From the Emory Health Sciences media release: Intensive behavioral intervention can be effective at eliminating pica, which is the repeated ingestion of inedible substances, researchers from Marcus Autism Center report. The findings are published in…
From the Gerontological Society of America media release: A new report from The Gerontological Society of America’s Workgroup on Cognitive Impairment Detection and Earlier Diagnosis outlines a course of action for increasing the use of…
From the Nova Southeastern University media release: Nova Southeastern University (NSU) researchers recently discovered that, contrary to prior belief, tissues of different mammalian organs have very different abilities to repair damage to their DNA. These…
From the JAMA Network Journals media release: Interventions to prevent delirium that do not involve prescription drugs and have multiple components appeared to be effective at reducing delirium and preventing falls in hospitalized older patients,…
From the University of California – Los Angeles media release: Since 1970, life expectancy around the world has risen dramatically, with people living more than 10 years longer. That’s the good news. The bad news…
From the University of Rochester media release: Log on to Twitter, Facebook or other social media and you will find that much of the content shared with you comes in the form of images, not…
From the Northwestern University media release: If you’ve ever been told that you’re “tone deaf” or “can’t carry a tune,” don’t give up. New research out of Northwestern University suggests that singing accurately is not…
From the University of Maryland media release: When something is rare, it’s alluring–true whether you’re talking about precious gemstones or a pristine edition of the first issue of Action Comics (which introduced Superman). And psychologists…
From the National Sleep Foundation media release: The National Sleep Foundation (NSF), along with a multi-disciplinary expert panel, issued its new recommendations for appropriate sleep durations. The report recommends wider appropriate sleep ranges for most…
From the American Academy of Sleep Medicine media release: A new study is the first to show that the treatment of insomnia in veterans is associated with a significant reduction in suicidal ideation. Results show…