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Medical Xpress / Heart-healthy lifestyles can also delay brain aging, researchers find
Most of us know that habits like poor diet and lack of exercise are bad for our hearts, but it turns out they're bad for our brains, too. Conversely, heart-healthy lifestyles can also ward off brain aging and dementia, according ...
Medical Xpress / Intensive 4-day therapy for panic disorder linked to lasting symptom relief
Panic attacks can be extremely unpleasant and can cause intense fear. If you experience these attacks regularly, professionals call it panic disorder. A method to treat the disorder was developed some time ago in Bergen. ...
Medical Xpress / Natural short sleepers have a genetic mutation, finds new study
Not everyone needs 8 hours of sleep to function properly. Some people can feel well-rested and show no negative effects of sleep deprivation, even after just 4 hours of sleep, which is likely the result of a genetic mutation.
Medical Xpress / Small but significant associations found between parental device use and child development
University of Wollongong researchers report statistically significant associations between parental technology use in a child's presence (PTU) and specific cognitive, behavioral, and screen-based outcomes.
Medical Xpress / Twin study detects bacteria in small intestine that play role in development of multiple sclerosis
More than 280,000 people in Germany have multiple sclerosis (MS) and approximately 15,000 new cases are diagnosed each year. This makes MS the most common inflammatory disease of the central nervous system.
Medical Xpress / National study evaluates the electricity cost burden of in-home medical equipment
In the United States, the market for durable medical equipment (DME)—including oxygen concentrators, continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machines and peritoneal kidney dialysis machines—has a projected market increase ...
Medical Xpress / Researchers study the brain's ability to organize action plans
The human capacity to develop a diverse and highly complex repertoire of action plans is truly remarkable. Many of our behaviors are rooted in associations between actions and their outcomes, which we form and leverage flexibly.
Medical Xpress / Losing a parent may increase children's risk of being bullied
Losing a parent or caregiver at any age is a traumatic and emotional experience, but when a child loses a parent, it can profoundly affect their development and well-being throughout multiple stages of their life.
Medical Xpress / Iron-activated molecules show promise against aggressive, treatment-resistant cancer cells
Current anticancer treatments essentially target the primary tumor cells that proliferate quickly, but do not effectively eliminate specific cancer cells able to adapt to existing treatments and which exhibit high metastatic ...
Medical Xpress / Study finds teens driving older vehicles have increased risk for fatal crashes
Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for U.S. teens. Newer vehicles and driver assistance technologies show promise in reducing crashes and injury severities. Researchers at Nationwide Children's Hospital ...
Medical Xpress / Neuroscientists pinpoint where (and how) brain circuits are reshaped as we learn new movements
A study published by scientists at the University of California San Diego is redefining science's understanding of the way learning takes place. The findings, published in the journal Nature, provide novel insights into how ...
Medical Xpress / Childhood brain tumors develop early in highly specialized nerve cells, research reveals
Medulloblastoma is one of the most common malignant tumors of the central nervous system (CNS) in children and adolescents. It develops in the area of the cerebellum, which is responsible for movement coordination, among ...