New research suggests older people who were more anxious and depressed during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic had…
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Cognitive decline may help predict future fracture risk in women
Researchers led by the Garvan Institute of Medical Research have discovered a link between cognitive decline and a faster rate…
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New neuronal circuit may help control which sensory information is relayed to the auditory cortex
A team of neuroscientists at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology led by Baher Ibrahim and Dr. Daniel…
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New discovery could help take down drug-resistant bacteria
Scientists have found a new way to kill antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The new approach disarms their natural defense mechanism, making existing…
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New algorithm could help enable next-generation deep brain stimulation devices
By delivering small electrical pulses directly to the brain, deep brain stimulation (DBS) can ease tremors associated with Parkinson’s disease…
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Exploiting bacterial ‘sweet tooth’ may help image and diagnose infections
In the movie Mary Poppins, the title character sings that “a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down.” Now,…
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Gene identified that could help prevent or delay onset of Alzheimer’s disease
Findings of a study by the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), an affiliate of City of Hope, suggest that increasing…
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Alastair Campbell health: Journalist recalls his ‘massive plunge’ during lockdown
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Vitamin B6 may help keep COVID-19’s cytokine storms at bay
Who would have thought that a small basic compound like vitamin B6 in bananas or fish could be key to…
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Fears loom for teens undergoing vital brain development during COVID—telling stories might help
“At the end of the war men returned from the battlefield grown silent—not richer, but poorer in communicable experience”, wrote…
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