New research reveals that some primary school-aged children have self-harmed, prompting calls for intervention efforts to start earlier. Led by researchers at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) and the University of Melbourne, the study assessed more than 1200 children living in Melbourne, Australia, each year from age 8-9 years (wave 1) to 11-12 years […]
AI system solves 50-year-old protein folding problem in hours
An artificial intelligence company that gained fame for designing computer systems that could beat humans at games has now made a huge advancement in biological science. The company, DeepMind, which is owned by the same parent company as Google, has created an AI system that can rapidly and accurately predict how proteins fold to get […]
Automatic deep-learning AI tool measures volume of cerebral ventricles on MRIs in children
Researchers from multiple institutions in North America have developed a fully automated, deep-learning (DL), artificial-intelligence clinical tool that can measure the volume of cerebral ventricles on magnetic resonance images (MRIs) in children within about 25 minutes. The ability to track ventricular volume over time in a clinical setting will prove invaluable in the treatment of […]
Stable connections between nerve cells are the basis of memory
Memories are part of our lives, the good and the bad. Through our senses, experiences reach our brain where networks of nerve cells encode them into a memory. It was previously unclear why only certain nerve cells join together for this purpose. Researchers from the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry in Munich have now discovered […]
New tests identify very early changes in Alzheimer’s disease before symptoms appear
Researchers at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden, together with their colleagues at the Barcelona Beta Research Centre in Spain, the University Medical Centre in Ljubljana, Slovenia, and the University of Paris, have found new forms of tau protein that become abnormal in the very early stages of Alzheimer’s disease before cognitive problems develop. The […]
Trista Sutter Reveals Husband Ryan Has Been 'Struggling for Months' with Mystery Illness: 'It's Messed Up'
Trista Sutter is opening up about a mysterious illness that has plagued her husband of almost 17 years, Ryan Sutter. The former Bachelorette, 48, revealed in an Instagram post on Sunday that Ryan, 46, has been "struggling for months" with his health. Reflecting on the recent Thanksgiving holiday, Trista wrote in the caption alongside a […]
Pregnant Kendra and Joe Duggar Reveal Sex of 'Tie-Breaker' 3rd Baby
It’s a … ! Pregnant Kendra Duggar and Joe Duggar revealed on Monday, November 30, that they have a second baby girl on the way. The Duggars: A Comprehensive Guide to the Famous Family “Our nursery is going to be full of pink, as we get ready for our soon coming little one,” the Counting […]
Older adults with dementia exhibit financial ‘symptoms’ up to six years before diagnosis
A new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Federal Reserve Board of Governors found that Medicare beneficiaries who go on to be diagnosed with dementia are more likely to miss payments on bills as early as six years before a clinical diagnosis. The study also found […]
Wiliams Sonoma Has a Wild Sale On Staub Cast Iron Dutch Ovens for Cyber Monday
It’s comfort food season, and that means that we’re roasting, stewing, baking, and braising pretty much every food that comes through our kitchen. Our favorite multi-purpose tool for comfort food cooking has always been an enameled cast iron Dutch oven. We’ve often waxed poetic about Le Creuset, Ina Garten’s favorite brand, but there’s another maker […]
Kelly Clarkson Has Full Custody of Her Kids Amid Divorce 'Conflict'
Relatively speaking, Kelly Clarkson has done a relatively good job of keeping quiet on the details of her split from Brandon Blackstock. Still, a few ugly details have leaked out via court documents and our interpretations of her occasional vague statements. The latest news is that Clarkson was awarded primary physical custody of their children, […]