From the BMJ–British Medical Journal media release: The age at which a person is obese seems to be a key factor, the findings show, with an apparent tripling in risk for people in their 30s.…
From the University of Montreal media release: Exercising to improve our cardiovascular strength may protect us from cognitive impairment as we age, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Montreal and…
From the Brigham and Women’s Hospital media release: A new study led by researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) and Rush University Medical Center, reveals how early changes in brain DNA methylation are involved…
From the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign media release: A new study of 9- and 10-year-olds finds that those who are more aerobically fit have more fibrous and compact white-matter tracts in the brain than…
From the Penn State media release: The way parents balance their work schedules may affect their adolescent children’s eating habits, according to Penn State researchers. Those schedules may be even more important than the number…
From the American Sociological Association media release: Mental health experts in the past three decades have emphasized the dangers of post-partum depression for mothers, but a University of Kansas researcher says expanding awareness of several…
From the Canadian Medical Association Journal media release: People with cognitive impairment are significantly more likely to have a stroke, with a 39% increased risk, than people with normal cognitive function, according to a new…
From the University of Toronto media release: Aristotle said, “Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.” Poetic as it is, thinking that you and your partner were made in heaven for each…
From the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health media release: A mindfulness-based therapy for depression has the added benefit of reducing health-care visits among patients who often see their family doctors, according to a new…
From the American Sociological Association media release: Current efforts to prevent prescription drug misuse among young adults need to consider peers — but not peer pressure — according to a Purdue University study. “With the…