and the Max-Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, both in Germany, has found evidence that suggests new-learning […]