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Neuroscientists identify brain region that appears to be related to food preference decisions
At holiday buffets and potlucks, people make quick calculations about which dishes to try and how much to take of each. Johns Hopkins University neuroscientists have found a...
2 hours ago - News Medical - 2 articles
Increased cardiorespiratory fitness associated with reduced long-term mortality
Cleveland Clinic researchers have found that better cardiorespiratory fitness leads to longer life, with no limit to the benefit of aerobic fitness.
2 hours ago - News Medical
Study shows correlation between spatial memory and the sense of smell
People who have better spatial memory are also better at identifying odors, according to a study published this week in Nature Communications.
2 hours ago - News Medical
IU researchers receive $1.55 million from NIH to improve chronic-disease management
The National Institutes of Health, under the National Library of Medicine's program on data science research, has awarded $1.55 million to an interdisciplinary team lead by...
2 hours ago - News Medical
ApoE4 gene linked with chronic inflammation increases risk for Alzheimer's disease
While it is widely shown that possessing the ApoE4 gene is the major genetic risk factor of Alzheimer's disease, not all ApoE4 carriers develop AD.
2 hours ago - News Medical - 2 articles
New drug could sustain oxygen-starved hearts
In new studies, a novel oxygen-delivery therapeutic restored the function of oxygen-starved heart tissue in an animal model of global hypoxia. Unlike its experimental...
2 hours ago - ScienceDaily
New, large sequence panel enables population genetics research in Africa
Geneticists have assembled the largest sets of African genomic data available to date, creating a resource that will help researchers understand the genetic structure of Africa...
2 hours ago - ScienceDaily
Study reveals connection between two proteins known to be hyperactive in cancer
A team of researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital has revealed a connection between mTORC1 and Src, two proteins known to be hyperactive in cancer.
2 hours ago - News Medical
This Is The Real Reason I Go Overboard With Halloween Costumes
I'm the mom who had her kids' Halloween costumes done in September. Before the expletives start flying, let me explain. I grew up with a very shy mom. Most of her sentences...
3 hours ago - Scary Mommy
12 Fall Must-Haves To Get Your Family Ready For Winter
It's fall! The best season of them all, and if you don't agree with me, well my raging pumpkin spice habit says you're wrong. But with fall comes the knowledge that winter is...
3 hours ago - Scary Mommy
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Neuroscientists identify brain region that appears to be related to food preference decisions

At holiday buffets and potlucks, people make quick calculations about which dishes to try and how much to take of each. Johns Hopkins University neuroscientists have found a...

Increased cardiorespiratory fitness associated with reduced long-term mortality

Cleveland Clinic researchers have found that better cardiorespiratory fitness leads to longer life, with no limit to the benefit of aerobic fitness.

Study shows correlation between spatial memory and the sense of smell

People who have better spatial memory are also better at identifying odors, according to a study published this week in Nature Communications.

IU researchers receive $1.55 million from NIH to improve chronic-disease management

The National Institutes of Health, under the National Library of Medicine's program on data science research, has awarded $1.55 million to an interdisciplinary team lead by...

ApoE4 gene linked with chronic inflammation increases risk for Alzheimer's disease

While it is widely shown that possessing the ApoE4 gene is the major genetic risk factor of Alzheimer's disease, not all ApoE4 carriers develop AD.

New drug could sustain oxygen-starved hearts

In new studies, a novel oxygen-delivery therapeutic restored the function of oxygen-starved heart tissue in an animal model of global hypoxia. Unlike its experimental...

New, large sequence panel enables population genetics research in Africa

Geneticists have assembled the largest sets of African genomic data available to date, creating a resource that will help researchers understand the genetic structure of Africa...

Study reveals connection between two proteins known to be hyperactive in cancer

A team of researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital has revealed a connection between mTORC1 and Src, two proteins known to be hyperactive in cancer.

This Is The Real Reason I Go Overboard With Halloween Costumes

I'm the mom who had her kids' Halloween costumes done in September. Before the expletives start flying, let me explain. I grew up with a very shy mom. Most of her sentences...

12 Fall Must-Haves To Get Your Family Ready For Winter

It's fall! The best season of them all, and if you don't agree with me, well my raging pumpkin spice habit says you're wrong. But with fall comes the knowledge that winter is...

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Vitamin D could reduce sports injuries: Deficiency is implicated in higher...

A deficiency of vitamin D can make one more susceptible to sports-related injuries. According to one recent study, this is certainly the case in football, which has since...

Green tea for greener pastures: Plants treated with spent green tea extracts...

Green tea is good for the body in many ways. Apart from helping you relax, it also contains plenty of nutrients that can enhance your protection against diseases. A study...

Trader Joe's recalls three salads over listeria and salmonella fears from...

The company said that corn used in the dishes have been contaminated before it was tossed into the mix. There are no reports of sickness and all potentially contaminated salads...

There's an Antibiotic-Resistant Salmonella That Contaminated Chicken in 29...

The Centers For Disease Control and Prevention revealed on Oct. 17 that they were investigating an antibiotic-resistant salmonella outbreak linked to raw chicken products. So...

Hope for colorectal cancer sufferers: Better diet lowers death risks

Switching to a better, lower fat diet can reduce the risk of death by 20 percent for colorectal cancer patients, a new American Cancer Society study found. Western diets high...

Common Drug Shows Promise Against Lymphedema

Researchers in two new pilot studies report that ketoprofen, a common anti-inflammatory drug, significantly eases swelling and other skin damage from lymphedema.

Did da Vinci's Genius Stem From 'Lazy Eye'?

A scientist believes that Leonardo da Vinci had strabismus, a misalignment of the eyes, which may have forced the artist to rely on only one eye, a perspective that may have...

Part Those Curtains: Letting Sunlight In Your House Actually Kills Germs

Sunshine can help kill germs in dust Open those curtains, raise those shades, and maybe consider installing that skylight you've always wanted. A new study conducted at the...

New trial suggests that weight loss can reverse Type 2 diabetes

Being overweight has long been associated with an increased risk for Type 2 diabetes, which is why weight loss is often recommended as a prevention and treatment method for...

This Twitter Thread On Kids' Favorite Memories With Parents Will Melt You

If you can swing it, taking your kids out of school to have a little fun might just give them a memory to last a lifetime Remember those times throughout your childhood when...