From the UCLA press release via EurekAlert!: Many elderly people spend their last years alone. Spouses pass and children scatter. But being lonely is much more than a silent house and a lack of companionship.…
From the Northwestern University press release via EurekAlert!: Has a summer cold or mold allergy stuffed up your nose and dampened your sense of smell? We take it for granted that once our nostrils clear,…
From the Yale University press release: Major depression or chronic stress can cause the loss of brain volume, a condition that contributes to both emotional and cognitive impairment. Now a team of researchers led by…
From the Mount Sinai Hospital press release: An international team of scientists led by researchers at Mount Sinai School Medicine have discovered that a drug that had previously yielded conflicting results in clinical trials for…
From the Radiological Society of North America via EurekAlert!: Researchers at the Mayo Clinic say a common condition called leukoaraiosis, made up of tiny areas in the brain that have been deprived of oxygen and…
From the JAMA and Archives Journals press release via EurekAlert!: Among couples in which one partner was diagnosed as having posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), participation in disorder-specific couple therapy resulted in decreased PTSD symptom severity…
From the Children’s National Medical Center press release via EurekAlert!: A team at Children’s National Medical Center has found that external stimulation has an impact on the postnatal development of a specific region of the…
From the UC Berkeley press release via EurekAlert!: Girls with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) – and their families – often look forward to the likely decline in visible symptoms such as fidgety or disruptive…
From the National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis (NIMBioS) press release via EurekAlert!: With new national anti-bullying ads urging parents to teach their kids to speak up if they witness bullying, one researcher has…
From the University of Vermont press release: In 1714, the British government held a contest. They offered a large cash prize to anyone who could solve the vexing “longitude problem” — how to determine a…