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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Researchers have shown that the primary auditory cortex of the brain is more sensitive to human vocalizations associated with positive emotions and coming from our left side than to any other type of sounds. This bias can be explained by the organization of our brain, but its evolutionary significance is not yet known. The sounds … Read more
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
