Collaborate Disseminate
Researchers in Canada have, for the first time ever, demonstrated how acute exposure to traffic pollution can immediately impair human brain function, offering unique evidence of the connection between air quality and cognition. Healthy adults were exp… Continue reading First-of-its-kind study shows how traffic pollution impairs brain function
The Canarian Photo Awards is new photography competition, ostensibly founded to promote the magestic natural landscapes of the Canary Islands, the winning images also span the entire globe, delivering an epic assortment of spectacular shots.Continue Re… Continue reading Canarian Photo Awards deliver breathtaking images of the natural world
Researchers studying the hearts of healthy centenarians have homed in on a specific genetic mutation that seems to play a crucial role in maintaining cardiovascular functions in old age. Across a series of lab and animal experiments the researchers dem… Continue reading Unique gene mutation in superagers could rewind heart age by a decade
A first-of-its-kind study has found adults with neurodevelopmental disabilities may experience improvements to symptoms of anxiety and depression after using specially designed virtual reality sensory rooms.Continue ReadingCategory: Virtual Reality, Te… Continue reading VR used to treat anxiety in adults with disabilities
Over the past 150 years, researchers have seen the average human body temperature drop by more than half a degree Fahrenheit (-0.3 °C). In a new study from the University of Michigan, scientists looking at hospitalized sepsis patients found certain spe… Continue reading Our body temperature is decreasing and gut bacteria could be responsible
In a blow to researchers all across the world, the only HIV vaccine currently in Phase 3 human trials has been deemed a failure and studies have been discontinued. The experimental vaccine was being tested in thousands of participants across Europe, No… Continue reading Major setback as another large ongoing Phase 3 HIV vaccine trial fails
A new study led by researchers from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine has followed the meal-time habits of more than 500 people for six years finding weight change is most affected by the size and frequency of meals rather than the interv… Continue reading For weight loss, how much you eat is more important than when you eat
Biotechnology company Moderna has announced promising results from its massive Phase 3 trial testing an mRNA vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in older adults. The data indicates the vaccine is nearly 84% effective at preventing moderate di… Continue reading Moderna’s mRNA RSV vaccine delivers impressive Phase 3 trial results
In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers have trekked to several remote Tibetan Buddhist temples to study the gut microbiomes of meditating monks. The findings suggest the long-term practice of deep meditation could positively impact gut bacteria comp… Continue reading Buddhist monk microbiome study reveals impact of meditation on gut bacteria
A clinical trial has shown a new type of medical scan can identify specific adrenal gland nodules responsible for excess hormone secretion linked to high blood pressure. The new scan offers the first simple diagnostic tool for what is thought to be the… Continue reading New CT scan helps detect curable form of high blood pressure