Omicron: GP explains ‘overwhelming’ science behind vaccines 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 There is a battle underway as the UK […]
Assisted living communities too often fail to meet the needs of older adults and should focus more on residents’ medical and mental health concerns, according to a recent report by a diverse panel of experts. It’s a clarion call for change inspired by the altered profile of the population that assisted living now serves. Residents […]
Adolescent cannabis abuse has increased 245% since 2000 in the US, while alcohol abuse has steadily declined over the same period. That’s according to a national, peer-reviewed study tracking intentional misuse and abuse reported to the National Poison Data System (NPDS) up until 2020. Findings, published today in the peer-reviewed journal Clinical Toxicology, find over […]
When Garret Cann was diagnosed with cancer in his late 20s, he found himself going down a dark road in an attempt to cope. It was a path that led to him being in the worst shape of his life – until he turned himself around three years later. Now, Garret hopes to be crowned […]
Alzheimer’s treatment ‘turned up to 11’ with new spinal tap test to spot early signs dementia offering rapid drug therapy Almost one million Britons have dementia with Alzheimer’s being most common A spinal tap pilot study is correctly identifying 90 per cent of dementia cases Earlier treatment can delay the devastating impact of dementia on […]
About 1 in 5 young Australians will experience a mental health problem like depression or anxiety each year. The COVID pandemic has only intensified mental health concerns in young people. In Australia, decades of investment in early intervention and treatment services have not decreased rates of depression and anxiety. This has sparked more interest in […]
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 A mum-of-two who thought she had Crohn’s disease was given the devastating news that she only […]
According to a new study, children think they have less access to common measurement tools and toys around the house than their parents do. This was the unexpected result Megan Ennes and co-investigator Gail Jones discovered just before launching a year-long program to boost science engagement among minority and low-income families in the southeastern U.S. […]
Dr Marc Tessier-Lavigne Stanford University has launched a formal investigation into its own president, neuroscientist Marc Tessier-Lavigne, PhD, for alleged research misconduct pertaining to five scientific articles on which he was lead or coauthor. Stanford’s Board of Trustees is leading the investigation. The university’s student newspaper, the Stanford Daily, broke the news of the investigation […]
JoAnn Buchanan, Ph.D., was deep into the data. One click at a time, she scanned through the branching, twisting 3D shapes of mouse brain cells on her computer screen. And then Buchanan, a scientist at the Allen Institute, saw something weird: a kind of brain cell she wasn’t familiar with. “They’re just such beautiful cells, […]
