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Scientists develop test for uncommon brain diseases
Scientists have developed an ultrasensitive new test to detect abnormal forms of the protein tau associated with uncommon types of neurodegenerative diseases called...
20 minutes ago - ScienceDaily
Start your morning with a great workout - your brain will thank you for it
A healthy body and a healthy mind often go hand in hand. New research suggests that older adults can maintain good brain health by exercising early in the day. This study...
30 minutes ago - Natural News - 2 articles
Scientists decipher assembly line of glutamate receptors
Rapid communication of neurons in the brain, as well as the ability to learn, fundamentally rely on neurotransmitter receptors located in the contact sites of neurons, the...
40 minutes ago - News Medical
How hunger makes food tastier: A neural circuit in the hypothalamus
Using optogenetic and chemogenetic techniques, researchers have identified brain circuits underlying hunger-induced changes in the preferences for sweet and aversive tastes in...
1 hour ago - ScienceDaily
Hormone therapy associated with improved cognition
Estrogen has a significant role in overall brain health and cognitive function. That's why so many studies focused on the prevention of cognitive decline consider the effect of...
1 hour ago - ScienceDaily - 2 articles
Brain Abscess in Children
3 hours ago - Health Status
Glowing particles in the blood may help diagnose and monitor brain cancer
A chemical that has improved surgeries for brain cancer by making tumor cells fluorescent may also help doctors safely diagnose the disease and monitor its response to treatment.
4 hours ago - ScienceDaily
Why bright light keeps us awake
Researchers are reporting a novel technique for tracing the activity of individual nerve fibers known as axons, and determining how neurons communicate. The team used this...
4 hours ago - ScienceDaily
More aggressive blood pressure control benefits brains of older adults
A new study followed 199 hypertension patients 75 years of age and older for 3 years.
4 hours ago - ScienceDaily - 3 articles
U.N. Finds One-Third of All Children Under 5 Are Undernourished or Overweight
UNITED NATIONS - The U.N. children's agency says one-third of children worldwide under age 5 - about 200 million youngsters - are either undernourished or overweight...
5 hours ago - Time
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Pumpkin Butter
Pumpkin lovers will love this easy, pumpkin butter recipe made from scratch. It's like pumpkin pie in a jar, only better! Delicious smeared on toast, oatmeal, yogurt, and...
16-year-old Arizona girl went into cardiac arrest after secretly vaping for...
Samantha Ford, 16, from Phoenix, Arizona, went into cardiac arrest last Tuesday after secretly vaping for two years. Her lungs were bleeding and her heart was functioning at...
Moms' Weight-Loss Surgery Tied to Lower Risk of Birth Defects
The risk of major birth defects was about 30% lower in children whose mothers had weight-loss surgery than in those of the obese mothers, the findings showed.
New Study may Have the Reason Why Statins Cause Muscle Pain
Study from McMaster University has found a potential mechanism explaining why some people who take drugs to lower their cholesterol develop sore, aching muscles.
Innovation in Central Venous Access Device Security: A Pilot Randomized...
Objectives: Central venous access devices enable many treatments during critical illness; however, 25% of pediatric central venous access devices fail before completion of...
Machine learning Could warn of serious Drug-drug Interactions
If a patient takes more drugs, there is a greater chance of interactions between those drugs, which may cause long-term organ damage and even death. Machine learning system...
New Heart Attack Registry To Be Set Up to Study and Improve the Outcomes of...
Outcomes of Patients with STEMI are to be studied by the new heart attack register to increase the success rates and improve the treatment of the patients.
Pressurizing Newly-Weds to Conceive can Affect Their Mental Health
Adding familial and societal pressure on newlywed women to conceive can affect their mental health, finds a new study.
World Food Day 2019: FAO Calls for Boosting Millets to Fight Malnutrition
India and the FAO of the United Nations jointly proposed to declare the year 2023 as the International Year of Millets, which are one of the common climate-resilient...
Smart Speaker can Track Baby's Breathing Pattern Using White Noise
New smart speaker device called BreathJunior acts as a monitor for infant breathing patterns while playing white noise to soothe them to sleep.