Rather than functioning as substitutes for hospital-based emergency departments, freestanding emergency departments have increased local market spending on emergency care…
Dementia patients’ adult kids diagnosed earlier than their parents
A new study indicates that people with dementia — whose parents also had dementia — develop symptoms an average of…
Wake-up call: Cellular sleep isn’t as harmless as once thought
New research into the mechanics of cellular sleep and shutdown could shed light on the aging process and how to…
Embryonic development: Earlier origin of neural crest cells
Neural crest cells have been thought to originate in the ectoderm, the outermost of the three germ layers formed in…
Overall time on social media is not related to teen anxiety and depression
New research found that the amount of time spent on social media is not directly increasing anxiety or depression in…
Protein in blood protects against neuronal damage after brain hemorrhage
Patients who survive a cerebral hemorrhage may suffer delayed severe brain damage caused by free hemoglobin, which comes from red…
Exercise can reduce artery stiffness associated with heart failure
Generally, exercise is considered good for you. However, physicians and medical doctors previously prescribed bedrest to people with heart failure,…
New insights into how the brain perceives and processes odors
New research makes advances in understanding how smells are perceived and represented in the brain.
More electronic device use tied to more sugar and caffeine in teens
A new study found that more than 27% of teens exceed recommended sugar intake and 21% exceed recommended caffeine from…
Treating Gulf War Illness with FDA-approved antiviral drugs
A recent study has shown that adjusting GI tract viruses by repurposing existing FDA-approved antiviral drugs offers a route for…