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Dry January helps participants control their drinking, have better skin and lose weight

New research from the University of Sussex shows that taking part in Dry January - abstaining from booze for a month - sees people regaining control of their drinking, having more energy, better skin and losing weight. They also report drinking less months later.

31 Dec 2018

Older adults care about strangers' welfare in financial decision-making, study finds

A recent study by researchers from the National University of Singapore found that when it comes to making financial decisions under risk, older adults will regard the financial outcomes of others' as their own and make choices that they would have selected for themselves.

30 Dec 2018

Scientists uncover direct link between brain cell size and IQ level

Scientists working within the Human Brain Project have for the first time uncovered a direct relation between brain cell size and IQ level.

21 Dec 2018

Calorie-labeling may change the way your brain responds to food

Seeing pictures of food with calorie information not only makes food less appetizing but it also appears to change the way your brain responds to the food, according to a Dartmouth-led study published in PLOS ONE.

21 Dec 2018

Higher levels of key nutrients in the blood linked to efficient brain connectivity

A new study links higher levels of several key nutrients in the blood with more efficient brain connectivity and performance on cognitive tests in older adults.

20 Dec 2018

UNH study offers insight into lasting impact of concussions on young adults

Researchers at the University of New Hampshire have found that young adults who experienced repetitive mild traumatic brain injury, or concussions, can experience persistent cognitive changes as well as altered brain activity.

20 Dec 2018

FAU Brain Institute fellows awarded $1.1 million for Alzheimer's disease research

In Florida, there are more than 540,000 people living with Alzheimer's disease (AD), the most recognized form of dementia. The number of people in Florida who are age 65 and older with AD is expected to increase 41.2 percent by 2025 to a projected 720,000, highlighting the urgency of finding medical and treatment breakthroughs.

19 Dec 2018

New study uses intracranial recordings to investigate memory development

Declarative memory -- memories that can be consciously recalled -- is critical to everyday life. Throughout childhood and adolescence, declarative memory improves remarkably. However, until most recently, there was a critical gap in our understanding of how maturation of the prefrontal cortex drives memory development.

19 Dec 2018

Obesity help on the front line

The Australian National University (ANU) has developed a new program to be rolled out across the country to help GPs treat patients with obesity.

19 Dec 2018

Study: Brain connectivity network in T1D patients is different from healthy people

Patients with Type 1 Diabetes have a brain connectivity network different from the healthy people, according to a new study led by researchers of the Institute of Neurosciences and the Institute of Complex Systems of the University of Barcelona.

19 Dec 2018

New study adds evidence to efficacy and safety of low-dose vaginal estrogen

Despite its proven effectiveness in treating the genital symptoms of menopause, low-dose vaginal estrogen therapy remains underused largely because of misperceptions regarding its safety.

19 Dec 2018

Study finds similarities and differences in risk factors between substance and behavioral addictions

A study published in the Australian Journal of Psychology found certain similarities and differences in personality traits when comparing compulsive use of social media with problematic or risky alcohol use

19 Dec 2018

Chronic fatigue syndrome connected with an overactive immune system

A new study has shown that overactive immune systems may be the trigger that gives rise to chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). The study results were published in the latest issue of the journal Psychoneuroendocrinology.

19 Dec 2018

Decoding chemical and other sensory cues that drive infanticide

It may seem like one of the cruelest aspects of the natural world, but research has shown that infanticide is actually an instinctive behavior in many animals - and Catherine Dulac has begun deciphering the chemical and other sensory cues that drive the behavior.

19 Dec 2018

Young children in low-income, rural areas at higher risk for second- and third-hand smoke exposure

Infants and toddlers in low-income, rural areas may be at higher risk for second- and third-hand smoke than previously reported, according to new Penn State-led research.

18 Dec 2018

Parental alcohol use disorder associated with offspring marital outcomes

Children of parents who have alcohol use disorder are more likely to get married under the age of 25, less likely to get married later in life, and more likely to marry a person who has alcohol use disorder themselves, according to a new study by researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University and Lund University in Sweden.

18 Dec 2018

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Dry January helps participants control their drinking, have better skin and lose weight

Older adults care about strangers' welfare in financial decision-making, study finds

Scientists uncover direct link between brain cell size and IQ level

Calorie-labeling may change the way your brain responds to food

Higher levels of key nutrients in the blood linked to efficient brain connectivity

UNH study offers insight into lasting impact of concussions on young adults

FAU Brain Institute fellows awarded $1.1 million for Alzheimer's disease research

New study uses intracranial recordings to investigate memory development

Obesity help on the front line

Study: Brain connectivity network in T1D patients is different from healthy people

New study adds evidence to efficacy and safety of low-dose vaginal estrogen

Study finds similarities and differences in risk factors between substance and behavioral addictions

Chronic fatigue syndrome connected with an overactive immune system

Decoding chemical and other sensory cues that drive infanticide

Young children in low-income, rural areas at higher risk for second- and third-hand smoke exposure

Parental alcohol use disorder associated with offspring marital outcomes

Fitness instructors' motivational comments influence women's body satisfaction

UAlberta scientists identify biomarkers for detecting Alzheimer's disease in saliva samples

When should dementia patients stop driving? A new guidance for clinicians

Study: High levels of oxygen encourage the brain to remain in deep, restorative sleep

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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