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Personalized text messages effectively promote increased physical activity after cardiovascular events

Exercise is one of the best ways to reduce your risk of heart disease or having a second cardiovascular event, such as a heart attack or stroke.

24 Jul 2024

Kadans Science Partner commences work on new purpose-built wet lab facilities at Merlin Place, North Cambridge

Kadans Science Partner, a leading investor in the development of ecosystems and real estate with a dedicated focus on knowledge-intensive sectors, today announced that construction work has started at Merlin Place, North Cambridge.

24 Jul 2024

Lario Therapeutics awarded $6M Grant from The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research

Award supports preclinical research of Lario’s CaV2.3 calcium channel inhibitors as a novel disease-modifying approach for treatment of Parkinson's disease.

23 Jul 2024

UH research identifies key mechanisms of skeletal muscle regeneration

Newly published research from the University of Houston College of Pharmacy identifies key mechanisms of skeletal muscle regeneration and growth of muscles following resistance exercise.

22 Jul 2024

Study reveals age-related differences in amputation rates following PAD surgery

People in their 50s with severe peripheral artery disease or PAD may be more likely than people in their 80s to undergo leg amputation one to five years after emergency surgery to restore blood flow to the lower limbs, according to new research published today in the American Heart Association's flagship journal Circulation.

22 Jul 2024

How maternal scent enhances face perception in infants aged 4-12 months

Humans see the world through the five senses, but how and when the ability to integrate across the senses arises is debated.

19 Jul 2024

Mobile apps and wearables show promise in easing mental health symptoms during therapy wait times

The recent surge in people seeking mental health care across the country has led to long wait times for first appointments with therapists and psychiatrists.

18 Jul 2024

New study links cellular health to well-being of dementia caregivers

It's no secret that the caregivers of spouses with memory impairment face enormous amounts of stress.

18 Jul 2024

Visual cortex's impact on motor skill acquisition

You join a swing dance class, and at first you're all left feet. But – slowly, eyes glued to the teacher – you pick up a step or two and start to feel the rhythm of the big band beat. A good start.

18 Jul 2024

An Arm and a Leg: The woman who beat an $8,000 hospital fee

Hospital facility fees. They can feel like a charge just for walking in the door. Hospitals say they go toward overhead on facilities with lots of specialized equipment and staff, like emergency rooms.

17 Jul 2024

Active commuters less likely to suffer from heart disease and cancer, new research shows

Health benefits of pedestrian and cyclist commuting.

17 Jul 2024

Active commuters may have lower risks of mental and physical ill health

Commuters who cycle or walk to and from work or study may have lower risks of mental and physical ill health than those who don't rely on these options, finds a large long term study published in the open access journal BMJ Public Health.

17 Jul 2024

New nanosized sensor records the electrical activity of spinal neurons

Implantable technologies have significantly improved our ability to study and even modulate the activity of neurons in the brain, but neurons in the spinal cord are harder to study in action.

11 Jul 2024

New study reveals the genetic cause of Parkinson's disease

According to Science Alert, neuroscientists from Johns Hopkins University have recently discovered a new treatment for Parkinson's disease using an FDA-approved cancer drug.

11 Jul 2024

High-intensity interval exercise improves brain function in older adults

A longitudinal study by University of Queensland researchers has found high-intensity interval exercise improves brain function in older adults for up to 5 years.

10 Jul 2024

UniSA's 'Small Steps' program promotes healthier lifestyles to reduce dementia risk

Whether it’s more sleep or more exercise, simple lifestyle changes may reduce the risk of dementia.

8 Jul 2024

Neuromuscular training reduces chemotherapy-induced neuropathy and improves patient outcomes

Researchers found that neuromuscular training significantly reduces the incidence and severity of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy, improving patient quality of life and treatment outcomes.

7 Jul 2024

Urban configuration impacts health and sustainability in Europe

The relationship between different urban layouts, human health, and sustainability.

5 Jul 2024

Cuteness factor: Can baby schema explain our evolutionary caregiving instincts?

Study explores the evolutionary significance of baby schema, highlighting how infant features trigger caregiving behaviors in humans and other animals.

2 Jul 2024

Breakthrough prosthetic leg achieves natural gait through neural control

State-of-the-art prosthetic limbs can help people with amputations achieve a natural walking gait, but they don't give the user full neural control over the limb.

1 Jul 2024