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Common antibiotic drug can lead to hearing loss

Scientists from Stanford Medicine found a common antibiotic drug could cause hearing loss. They found a new way to purify gentamicin and reduce the risk...

Scientists find possible way to delay or reverse Alzheimer’s disease

Scientists from the University of Otago found a brain protein with a high potential to delay or reverse the onset of Alzheimer's disease. The research...

Once or twice daytime nap every week may lower risk of heart attack, stroke

Scientists from the University Hospital of Lausanne found that a daytime nap taken once or twice a week may lower the risk of having...

Ultra-processed food could harm your brain health, study finds

Scientists from Yale University found how ultra-processed foods could strongly harm brain function. They showed foods such as instant noodles, sugary drinks and frozen meals all play a...

Morning exercise could help reduce high blood pressure in older people

Scientists from the University of Western Australia found in sedentary overweight older adults, morning exercise reduces systolic blood pressure, with additional benefits seen by...

Kids’ noses can fight COVID-19 better

Scientists from the University of Queensland found the lining of children’s noses is better at inhibiting SARS-CoV-2 infections than adult noses. They say it might...

Widely used depression drugs may lead to higher death risk

Scientists from Rutgers University and Columbia University found an increased mortality risk in adults with depression who initiated augmentation with newer antipsychotic medications compared...

Research finds cause of early-stage type 2 diabetes

Scientists from the Centenary Institute and elsewhere found that the lack of an enzyme in the liver called SphK2 results in strong insulin resistance...

Why memory loss is an early symptom of Alzheimer’s disease

Scientists from the University of Sussex recorded blood oxygen levels in the hippocampus and found why the area, commonly referred to as 'the brain's...

All exercise intensities can benefit brain health in older people

Scientists from the University of Western Ontario found that older adults who engage in short bursts of physical activity can experience a boost in brain...