Neuroscience
The 10 Alzheimer's symptoms you need to know
Alzheimer's disease, the most common form of dementia, affects millions of lives worldwide, robbing patients of their memories and thinking abilities.
Jun 15, 2023
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Health
Does your kid need a summer vacation from smartphones?
Summer vacation has begun for some families and screen use may already feel like too much.
Jun 1, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
A clever way to detect narcissism
A team of psychologists at the University of Helsinki, working with a colleague from Millsaps College, has discovered, via experimentation, a clever, new way to detect narcissism in a person. In their study, reported in the ...
Health
Heading to a beach this summer? Here's how to keep harmful algae blooms from spoiling your trip
Plunging into the ocean or a lake is one of the great joys of summer. But arriving at the beach to find water that's green, red or brown, and possibly foul-smelling, can instantly spoil the party.
May 3, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
When gambling becomes an addiction
Gambling can be a harmless hobby or a serious addiction. While gambling addicts are at risk of losing everything, the uncontrollable urge to continue keeps them going, often leading to compulsion. A Baylor College of Medicine ...
Mar 23, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Eating disorders spiked during the pandemic: Experts offer tips
Mental health issues clung to COVID-19 like remoras to a shark during the height of the pandemic. And among the most serious were eating disorders.
Mar 9, 2023
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Genetics
Has first person to live to be 150 been born?
Aging has been long believed to occur through accumulated mutations to DNA, which gradually interfere with the normal functioning of cells, tissues, and organs. In January, Harvard researchers reported that they'd turned ...
Jan 31, 2023
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Health
It's heart attack season. What do you need to know?
Along with parties, travel, and stress, fatal heart attacks are more common in December. We asked Elliott Marshall Antman, a specialist in cardiovascular medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital and a professor at Harvard ...
Dec 21, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Children as young as 10 are repeat self-harming, study finds
The risk of repeat self-harm in young people is highest in the first month after an initial self-harm hospital presentation.
Nov 21, 2022
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Medical research
Study discovers molecular control hub for skin inflammation
Inflammatory reactions in the skin can reduce damage from UV radiation or infections, but can also result in painful symptoms such as sunburn. A recent study at the University of Bonn and the University Hospital Bonn has ...
Nov 2, 2022
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