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An exciting new study from an international team of scientists has shed some light on exactly why elephants, one of the biggest animals on the planet, paradoxically experience unusually low rates of cancer. The research found these remarkable mammals c… Continue reading How elephants avoid cancer – and we could too
Amazon has revealed it supplied Ring doorbell video footage to police more than 10 times this year without a warrant, court order or permission from the device owner. The revelation comes as part of an investigation into Amazon’s privacy practices by U… Continue reading Amazon handed police Ring video without owner’s consent or warrant
A striking study looking at over 20,000 people in the United Kingdom has found as little as four standard alcoholic drinks a week can be linked to brain changes associated with cognitive decline. The research is the first to directly correlate increased brain iron levels with moderate alcohol consumption.
Category: Health & Wellbeing, Lifestyle
Tags: Alcohol, Brain, Dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease, Neuroscience
Continue reading Just 4 alcoholic drinks a week could contribute to cognitive decline
A great deal of attention is often given to the negative effects of video games. Excessive game-playing can undoubtedly be detrimental for some people, taking time away from exercising and social activities, and disrupting sleep. But for several years … Continue reading Video games can enhance decision-making skills, brain imaging study finds
After months of delays the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has finally issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine. Once doses are available this will be the first protein-based COVID vaccine authorized in the Uni… Continue reading FDA finally authorizes Novavax COVID-19 vaccine in US
A common type of oral bacteria associated with periodontal disease has been linked to neuroinflammation and the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. The research, from an international team of scientists, builds on a prior body of evidence linking poor oral health with dementia and neurodegeneration.
Category: Health & Wellbeing, Lifestyle
Tags: Alzheimer’s Disease, Dementia, Dental, Bacteria, Teeth, Brain, Inflammatory, Tufts University
Continue reading Another study ties Alzheimer’s progression to bacteria in your mouth
Researchers at NYU Langone Health have announced successful results from a pair of experimental pig-to-human heart transplant procedures completed on recently deceased human subjects. The volunteers were kept on mechanical ventilation for three days wh… Continue reading New pig-to-human heart transplant surgeries show signs of success
Planning an extra half hour in the gym to counteract the effects of that extra doughnut in the morning? Think again. According to new research from the University of Sydney, high levels of exercise cannot offset the damaging effects of poor dietary cho… Continue reading A poor diet can’t be entirely offset by more exercise, study finds
New research led by scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology has traced two genetic variants to our Neanderthal relatives that can affect how well drugs are metabolized. It is hypothesized these ancient Neanderthal genes m… Continue reading Ancient Neanderthal gene variants can slow drug metabolism
With the Omicron subtype BA.5 rapidly becoming dominant in the United States a small body of research has begun to reveal the unique properties of this novel SARS-CoV-2 variant. Two recent preprints have described how BA.5 is more immune-evasive than p… Continue reading Does BA.5 cause more severe disease than earlier Omicron subvariants?