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Study of self-awareness in MS has implications for rehabilitation

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From the Kessler Foundation media release: A new study of self-awareness by Kessler Foundation researchers shows that persons with multiple sclerosis (MS) may be able to improve their self-awareness through task-oriented cognitive rehabilitation. The study… 

Marriage and healthy hearts

From the University of Pittsburgh media release: The affairs of the heart may actually affect the affairs of the heart in ways previously not understood. “Growing evidence suggests that the quality and patterns of one’s… 

Leptin also influences brain cells that control appetite

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From the Yale University media release: Twenty years after the hormone leptin was found to regulate metabolism, appetite, and weight through brain cells called neurons, Yale School of Medicine researchers have found that the hormone… 

Speaking 2 languages benefits the aging brain

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From the Wiley media release: New research reveals that bilingualism has a positive effect on cognition later in life. Findings published in Annals of Neurology, a journal of the American Neurological Association and Child Neurology… 

Longer telomeres linked to risk of brain cancer

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From the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) media release: New genomic research led by UC San Francisco (UCSF) scientists reveals that two common gene variants that lead to longer telomeres, the caps on chromosome… 

Immune response affects sleep and memory — new study

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From the University of Leicester media release: Fighting off illness- rather than the illness itself- causes sleep deprivation and affects memory, a new study has found. University of Leicester biologist Dr Eamonn Mallon said a… 

Bacteria help explain why stress, fear trigger heart attacks

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From the American Society for Microbiology media release: Scientists believe they have an explanation for the axiom that stress, emotional shock, or overexertion may trigger heart attacks in vulnerable people. Hormones released during these events… 

The last bite keeps you coming back for more

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From the APS media release: Your memory for that last bite of a steak or chocolate cake may be more influential than memory for the first bite in determining when you want to eat it…