There is no cure for a stutter, but there are several steps that can help a person reduce stuttering. These…
Once or twice weekly daytime nap linked to lower heart attack/stroke risk
A daytime nap taken once or twice a week may lower the risk of having a heart attack/stroke, finds new…
Dietary supplement may help with schizophrenia
A dietary supplement, sarcosine, may help with schizophrenia as part of a holistic approach complementing antipsychotic medication, according to a…
Why people gain weight as they get older
Many people struggle to keep their weight in check as they get older. Now new research has uncovered why that…
Scientists triple storage time of human donor livers
A new method of preservation maintains human liver tissue for up to 27 hours will give doctors and patients a…
Hemophilia three times more prevalent than thought
Researchers performed a meta-analysis of the registry data in countries with the most comprehensive registries of hemophilia, which were Australia,…
How we make decisions depends on how uncertain we are
A new study on how we use reward information for making choices shows how humans and monkeys adopt their decision-making…
Acute periodontal disease bacteria love colon and dirt microbes
Mythbuster: The idea that bacterial collaborations within microbiomes, like in the mouth, have evolved to be generous and exclusive very…
Success of gene therapy for a form of inherited blindness depends on timing
An FDA-approved gene therapy for Leber congenital amaurosis, an inherited vision disorder with a childhood onset and progressive nature, has…
The diet-microbiome connection in inflammatory bowel disease
A change in diet is a go-to strategy for treating inflammatory bowel diseases like Crohn’s. In dogs with a similar…