Bilingual children who speak native language at home have higher intelligence
Children who regularly use their native language at home while growing up in a different country have higher IQs, a new study has shown.
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Trigger for autoimmune disease identified
Researchers at National Jewish Health have identified a trigger for autoimmune diseases such as lupus, Crohn's disease and multiple sclerosis. The findings, published in the April 2017 issue of Journal of Clinical Investigation, ...
May 11, 2017
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High‑dose vitamin D significantly reduces disease activity in early multiple sclerosis onset, clinical trial finds
Researchers from CHU Nîmes, Université Montpellier, and multiple MS centers in France have found that oral cholecalciferol in doses of 100,000 IU every two weeks significantly reduced disease activity in clinically isolated ...
Leg exercise is critical to brain and nervous system health
Groundbreaking research shows that neurological health depends as much on signals sent by the body's large, leg muscles to the brain as it does on directives from the brain to the muscles. Published today in Frontiers in ...
May 23, 2018
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Study: Single episode of intense exercise reduces physical activity and body temperature, contributing to weight gain
Exercise is often recommended as an effective strategy for weight loss. However, a recent animal study at University of Tsukuba revealed that intense exercise sessions can decrease subsequent physical activity levels and ...
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Vaccinated groups at highest risk of Covid-19 hospitalisation and death identified using new QCovid tool
Researchers from the University of Oxford have today reported on findings on the vaccinated people who are at greatest risk from severe COVID-19 leading to hospitalisation or death from 14 days post the second dose vaccination, ...
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Q&A: Cannabis usage in middle-aged, older adults linked to larger brain volume, better cognitive function
Research studying the effects of cannabis on the brain has often focused on adolescents, but a new study from CU Anschutz researchers looks at population-level impacts of cannabis usage on the brain in older adults. The work ...
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Study examines whether replacements for missing teeth lower the risk of poor cognition
A study aiming to determine if the replacement of missing teeth with fixed prostheses may protect against cognitive decline was presented at the 52nd Annual Meeting & Exhibition of the AADOCR, in conjunction with the 47th ...
Mar 17, 2023
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Scientific team sounds the alarm on sugar as a source of disease
Is sugar making us sick? A team of scientists at the University of California in San Francisco believes so, and they're doing something about it. They launched an initiative to bring information on food and drink and added ...
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Pungent ginger compound puts immune cells on heightened alert
Ginger has a reputation for stimulating the immune system. New results from the Leibniz Institute for Food Systems Biology at the Technical University of Munich (Leibniz-LSB@TUM) now support this thesis. In laboratory tests, ...
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