Psychology & Psychiatry
World's biggest study of left-handedness
From Leonardo da Vinci to Oprah Winfrey, and from Napoleon Bonaparte to Jimi Hendrix the talents of left-handers have been celebrated across the generations.
Apr 3, 2020
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News tagged with meta analyses
Sports medicine & Kinesiology
Do compression garments facilitate muscle recovery after exercise?
Compression garments are an elastic cloth fitting that people wear on their arms, legs, or hips during or after physical exercise. Their use has gained popularity over the last few decades because they are thought to enhance ...
May 19, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
'Promising evidence' that osteopathy may relieve musculoskeletal pain
There's "promising evidence" that osteopathy, the physical manipulation of the body's tissues and bones, may relieve the pain associated with musculoskeletal conditions, finds a review of the available clinical evidence, ...
Apr 12, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
A brain with 'multiple demand' is what drives human reasoning, scientists say
Reasoning is an ability that is unique to human cognition. However, despite our advances in neuroimaging techniques, we cannot clearly map the neural regions involved in human reasoning. In a new study, researchers from Korea ...
Sep 6, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Who benefits from brain training and why? Study shows 'near transfer' predicts 'far transfer'
If you are skilled at playing puzzles on your smartphone or tablet, what does it say about how fast you learn new puzzles, or, more broadly, how well you can focus, say, in school or at work? Or, in the language of psychologists, ...
Jun 20, 2022
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Medical research
A somewhat systematic review of previous systematic reviews and meta-analyses about nutrition and Alzheimer's
A team from the International Education College of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China, has conducted a review of systematic reviews and meta-analysis studies around the topic of nutrition in disease.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Diet, parental behavior, and preschool can boost children's IQ
Supplementing children's diets with fish oil, enrolling them in quality preschool, and engaging them in interactive reading all turn out to be effective ways to raise a young child's intelligence, according to a new report ...
Jan 25, 2013
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Health
New study finds no relationship between high intake of refined grain foods and risk of cardiovascular disease
A new study recently published Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine reveals that consuming high intakes of refined grain foods does not increase one's risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), coronary heart disease, heart attack, ...
Oct 19, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Report says new evidence could tip the balance in aspirin cancer prevention care
A new report by American Cancer Society scientists says new data showing aspirin's potential role in reducing the risk of cancer death bring us considerably closer to the time when cancer prevention can be included in clinical ...
Apr 9, 2012
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Medications
OTC supplement berberine is all over social media—does it really help you lose weight?
The latest health trend on TikTok has been dubbed "nature's own Ozempic". It's the herbal preparation berberine.
Jun 2, 2023
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