How to talk to kids about body weight (without making it a big deal)

How to talk to kids about body weight (without making it a big deal)

As parents, it can be hard to know where to start when it comes to talking about body weight, but if one thing is certain, it’s that this is a series of conversations about it. worth. They don’t have to be big hearts or anything like that, but rather gradual, casual conversations that make it … Read more

A special Mediterranean keto diet could lower your risk of Alzheimer’s disease

A special Mediterranean keto diet could lower your risk of Alzheimer’s disease

A new study by scientists at Wake Forest University School of Medicine indicates that a Mediterranean-based ketogenic diet high in healthy fats and low-carb protein may reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease. The researchers found that this diet led to significant changes in the gut microbiota and in a biological pathway linked to Alzheimer’s disease, … Read more

Tips to avoid mosquitoes this summer

Tips to avoid mosquitoes this summer

This representative image shows a magnified image of a mosquito. — Unsplash/File In many parts of the country, the mosquito season has started due to warmer temperatures and rains. Mosquito season means an increase in mosquito bites. Entomologist Sonja Swiger, PhD, of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service shared five suggestions for keeping mosquitoes out … Read more

An artificial intelligence model to help scientists predict whether breast cancer will spread

An artificial intelligence model to help scientists predict whether breast cancer will spread

women’s health By Bradford Betz, Fox News May 28, 2023 | 4:59 p.m. When breast cancer cells begin to spread, patients usually need intensive treatment. GETTY IMAGES/ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT Oncologists in the UK have developed an AI model to help predict whether aggressive forms of breast cancer will spread based on changes in a patient’s lymph … Read more

Six ways to keep your anxiety from spiraling out of control, from Mind Doctor DR MAX PEMBERTON

Six ways to keep your anxiety from spiraling out of control, from Mind Doctor DR MAX PEMBERTON

While we read and hear a lot about depression these days, anxiety is actually much more common, affecting around one in six adults. A seriously debilitating condition, it often goes hand in hand with a low mood, but many sufferers tell me that it’s their feelings of constant fear that really ruin their lives. The … Read more

Top 5 Neuroscience News of the Week

Top 5 Neuroscience News of the Week

Summary: This week, research teams from around the world shared their remarkable discoveries in the field of neuroscience. Findings ranged from discovering how Botox violates neurons to a study finding “superagers” with a pathology similar to Alzheimer’s disease but with superior cognition. Additionally, research has suggested an unexpected paternal genetic influence in autism spectrum disorder … Read more

Scientists Induce a Hibernation-Like State Using Ultrasonic Brain Stimulation

Scientists Induce a Hibernation-Like State Using Ultrasonic Brain Stimulation

By Washington University in St. Louis May 28, 2023 A multidisciplinary team led by Associate Professor Hong Chen of Washington University in St. Louis has developed a new, noninvasive method to induce a state of torpor in mammals by targeting the central nervous system with ultrasound. The technique, which involves stimulating the preoptic area of … Read more

Readers share their experiences with Alzheimer’s disease and their reactions to our story

Readers share their experiences with Alzheimer’s disease and their reactions to our story

WITH 6 MILLION Americans living with Alzheimer’s disease, it’s unusual for a family to be spared the memory-robbing disease. And as life expectancy increases, older people (myself included!) are eager to do all they can to prevent it. We’ve heard from people on both sides of the equation in response to our April 16 cover … Read more

Diabetes rate by country in 2021

Diabetes rate by country in 2021

Mapping diabetes rates by country in 2021 Despite advances in health care that are extending lifespans across the world, there are still many diseases that are hard to beat. One of these growing and costly diseases is diabetes, but each country is affected differently. One of the leading causes of death and disability worldwide, more … Read more