When was the last time you heaved a sigh of boredom? Was it when you were mindlessly tackling that pile of dishes by the sink? Maybe it was while you were folding piles of laundry, or you were simply home alone with no plans and the TV wasn’t cutting it. There’s nothing quite like staring […]
A University of Minnesota Twin Cities researcher is part of an international team that has used imaging technology to show, for the first time, the creation and elimination of synapses between neurons in the brains of live mice. The research provides insight into what happens when memories are created and forgotten and could help scientists […]
The male reproductive system serves as a hotspot for the emergence of new genes. Perhaps that explains why more new mutations are inherited from fathers than from mothers. It doesn't, however, clarify why older fathers pass on more mutations than younger ones do. The mechanisms that might underlie these well-documented trends have long remained a […]
Nearly half of older adults with dementia experience falls, suggests new research that also identifies multiple risk factors for these falls. In a study of more than 5500 participants, 45.5% of those with dementia experienced one or more falls compared with 30.9% of their peers without dementia. Vision impairment and living with a spouse were […]
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. COVID-19 remained the top-ranked cause of death among law enforcement officers last year. A new report says 70 officers died of COVID-related causes after getting the virus while on the job. The number is down dramatically from 2021, when 405 officer deaths were […]
Breaking up sedentary time behind a desk by taking a 5-minute stroll every half hour was the optimal break from being seated to improve cardiometabolic and mental health, results of a small cross-over study show. “We set out to figure out what’s the bare minimum someone has to do in terms of movement” to counteract […]
Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have developed a new investigational drug that can block inflammatory signaling in a preclinical model of atopic dermatitis—eczema. Eczema, the most common recurrent inflammatory skin disorder, afflicts an estimated 10 to 20% of children and 5% of adults worldwide, with the highest incidence among African Americans. Symptoms and signs […]
Statins: How the drug prevents heart attacks and strokes We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Under current guidelines, statins are routinely […]
A universal criteria for diagnosing the blinding eye condition optic neuritis has been developed by a UCL-led team of researchers. Optic neuritis is inflammation in the optic nerve and is a common cause of sudden and acute vision loss, affecting around 6 in 100,000 people. It may occur at any age with vision loss typically […]
Some kids are born independent— they let go of our hands when they’re barely two years old, they don’t say goodbye at school drop-off, and they are perfectly content drawing or reading without an adult. Others have a more difficult time separating from their parents, even when all they’re asking is for thirty minutes of […]
