Copper: Is It A Cause Of Alzheimer's Disease?
People with Alzheimer’s experience high levels of copper in the beta-amyloid plaques that are a signature of the disease.
Diversity For Everyone At Work, Just Not Me
Despite “diversity” being a keyword in many company websites today, statistics tell a different story: the typical manager still tends to be white and male.
Nun Study Shows Speaking Multiple Languages Could Thwart Dementia
Dementia was five times more prevalent in nuns that spoke one language than nuns that spoke four or more.
Could Emotions Be The Key To Recovery From Spinal Cord Injury?
These results suggest that emotions can influence the brain's movement centers.
Physically More Active Teens Perform Better In School
Teens with higher levels of activity produced superior academic performance than teens continually inactive.
The End Of EPA Animal Testing Draws Near
An estimated 26 million animals are used every year in the United States for scientific and commercial testing.
Study Shows How Parents Can Help Their Children Succeed
Children are learning how hard they should try from observing adults.
Never Went On A Date As A Teenager? Worry Not, Study Finds You May Be Better Off
Does this mean that teens that don't date are maladjusted in some way?
Fatty Food Not Required Immediately For Vitamin E Absorption, Study Finds
We used to think you had to eat vitamin E and fat simultaneously. This study shows that you can wait 12 hours without eating anything, then eat a fat-containing meal and the vitamin E gets absorbed.
We All Gain Weight When We Age, And This Study Explains Why
Subjects that did not account for the lower lipid turnover rate by consuming less energy gained weight by an average of 20 percent.
Having An Elder Brother Slows Down Language Development In Later Siblings, Study Finds
On average, children with an older brother were two months slower in language development as compared to children with an elder sister.
Reading Off The Right Side Of Your Computer Screen Is Easier On Your Brain
Research into this area would help in our understanding of dyslexia and other similar reading disabilities.
Selective Breeding Of Canines Has Changed Their Brains, Finds Study
Researchers pointed out that certain areas of the brain, notably smell and taste regions, displayed the most variability between breeds.
Is There Such A Thing As Too Much Vitamin D?
As the dose of vitamin D increased, so did bone loss.
Autism: Is It Simply The Result Of A Manlier Brain?
The extreme male brain theory of autism has received a lot of attention but, Nave notes, "if you look at the literature carefully, there is still not really strong support for it."
Teenager Endured Her Parasitic Twin For 5 Years Before Mass Of Flesh And Bones Was Discovered
When surgically removed, the mass was approximately two-thirds the size of a full-term baby and composed of hairy cheesy material, multiple teeth, and structures resembling limb buds.
New Painless 1-Minute Skin Patch Promises To Revolutionize Vaccine Delivery
Needles may become a thing of the past with these new stickers.
Skulls Found In Ancient Trash Heap Point To Incan Brutality Against Rebellious Village
The skulls all share among them common markings: drilled holes and strange marks around the jaws, like their heads had seemingly been scraped.
The Werewolf Kids Of Spain: Drug Mislabeling Led To Dense Hair Growth On Children's Bodies
Parents and doctors were baffled by the sudden spike in hypertrichosis cases, also known as the werewolf syndrome, which is characterized by excessive hair growth anywhere on a person’s body.
Faced With Social Media-Induced Stress, People Just Go Back To The Same Sites
While it might seem counter-intuitive, social media users are continuing to use the same platforms that are causing them stress rather than switching off from them.
Diagnostic Practice Changes Causing False Increase In Autism Numbers, Hurting Study Of Disorder
Changes in diagnostic practices, which have led to a false increase in prevalence, are what's fueling theories that autism doesn't really exist.
Crows In Urban America Have High Blood Cholesterol Levels, Blame Fast Food
Crows just trying to survive in America's urban jungles might be getting high blood cholesterol from cheeseburgers, compared to their rural relatives.
Why Some Older Memories Are Easier To Recall Than Newer Ones
Devising treatments that could engage more neurons to encode a memory could aid in memory preservation.
Protein That Could Reverse Bone Damage From Osteoporosis Found
When activated, this target was able to make osteoporotic bones as healthy as the control group without osteoporosis.
Brown Fat Likely Key To Filtering Out Certain Amino Acids Linked To Diabetes And Obesity
In cold temperatures, brown fat gets activated and takes sugar and fat out of the blood to generate heat in the body.
Erectile Dysfunction Cure: Expert Warns Against Ingesting 'Natural Viagra' Lichen From New Zealand
Experts in New Zealand are cautioning men against ingesting a kind of lichen being touted as “natural Viagra” and an alternative remedy for erectile dysfunction (ED).
Vaping Safer Than Smoking? Study Finds It Damaging To Blood Vessels
These results of the study imply that vaping, even once, gives rise to momentary alterations that hinder blood vessel ability.
Women's Bodies Likely To Suffer More Damage From Binge Drinking Than Men
In an experiment, female rats showed four times more fat build-up in the liver, a prompt for added inflammation and damage.
Woman Develops Scary Skull Infection From Cotton Swabs, Loses Hearing
"The cotton had been collecting and festering for as long as five years, and my skull bone behind the ear was paper-thin," Jasmine said.
Marijuana Derivative Can Reduce Aggression Induced By Social Isolation, Finds Study
An experiment on mice investigated the effects of a marijuana derivative on isolation-induced aggression, and cam up with some positive results.