From the Washington University School of Medicine media release: The final results of a stroke prevention study in patients with narrowed brain arteries confirm earlier findings: Medication plus lifestyle changes are safer and more effective…
From the University of Toronto media release: Physical activity is being increasingly recognized as an effective tool to treat depression. PhD candidate George Mammen’s review published in the October issue of the American Journal of…
From the University Saarland media release: It’s no secret that many of the phytochemicals in fruit and vegetables have a positive effect on our health. For instance, plant sterols (also known as phytosterols) help to…
From the Johns Hopkins media release: Poor sleep quality may impact Alzheimer’s disease onset and progression. This is according to a new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health…
From the Buck Institute for Age Research media release: The major genetic risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease (AD), present in about two-thirds of people who develop the disease, is ApoE4, the cholesterol-carrying protein that about…
From the American Medical Association (AMA) media release: The hormone oxytocin may mediate processes such as empathy, trust, and social learning. These are key elements of the patient-physician relationship, which is an important mediator of…
From the American Academy of Neurology media release: Even for people who don’t have diabetes or high blood sugar, those with higher blood sugar levels are more likely to have memory problems, according to a…
From the Association for Psychological Science media release: Older adults are often encouraged to stay active and engaged to keep their minds sharp, that they have to “use it or lose it.” But new research…
From the University of Colorado Denver media release: The results of a recent study show kids who are home-schooled are leaner than kids attending traditional schools. The results challenge the theory that children spending more…
From the BMJ–British Medical Journal media release: Regular moderate to vigorous exercise improves teens’ academic performance, and particularly seems to help girls do better in science, indicates research published online in the British Journal of…