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Higher conscientiousness may protect cognitive functions in older people

Our aging brains collect tangles and sticky plaques that can interfere with our cognition and memory. But in a recent study published in the Journal of...

Brain parasite spread by cats affect 30 million Americans, study shows

In a recent study published in Nature Communications, researchers found why more than 30 million Americans are infected with a brain parasite spread by cats...

Unique neuron can guide our way home by turning compasses into a gyroscope

Finding our way home from work or school is something most of us take for granted. Persons with Alzheimer’s disease, however, can get lost even...

This stuff in your blood can predict your Alzheimer’s risk

In a new study from UNSW Sydney, researchers found new insight into the underlying mechanisms of Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer's disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disease...

Poorly managed diabetes increases risk of more severe COVID

In a new study from the University of Texas, researchers found that hospitalized patients with diabetes who hadn't been taking their medication had more...

Spit in a tube to diagnose heart attack

In a new study from Soroka University, researchers showed a saliva test could fast track heart attack diagnosis. The innovative technique requires patients to spit...

Skin cancer & melanoma: What you need to know

Did you know? Skin cancer is the most common kind of cancer in the United States.  In fact, it is estimated that one out of...

Scientists find a promising new way to treat type 2 diabetes

Today, Type 2 diabetes is 24 times more prevalent than Type 1. The rise in rates of obesity and incidence of Type 2 diabetes...

Exercise may reverse age-related memory loss

Exercise is important for your body and your brain at any age. In a new study from the University of California, San Francisco, researchers found...

5 things to know about the Delta variant

For the first time in more than a year, we're feeling some hope—or at least cautious optimism—that the pandemic could recede to the background. But...