Health
Snow shoveling, slips on ice bring cold weather dangers
Clearing away snow can be hazardous to your health, experts warn.
Mar 8, 2021
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Neuroscience
Mnemonic device used to improve short-term memory found to also improve longer term memory
A team of researchers from the Netherlands, Austria and Germany has found that a well-known mnemonic device used to improve short-term memory also improves longer-term memory. In their paper published in the journal Science ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Tiny population of neurons may have big role in depression
A tiny population of neurons known to be important to appetite appear to also have a significant role in depression that results from unpredictable, chronic stress, scientists say.
Feb 11, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Why people with depression can sometimes experience memory problems
While we often associate depression with low mood, tiredness and feelings of hopelessness, less well known is that some people with depression may experience problems with their memory—such as feeling more forgetful than ...
Feb 9, 2021
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Sleep deprivation may exacerbate frailty's effects on mental health in older adults
Previous studies have linked sleep deprivation and frailty with depression. A new study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society that examined their combined effect suggests that short sleep intensifies ...
Feb 3, 2021
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Neuroscience
Brain cell network supplies neurons with energy
The human brain has about as many neurons as glial cells. These are divided into four major groups: the microglia, the astrocytes, the NG2 glial cells, and the oligodendrocytes. Oligodendrocytes function primarily as a type ...
Jan 19, 2021
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Neuroscience
How does the brain project manage its learning?
The famous patient Henry Molaison (long known as H.M.) suffered damage to his hippocampus after a surgical attempt to cure his epilepsy. As a result, he had anterograde amnesia, which meant that things he learned never made ...
Dec 18, 2020
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Genetics
Genetic mutation increases one's susceptibility to mesothelioma
New research has found that individuals born with inherited mutations of the "BLM gene' are more susceptible to developing mesothelioma, especially upon exposure to asbestos. The study was conducted by University of Hawaiʻi ...
Dec 18, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Infants little affected by COVID-19
COVID-19 is a very different disease in infants; compared to adults, most do surprisingly well when infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes the disease.
Dec 17, 2020
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Neuroscience
High blood pressure at any age, no matter how long you have it, may speed cognitive decline
High blood pressure appears to accelerate a decline in cognitive performance in middle-aged and older adults, according to new research published today in Hypertension.
Dec 14, 2020
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