Health
New design makes treadmill more like running outdoors
Exercise researchers have developed a new treadmill that automatically changes speed to match the pace of the runner.
Apr 14, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Peak cognitive skills not strictly a feature of youth, study finds
New research is changing long-held ideas of how our minds age, painting a richer picture of different cognitive skills peaking across a lifetime, with at least one—vocabulary—peaking at a time when many are considering ...
Mar 20, 2015
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Neuroscience
In university basement, bats and owls offer clues into brain function
What can we learn about attention by studying bats and owls? In one corner of the basement of Ames Hall at the Johns Hopkins University, Cynthia Moss opened the door of a room where about a dozen Egyptian fruit bats dozed ...
Feb 21, 2015
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Health
Children, people with respiratory problems especially vulnerable to bitter wind chill
The arctic cold snap affecting the Midwest and the Northeast this weekend should not be taken lightly, says David Holmes, MD, clinical associate professor of family medicine in the University at Buffalo School of Medicine ...
Feb 16, 2015
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Health
Tooth loss linked to slowing mind and body
The memory and walking speeds of adults who have lost all of their teeth decline more rapidly than in those who still have some of their own teeth, finds new UCL research.
Dec 18, 2014
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Surgery
In pitching injuries, the elbow is connected to the hip bone
(Medical Xpress)—New University of Florida research suggests that a pitcher's elbow injury could be linked to movement in the hips. Dr. Kevin W. Farmer, an assistant professor in the UF department of orthopaedics and rehabilitation, ...
May 1, 2014
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Health
Grandmas stay sharp when they care for grandkids once a week
Taking care of grandkids one day a week helps keep grandmothers mentally sharp, finds a study from the Women's Healthy Aging Project study in Australia, published online today in Menopause, the journal of The North American ...
Apr 8, 2014
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Genetics
Genes may thwart seniors' exercise gains
Keeping strong and physically fit is crucial to maintaining independence among the elderly. Exercise has repeatedly been shown to reduce or slow age-related declines in physical function and is a widely recommended for seniors, ...
Mar 14, 2014
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Medical research
Bio-X researchers develop new technology to study hearing
(Medical Xpress)—Much of what is known about sensory touch and hearing cells is based on indirect observation. Scientists know that these exceptionally tiny cells are sensitive to changes in force and pressure. But to truly ...
Jan 8, 2014
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Neuroscience
Researchers discover promising new treatment to help people with spine injuries walk better
Scientists may have found a new treatment that can help people with spinal cord injuries walk better. The research is published in the November 27, 2013, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy ...
Nov 27, 2013
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