If you’re a senior who struggles to remember where you put your car keys, could noninvasive brain stimulation boost your memory? Yes, claims a new study that found folks who were treated with transcranial alternating current stimulation for four days in a row showed greater improvements in their ability to recall things than people who… read on > read on >
Pregnant women with a family history of any mental health condition may be at increased risk of depression after giving birth, a new research review finds. In an analysis of 26 studies, researchers found that women with a family history of psychiatric diagnoses were at heightened risk of postpartum depression. On average, they were twice… read on > read on >
Back in 2006, doctors began recommending the first vaccine for the common sexually transmitted human papillomavirus (HPV), with the shots carrying the potential to lower the risk of certain cancers. Now, a new study shows the vaccine has been wildly effective, nearly eliminating the prevalence of the two most dangerous strains of the virus among… read on > read on >
(HealthDay News) – – Amid an E. coli outbreak that has sickened at least 37 people in four states, the Wendy’s fast food chain has removed romaine lettuce from its sandwiches in Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania. “A specific food has not yet been confirmed as the source of this outbreak, but many sick people reported… read on > read on >
Workers who cleaned up the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico were more likely than others to have developed asthma or related symptoms, a long-term follow-up shows. “This is the first study to ever look at specific chemicals from oil spills and link them to respiratory diseases,” said study co-author Dale… read on > read on >
Smokers in the throes of nicotine withdrawal when they wake up in the morning may crave not just a cigarette but a cup of coffee along with it. Science can explain that. Researchers have identified two compounds in coffee that directly affect certain nicotine receptors in the brain. Study author Roger Papke, a pharmacology professor… read on > read on >
Men and women have different experiences with declining kidney function as they age, so researchers set out to try to figure out what was happening. What they knew was that more women have chronic kidney disease (CKD), while more men develop kidney failure, a seeming contradiction. What they found was that middle-aged women tended to… read on > read on >
Just like their humans, dogs are more often diagnosed with diabetes in certain places and times of year, new research reveals. Diagnoses of type 1 diabetes in humans rise during the winter months and in northern latitudes of the United States. This new study, by researchers from the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine,… read on > read on >
Kids can take part in sports while on vegetarian and vegan diets, but parents and caregivers must help them select foods that will fuel them and meet their nutrition needs. Vegan athletes can become deficient in vitamin B12, vitamin D, long-chain omega-3 fats, riboflavin and calcium, so it’s important to find good substitutes, said Roberta… read on > read on >
More than 70 genes are very strongly associated with autism and more than 250 are linked to the condition, a major new genetic analysis has revealed. The analysis is the largest of its kind to date, involving more than 150,000 participants, including 20,000 diagnosed with autism. The researchers found that genes linked predominantly to developmental… read on > read on >
