When negative images intrude: Study could help characterize the ability to resist everyday distractions The world is full of distractions, like intrusive memories, worries about the future and reminders of things to do. Apr 17, 2025 0 19
High school experiences linked to midlife body weight High schools have long been recognized for shaping students' futures. According to a new study by researchers from Penn State, the University of Texas, the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Minnesota, ... Apr 17, 2025 0 41
Insomnia and sleep medication use connected to disability in older adults Insomnia is a significant health and quality of life concern for older adults, with up to half of all adults over the age of 65 experiencing insomnia symptoms. In a new study, researchers in the Penn State College of Health ... Apr 17, 2025 0 29
Experimental cancer drug could streamline standard tuberculosis treatment and prevent post-TB lung disease An experimental drug now in clinical trials as a cancer treatment could help boost the power of first-line tuberculosis (TB) treatments by helping infected cells die a gentler death, Johns Hopkins Medicine investigators report, ... Apr 17, 2025 0 26
Low-intensity electrical pulses could help the immune system fight cancer High-intensity electrical pulses have been medically used to destroy tumors while sparing healthy tissue. But lower-intensity pulses may have a different effect—they reshape the battlefield, making tumors more vulnerable ... Apr 17, 2025 0 181
Study identifies link between body clock disruption and metabolic disease Northwestern Medicine investigators have discovered how disruptions in the circadian rhythm in our muscles combined with poor diet can contribute to the development of diabetes, according to a recent study published in Proceedings ... Apr 17, 2025 0 58
Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency: Study reveals why some patients with the hereditary disease remain healthy Alpha-1-antitrypsin is a so-called protease inhibitor, a type of enzyme inhibitor. It is produced in the liver but exerts its effects in the lungs, where it regulates immune cell activity. This regulation is crucial, and ... Apr 17, 2025 0 30
Eleven tips for coping with an anxiety disorder Having occasional feelings of anxiety is a normal part of life, but people with anxiety disorders experience frequent and excessive anxiety, fear, terror and panic in everyday situations. These feelings are unhealthy if they ... Apr 17, 2025 0 24
Brain imaging study reveals synaptic mechanisms of learning How do we learn something new? How do tasks at a new job, lyrics to the latest hit song or directions to a friend's house become encoded in our brains? The broad answer is that our brains undergo adaptations to accommodate ... Apr 17, 2025 0 134
Brain-machine interface study reveals how intentions and actions are linked in time Researchers led by Jean-Paul Noel at the University of Minnesota, United States, have decoupled intentions, actions and their effects by manipulating the brain-machine interface that allows a person with otherwise paralyzed ... Apr 17, 2025 0 93