Food recognition in hundred-year-olds: this explains how our semantic memory works
Repeated life-long experience models our semantic memory, i.e. our knowledge related to objects and events. This also relates to our eating habits: the type of...
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Patients who have had an irregular heart beat can’t ever be considered ‘cured’
Credit: University of Birmingham Patients with an abnormal heart rhythm that can leave them at a higher risk of suffering from stroke still need treatment...
Research suggests a 15-minute ‘daily mile’ could enhance health of the world’s children
Credit: Elaine Livingstone Policymakers should consider introducing The Daily Mile to improve the health and fitness of schoolchildren around the world, according to new research...
Does melatonin do anything? (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, May 10, 2018 -- Melatonin is a widely used supplement. Many people turn to the hormone hoping it will...
Pterocarpanquinones and carbapterocarpans with anti-tumor activity against MDR leukemias
Credit: Dr. Vivian M Rumjanek et al., Bentham Science Publishers Careful thinking must be put since the very first days of the design of a...
A vital pause: Neurons in the brain’s striatum may help regulate response to unexpected stimuli
Credit: OIST Changing our behavior based on unexpected cues from our environment is an essential part of survival. The ability to drop what you're doing...
Do the elderly want technology to help them take their medication?
Over 65s say they would find technology to help them take their medications helpful, but need the technology to be familiar, accessible and easy to...
OSA in older adults: Often present, seldom investigated
Older Americans are often at a high risk for obstructive sleep apnea, yet this illness remains vastly underdiagnosed, a new study finds. University of Michigan...
Combining GANs and reinforcement learning for drug discovery
Credit: Insilico Medicine, Inc. Thursday, May 10, 2018, Baltimore, MD - Insilico Medicine, a Baltimore-based next-generation artificial intelligence company specializing in the application of deep...
Annual well woman visit to the OB/GYN can keep your heart healthy
DALLAS, May 10, 2018 - Annual well woman exams by OB/GYNs provide a golden opportunity to evaluate a woman's heart health, according to a new...
Scientists identify cause of resistance to breakthrough breast and ovarian cancer drug
Scientists have identified a mutation that gives cancer cells resistance to the breakthrough cancer treatment olaparib and other PARP inhibitors. The study findings could help...
Study shows prolonged NAS treatment for infants discharged early
Infants who are diagnosed with drug withdrawal after birth who are treated with medication as outpatients at home are treated three times longer than infants...
Treatment for MRSA no longer more costly than for susceptible Staph aureus infections
Washington DC - A new study from the Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy (CDDEP), with collaborators from Johns Hopkins University and University of...
Women seeking crowdfunding financing for start-ups are perceived as more trustworthy
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- While men have benefited from a gender bias against women when seeking financing for business start-ups, the opposite may be true for...
UTA study finds art therapy helps veterans cope with trauma
Credit: UTA Researchers at The University of Texas at Arlington have found that 98 percent of veterans participating in the University's Artopia program consider that...
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