From the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory media release: In recent years it has been established that copper plays an essential role in the health of the human brain. Improper copper oxidation has been linked to…
From the American Society of Nephrology media release: Aerobic physical activity is strongly linked with better health-related quality of life, fewer depressive symptoms, and prolonged life in kidney failure patients on dialysis. The findings, which…
From the Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News media release: A study of active duty U.S. Marines who suffered a recent or previous concussion(s) examined whether persistent post-concussive symptoms (PPCS) and lingering effects on cognitive…
From the Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News media release: The cause of fibromyalgia, a chronic pain syndrome is not known. However, the results of a new study that compares brain activity in individuals with…
From the Ben-Gurion University media release: A new, enhanced MRI diagnostic approach was, for the first time, able to identify significant damage to the blood-brain barrier (BBB) of professional football players following “unreported” trauma or…
From the University of Colorado at Boulder media release: Over the last decade, neuroscientists have largely come to believe that physical pain and social pain are processed by the brain in the same way. But…
From the BMJ–British Medical Journal media release: The authors say their findings are applicable to law enforcement work outside the US and support the view that stressful work related activities can “trigger” sudden cardiac death.…
From the Michigan State University media release: Older couples in a bad marriage — particularly female spouses — have a higher risk for heart disease than those in a good marriage, finds the first nationally…
From the American Heart Association media release: In a recent study of approximately 1,000 healthy men, those who consumed the most trans fats showed notably worse performance on a word memory test. The strength of…
From the Emory Health Sciences media release: The consumption of a diet high in fructose throughout adolescence can worsen depressive- and anxiety-like behavior and alter how the brain responds to stress, according to new animal…