Health & Wellness
Sleep loss can cause silent brain damage
We all know that a bad night's sleep can make us feel slow, foggy, and irritable the next day. Now, a new study explains...
Pregnancy and breastfeeding may slow cognitive decline in women
For a long time, people have known that pregnancy changes a woman’s body in many ways. Now, new research shows that these changes might...
This nickel catalyst could change how drugs and materials are made
Chemists at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have developed a new class of nickel catalysts that could significantly change how important chemicals are made.
The...
Common eye bacteria may worsen cognitive decline
Scientists at Cedars-Sinai have discovered that a common type of bacteria called Chlamydia pneumoniae may stay hidden in the eye and brain for years—and...
This drug may be a safer option for treating dangerous disease in older people
A major U.S. study has found that an older drug called trazodone might be a safer choice than commonly used antipsychotic medications for treating...
A diabetes drug could reduce pain in gout
Gout is a painful form of arthritis caused by high levels of uric acid in the blood. When too much uric acid builds up,...
New therapy for the ‘good’ arm helps stroke survivors regain function
For years, stroke rehabilitation has focused mainly on the more impaired side of the body.
But a new study published in JAMA Neurology has shown...
New therapy can delay prostate cancer growth
A new study from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has found that treating prostate cancer early, before it spreads widely, can...
New blood test may spot cancers much earlier
Scientists at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have created a new kind of blood test that may help detect cancer at an early...
Does coffee raise your blood pressure? Here’s how much it’s OK to drink
Coffee first entered human lives and veins over 600 years ago.
Now we consume an average of almost two kilos per person each year – sometimes with very specific...
Cannabis linked to better brain function in older people
For many years, research on cannabis and the brain has focused mainly on teenagers and young adults.
Scientists worried that using cannabis at a young...
At-home HPV tests may change cervical cancer screening forever
Cervical cancer screenings have helped save many lives over the past 50 years.
These screenings, especially those that detect HPV (human papillomavirus), are very important...
Why your blood pressure rises at the doctor’s office?
White coat hypertension is when a person’s blood pressure goes up at the doctor’s office but is normal at home or in other places.
This...
How pain makes opioid addiction harder to treat
Scientists have known for a long time that people with opioid use disorder, also called OUD, often also suffer from chronic pain.
But they weren’t...
Some common medicines may harm your memory, study finds
When you take medicine for things like high blood pressure, allergies, or other everyday health problems, you usually expect it to help you feel...
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Brain Health
Pregnancy and breastfeeding may slow cognitive decline in women
For a long time, people have known that pregnancy changes a woman’s body in many ways. Now, new research shows that these changes might...
Common eye bacteria may worsen cognitive decline
Scientists at Cedars-Sinai have discovered that a common type of bacteria called Chlamydia pneumoniae may stay hidden in the eye and brain for years—and...
New therapy for the ‘good’ arm helps stroke survivors regain function
For years, stroke rehabilitation has focused mainly on the more impaired side of the body.
But a new study published in JAMA Neurology has shown...
Cannabis linked to better brain function in older people
For many years, research on cannabis and the brain has focused mainly on teenagers and young adults.
Scientists worried that using cannabis at a young...
Some common medicines may harm your memory, study finds
When you take medicine for things like high blood pressure, allergies, or other everyday health problems, you usually expect it to help you feel...