Psychology & Psychiatry
Smart people may learn music faster
Why do some people learn music more quickly than others?
Nov 15, 2019
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Medications
Is opioid treatment available to those who need it most?
The U.S. opioid epidemic is still raging—it's particularly pronounced in low-income areas and in those where people lack access to health care services, which includes cities in Michigan and across the Rust Belt. But the ...
Nov 14, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How meditation can help you make fewer mistakes
If you are forgetful or make mistakes when in a hurry, a new study from Michigan State University—the largest of its kind to-date—found that meditation could help you to become less error prone.
Nov 11, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
New drug combos may prevent resistance to melanoma treatments
A Michigan State University study led by a physiology graduate student in the College of Human Medicine has found that new drug combinations may prevent melanoma, an often deadly form of skin cancer, from becoming resistant ...
Nov 11, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Can solar technology kill cancer cells?
Scientific breakthroughs don't always happen in labs. For Sophia and Richard Lunt, Michigan State University researchers, many of their breakthroughs happen during neighborhood walks.
Oct 25, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Scientists find gender-distinct circuit for depression
Depression affects women nearly twice as much as men, but unraveling the brain's blueprint that regulates this behavior, let alone identifying specific molecular differences between sexes, has proven difficult.
Oct 9, 2019
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Health
Study suggests French ban on food additive may be premature
Michigan State University and University of Nebraska Medical Center researchers are refuting an earlier French government-funded study that claims titanium dioxide, a common food additive used worldwide, causes digestive ...
Sep 26, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Tiny bubbles in our body could fight cancer better than chemo
Healthy cells in our body release nano-sized bubbles that transfer genetic material such as DNA and RNA to other cells. It's your DNA that stores the important information necessary for RNA to produce proteins and make sure ...
Sep 13, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Using game technology to treat cognitively impaired children in Africa
Using a game designed for sub-Saharan Africa, Michigan State University researchers are rehabilitating children who suffer from cognitive impairment after surviving life-threatening diseases such as malaria and HIV.
Aug 29, 2019
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Could marriage stave off dementia?
Dementia and marital status could be linked, according to a new Michigan State University study that found married people are less likely to experience dementia as they age.
Aug 28, 2019
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