The Twelve Trends of Alzheimer’s
From the Alzheimer Research Forum media release: Planning to cover dementia research this year? Before the 12 Days of Christmas are over, bone up on the most compelling research trends of 2012 by reading Alzforum’s…
Long-term consequences for those suffering traumatic brain injury
From the USF Research News media release: Researchers from the University of South Florida and colleagues at the James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital studying the long-term consequences of traumatic brain injury (TBI) using rat models,…
Researchers zero in on cognitive difficulties associated with menopause
From the University of Rochester Medical Center media release: The memory problems that many women experience in their 40s and 50s as they approach and go through menopause are both real and appear to be…
Study is first to find significant link between sleepiness and vitamin D
From the American Academy of Sleep Medicine media release: A new study suggests that there is a significant correlation between excessive daytime sleepiness and vitamin D, and race plays an important factor. Results show that…
Study links low wages with hypertension, especially for women and younger workers
From the UC Davis media release: Workers earning the lowest wages have a higher risk of hypertension than workers with the highest wages, according to new research from UC Davis. The correlation between wages and…
Cup color influences the taste of hot chocolate
From the FECYT (Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology) media release: Two researchers from the Polytechnic University of Valencia and the University of Oxford have proven that hot chocolate tastes better in an orange or…
Want to be healthier and happier in 2013? Try getting more sleep!
From the American Academy of Sleep Medicine media release: One New Year’s resolution that everyone should keep this year is to make better sleep a priority in the year ahead. According to the American Academy…
Can Diet Beat Depression?
From the BioMed Central media release: Research into diet and depression should follow the model of studies into diet and cardiovascular risk. So argue Almudena Sanchez-Villegas and Miguel A Martínez-González in an opinion piece, in…
Study is first to find significant link between sleepiness and vitamin D
From the American Academy of Sleep Medicine media release: A new study suggests that there is a significant correlation between excessive daytime sleepiness and vitamin D, and race plays an important factor. Results show that…
Blinking may trigger a release of attention while viewing videos
Spontaneous eyeblinks may be actively involved in a release of attention during cognitive behavior, potentially explaining why people generate eyeblinks far more often than necessary to lubricate the eyes, according to a study. It remains…