Oncology & Cancer
Breast, ovarian cancer risk may have association with sense of smell
The association between menstrual cycle activity and breast and ovarian cancer risk may have an unexpected intermediary - odors.
Oct 21, 2015
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Health
Electric bikes could provide old people with brain boost
Older cyclists who use electric bicycles may be getting the same brain benefits as those on standard bikes.
Feb 21, 2019
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Neuroscience
Discovery: Scientists find for the first time how the eyes drain cellular waste and debris
Just as the brain is a privileged organ, so too are the eyes. Often poetically called the windows to the soul, a unique set of studies has begun to regard the eyes in another way. Like the brain, the eyes lack the classic ...
Neuroscience
Researchers develop a method of deep-brain stimulation during sleep to improve memory consolidation
A breakthrough study demonstrated for the first time that long-lasting memories are consolidated in the human brain through communication between the hippocampus and the cerebral cortex during sleep. Moreover, the researchers ...
Jun 2, 2023
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Neuroscience
Brain regions important for memory, perception are remodeled during the menstrual cycle, study finds
Central learning and memory hubs change in response to sex hormones. A new study in Nature Mental Health by Rachel Zsido and Julia Sacher of the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences and the University ...
Oct 13, 2023
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Study suggests women with severe forms of endometriosis are more attractive
(Medical Xpress)—In a truly odd study undertaken by a group of OB/GYN researchers in Italy, volunteer women were judged to determine if a medical condition known as endometriosis causes those afflicted to be viewed as more ...
Medical research
Drug blocks light sensors in eye that may trigger migraine attacks
For many migraine sufferers, bright lights are a surefire way to exacerbate their headaches. And for some night-shift workers, just a stroll through a brightly lit parking lot during the morning commute home can be enough ...
Aug 27, 2013
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Why am I so tired and when is it time to see the doctor about it? A GP explains
Everyone feels tired sometimes. But how do you know whether your tiredness is a problem worth seeing a doctor about? And with all the mental and emotional strain we have been under from the pandemic, isn't it just normal ...
Aug 9, 2022
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Take a bath 90 minutes before bedtime to get better sleep
Biomedical engineers at The University of Texas at Austin may have found a way for people to get better shuteye. Systematic review protocols—a method used to search for and analyze relevant data—allowed researchers to ...
Jul 20, 2019
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Neuroscience
New research suggests we also dream during non-REM sleep cycles
(Medical Xpress)—A team of researchers with members from institutions in the U.S., Italy and Switzerland has found evidence that suggests people have dreams during both REM and non-REM sleep cycles. In their paper published ...
