From the Loyola University Health System media release: A deficiency of a single vitamin, B1 (thiamine), can cause a potentially fatal brain disorder called Wernicke encephalopathy. Symptoms can include confusion, hallucinations, coma, loss of muscle…
From the UCSB media release: You are what you eat, the saying goes, and now a study conducted by researchers at University of California at Santa Barbara (UCSB) and the University of Pittsburgh suggests that…
From the The Center for BrainHealth media release: An estimated 8% of Americans will suffer from post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) at some point during their lifetime. Brought on by an overwhelming or stressful event or events, PTSD…
From the University of British Columbia media release: Children of college-educated parents eat more vegetables and drink less sugar, according to a new study from the University of British Columbia. But it’s still not enough,…
From the York University media release: York University researchers say a simple test that combines thinking and movement can help to detect heightened risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease in a person, even before there are…
From the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis media release: New research shows that schizophrenia isn’t a single disease but a group of eight genetically distinct disorders, each with its own set of…
From the Temple University media release: Adults who were abused or neglected as children are known to have poorer health, but adults who tend to focus on, and accept their reactions to, the present moment…
From the American Psychological Association media release: People living in more liberal countries are happier on average than those in less liberal countries, but individually, conservatives are happier than liberals no matter where they live,…
From the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center media release: A gene crucial for brain and heart development may also be associated with sudden unexplained death in epilepsy (SUDEP), the most common cause…
From the Elsevier Health Sciences media release: Smartphones have seen wide adoption among Americans in recent years because of their ease of use and adaptability. With that in mind, researchers from Arizona State University examined…