Study examines new therapy for insomnia
From the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center press release via EurekAlert!: If you are among the 50 percent of Americans who suffer from insomnia, then you have probably tried everything – from warm milk to…
Study suggests gene linked to obesity may reduce depression risk
From the McMasterUniversity press release via EurekAlert!: Researchers at McMaster University have discovered new genetic evidence about why some people are happier than others. McMaster scientists have uncovered evidence that the gene FTO – the…
Study examines effect of decreased kidney function on cognitive functioning
From the Temple University press release via EurekAlert!: Decreased kidney function is associated with decreased cognitive functioning in areas such as global cognitive ability, abstract reasoning and verbal memory, according to a study led by…
Study suggests diabetes drug improves memory
From the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston press release via EurekAlert!: An FDA-approved drug initially used to treat insulin resistance in diabetics has shown promise as a way to improve cognitive performance in…
Study suggests collaborative approach to improve dementia care
From the Indiana University press release via EurekAlert!: The approach of the Indianapolis Discovery Network for Dementia — with contributions from family members, community advocates, health care systems and researchers — improves dementia care and…
Study finds Parkinson’s disease protein causes disease spread and neuron death in healthy animals
From the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine press release via EurekAlert!: Understanding how any disease progresses is one of the first and most important steps towards finding treatments to stop it. This has been…
Study tracks brain gene response to territorial aggression
From the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign press release via EurekAlert!: With a mate and a nest to protect, the male threespined stickleback is a fierce fish, chasing and biting other males until they go…
Study suggests oxytocin affects desire to flirt in commited male partners
From the University of Bonn press release via EurekAlert!: Flirting brings women and men closer. But the “social distance” ensures that they will keep a certain spatial distance from each other. Researchers under the leadership…
Study illuminates pathways of motivation through brain
From the Stanford University Medical Center press release by Kelly Servick via ScienceDaily: Whether you are an apple tree or an antelope, survival depends on using your energy efficiently. In a difficult or dangerous situation,…
Study suggests virtual reality could predict real-world consequences of cognitive impairments
From the University of Toronto press release via Newswise: A virtual reality test being developed at UTSC might do a better job than pencil-and-paper tests of predicting whether a cognitive impairment will have real-world consequences.…