Archive: 03/11/2015

New genetic risk marker for late-life depression

One of the most powerful predictors in neuropsychiatry is the epsilon 4 (ε4) allele of the apolipoprotein gene (APOE).

Nov 3, 2015

Teens spend an average of 9 hours a day with media

Teenagers spend nearly nine hours a day absorbing media and despite all the new options, music and television remain the favorites.

Nov 3, 2015

How older people can use the internet to avoid loneliness

Placing someone in solitary confinement is usually seen as our most extreme forms of legally sanctioned punishment. And with good reason. Research suggests that loneliness can be as bad for your health as smoking 15 cigarettes ...

Nov 3, 2015

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Cancer-like forms of parasites may lead to new approaches to curing diseases

A study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows that some forms of the single celled parasites, Trypanosoma brucei and Toxoplasma gondii behave like cancer cells.

Nov 3, 2015

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Early hospitalization key to survival for Ebola victims

A retrospective study of Ebola epidemics in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) suggested that each day of delay in hospital admittance was associated with an 11% increased risk of death for Ebola patients during epidemics.

Nov 3, 2015

Large-scale study on Lumos Labs' online cognitive assessment published in Frontiers in Psychology

Lumos Labs, the makers of Lumosity, today announced the publication regarding its NeuroCognitive Performance Test (NCPT), a brief, repeatable, web-based cognitive assessment platform. Neuropsychological assessments are designed ...

Nov 3, 2015