Neuroscience

New AI technology estimates brain age using low-cost EEG device

As people age, their brains do, too. But if a brain ages prematurely, there is potential for age-related diseases such as mild cognitive impairment, dementia, or Parkinson's disease. If "brain age" could be easily calculated, ...

HIV & AIDS

Perinatal transmission of HIV can lead to cognitive deficits

Perinatal transmission of HIV to newborns is associated with serious cognitive deficits as children grow older, according to a detailed analysis of 35 studies conducted by Georgetown University Medical Center neuroscientists. ...

Neuroscience

Study shows damaging impact of heat waves on vital organs

Researchers from the University of California, Irvine have found evidence of the molecular causes of the damaging impact heat stress causes on the gut, liver and brain in the elderly. These findings point to the potential ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Survey finds loneliness epidemic runs deep among parents

A new national survey conducted by The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center finds that a broad majority of parents experience isolation, loneliness and burnout from the demands of parenthood, with many feeling a lack ...

Cardiology

How anger could raise your heart risks

Feeling angry constricts blood vessels in unhealthy ways and could raise a person's long-term odds for heart disease, new research warns.

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