People with these personality traits may have lower risk of Alzheimer’s disease
Alzheimer’s disease, the main cause of dementia in the elderly, is a neurodegenerative disease caused by the irreversible destruction of neuronal networks in certain...
Dementia: negative thinking linked with more rapid cognitive decline
Dementia affects an estimated 54 million people worldwide.
There is no cure, but reports indicate that approximately a third of dementia cases may be preventable,...
Why you should finish your dinner early
In a study from Brigham and Women's Hospital, scientists found that when people eat strongly impacts our energy expenditure, appetite, and molecular pathways in...
Why do some kids take bigger risks than others?
Some kids are risk-takers. Others tend to play it safe.
Are these differences simply based on personality, or do children’s environments help shape their willingness...
People with this personality have a high risk of schizophrenia
Detecting and treating schizophrenia early, even before symptoms occur, could lead to better treatment outcomes.
Previous studies have shown differences in social function and cognition...
Deep brain stimulation may treat severe obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
In a study from Baylor College of Medicine, scientists found deep brain stimulation can halve the symptoms of severe obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD as...
Good face recognizers can learn faces from fragments
Psychologists at UNSW Sydney and the University of Wollongong have challenged the prevailing view that people with exceptional face recognition abilities rely on processing...
How you feel about aging could affect health. Here’s how to keep the right...
Is age really just a state of mind?
Perhaps not the number, but how we age might be. A growing body of research suggests a...
Your parents’ drinking habits may increase your food addition risk
Scientists from the University of Michigan found that people with a parent with a history of alcohol problems are at greater risk for showing...
Education, job, and social life may help protect your brain from cognitive decline
Why do some people with amyloid plaques in their brains associated with Alzheimer's disease show no signs of the disease, while others with the...