If just the thought of a spider makes your skin crawl, it’s highly unlikely that Arachnophobia will be on your list of must-watch movies this Halloween. But don’t feel as though your fear of these eight-legged critters is irrational; it may be hardwired.
From a study of 6-month-old babies, researchers found...
New research from the University of Texas Southwestern in Dallas has identified two potential new treatments for autism spectrum disorder, targeting the impact of a faulty gene on neural communication.
Autism — which is often used as an umbrella term for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) — is characterized by repetitive behaviors,...
Researchers have developed a new type of nanoparticle that allows itself to be heated up to a temperature that kills cancer cells, but not so high as to harm healthy tissue.
In a report about the breakthrough recently published in the journal Nanoscale, researchers from the University of Surrey in the...
The popularity of brain-training apps has turned the industry into a billion-dollar business. However, do brain-training programs really work? Evidence increasingly suggests that they do not.
Using mnemonic devices may help you to remember what you need at the grocery store.
Brain-training programs lead to improvement in the task that you have...
New research published in the European Heart Journal suggests that blood-thinning drugs such as warfarin may protect not only against stroke, but also against dementia in people who have atrial fibrillation.
The new study was carried out by Leif Friberg and MårtenRosenqvist, from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden. They started...
Memory loss is one of the primary degenerative effects of age. Here are two ways to reverse it.
1) Get physically active
If you want your memory to stay sharp, it is important to keep active. Exercise increases oxygen levels in your brain, reduces your risk of cardiovascular disease and diabetes —...
Be it financial worries, work pressures, or relationship problems, we all get stressed from time to time. To what extent does stress harm us, though? According to a new study, stress may be just as detrimental to our health as junk food — for women, at least.
Researchers found that stressed...
The pill form of the drug semaglutide is worth pursuing as a way to control blood sugar in patients with type 2 diabetes, say researchers.
So concluded a phase II clinical trial that found that the pill was better at glycemic control than a placebo over a 26-week period.
A report on...
In the largest study of its kind to date, 160 scientists from 27 institutions worldwide set out to examine how schizophrenia affects the brain’s white matter, which is the fatty substance found in the deep tissues of the brain.
To this end, the researchers examined the data available on almost 2,000...
As the medicinal potential of marijuana continues to be explored across the United States, researchers strive to gain an improved understanding of its effect on the brain. Now, a new study has revealed how marijuana’s main active ingredient could impact dopamine regulation in the developing brain.
In recent years, various U.S....
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