Using a cellphone to take a break during mentally challenging tasks does not allow the brain to recharge effectively and may result in poorer performance,…
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People who eat dark chocolate less likely to be depressed
Eating dark chocolate may positively affect mood and relieve depressive symptoms, finds a new UCL-led study looking at whether different types of chocolate are associated…
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Protein-gene interactions involved in Alzheimer’s disease
Among the confounding challenges of diagnosing and treating Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the fact that patients with asymptomatic and symptomatic versions of the degenerative condition…
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First blood-brain barrier chip using stem cells
Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles have, for the first time, duplicated a patient’s blood-brain barrier…
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When does clean eating become an unhealthy obsession? New findings on who is at risk for orthorexia nervosa
Researchers at York University’s Faculty of Health say those who have a history of an eating disorder, obsessive-compulsive traits, dieting, poor body image, and a…
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First maps of two melatonin receptors essential for sleep
An international team of researchers used an X-ray laser at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory to create the first detailed maps of…
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Body mass index may play a significant role in the progression of multiple sclerosis: A new longitudinal study finds a link between blood lipids and worsening of disease in multiple sclerosis patients who are overweight and obese
A newly published paper in the Lancet journal EBioMedicine identifies a link between high levels of blood lipids and worsening of disease in multiple sclerosis…
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First ratings for youth football helmets address sport’s largest pool of athletes
The majority of people playing football in the U.S. aren’t NFL players or collegiate athletes — they’re youth players, less than 14 years old. But…
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New proof that narcolepsy is an autoimmune disease
Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have discovered autoreactive cells in persons suffering from narcolepsy. This is a new, important proof that the sleep disorder…
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The sneaky way estrogen drives brain metastasis in non-estrogen-dependent breast cancers
Triple-negative breast cancers are more likely than other breast cancer types to metastasize and are especially likely to go the brain in younger women. Researchers…
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