Neuroscience

Study links nutrients, brain structure, cognition in healthy aging

In a new study, scientists explored the links between three measures known to independently predict healthy aging: nutrient intake, brain structure and cognitive function. Their analysis adds to the evidence that these factors ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Oh, that's nice: How we recognize irony

We don't always recognize irony right away. An interdisciplinary research team at the Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics in Frankfurt am Main found that irony is primarily signaled by moving stress within a sentence. ...

Cardiology

Sedentary time may significantly increase adolescent heart size

In adolescents, sedentary time may increase heart size three times more than moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, a paper published in the Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports concludes. The study was conducted ...

Neuroscience

Study shows link between brain age and stroke outcomes

A new study lead by a team of researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of USC shows that younger "brain age," a neuroimaging-based assessment of global brain health, is associated with better post-stroke outcomes. The findings ...

Medications

Study finds evidence of resistance to COVID-19 drugs

Resistance to Paxlovid is already evident among viral SARS-CoV-2 variants currently circulating globally, indicating that this stand-alone drug known as a protease inhibitor could soon become less effective in treating COVID-19 ...

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