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Medical Xpress / Bilingualism and sex hormones may provide a new link to brain resilience and dementia risk
Why do some people maintain good memories and have healthy brains even as they age? Research that my colleagues and I recently published in Alzheimer's & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring, explored the ...
Medical Xpress / New UK drug approval pathway benefits industry over patients, argues expert
A new UK drug approval pathway, designed to speed up the availability of new medicines, benefits industry over patients and the NHS, argues an expert in The BMJ. The pathway aligns regulatory review by the Medicines and Healthcare ...
Phys.org / How the world's missing beetles could save the rainforest
Describing new species can take decades. But scientists are working to identify new ways to speed up our understanding of this hidden biodiversity. By looking at the genetic data of thousands of beetle species, our researchers ...
Tech Xplore / Human-like robot voices boost customer support after mistakes, five experiments show
When service robots make mistakes, it is not only important whether customers receive compensation. The robot's voice can also shape how the situation is perceived. A human-like voice can make customers feel more supported ...
Medical Xpress / Double take: Scientists solve the neurological mystery of 'hyperfamiliar' faces
Imagine walking down the high street and feeling a powerful spark of recognition for almost every person you pass. For some sufferers of a rare condition called hyperfamiliarity for faces (HFF), this confusing and sometimes ...
Medical Xpress / Ted Turner's brain disease more common than previously thought, review finds
The degenerative brain disease that claimed CNN founder Ted Turner's life is likely more common than other rare but well-known neurological diseases, a new evidence review says.
Medical Xpress / New guideline aims to reduce severe allergic reactions to epilepsy drugs
Researchers from the Center of Excellence in Regulatory Science and Innovation in Pharmacogenomics (CERSI-PGx) have published a new prescribing guideline aimed at reducing the incidence of serious allergic reactions to common ...
Medical Xpress / Simple blood test could help spot dementia risk earlier by combining aging and genetic clues
Having a biological age older than chronological age is associated with a greater likelihood of developing dementia, a new study has shown. By combining measures of biological aging and genetic risk, researchers have identified ...
Medical Xpress / Osteoporosis could increase mortality risk in postmenopausal women, study suggests
Osteoporosis, which is highly prevalent in postmenopausal women, has long been associated with an increased risk of fractures. A new study suggests it may also increase a woman's overall risk of death—by as much as 47%—especially ...
Medical Xpress / Elevator capacity signs may underestimate modern passenger weight across Europe
Across Europe, elevator capacity signs for the maximum number of passengers permitted based on weight are out of date with current obesity trends, finds new research being presented at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO26) ...
Medical Xpress / French hantavirus patient is critically ill and on an artificial lung as outbreak grows to 11
A French woman infected in the deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship is critically ill and being treated with an artificial lung, a doctor at the Paris hospital caring for the sickened passenger said Tuesday. The outbreak ...
Medical Xpress / Calculating cancer risk through the genetic fingerprints of tumors
Why do two people with the same cancer diagnosis—the same stage, the same cell type, and the same clinical profile—often have completely different outcomes? For decades, scientists have studied acquired mutations in cancer ...
