Can a Calculator Predict Your Risk of Dementia?
Ottawa Hospital via Newswise – Canadian researchers at The Ottawa Hospital, the University of Ottawa, the Bruyère Research Institute and ICES have built and validated an online calculator that empowers individuals…
Blind Man’s Brain Learns to ‘See’ Through His Ears
Abigail Klein Leichman via Israel21c – Israeli neuroscientists trained a 50-year-old man, blind from birth, to recognize objects using a sensory substitution algorithm called EyeMusic. Developed by Prof. Amir Amedi, founding…
Plant-Based Diet Rich in Soy Reduces Troubling Menopause Symptoms by 84%
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine via News-Medical – A new study, published by the North American Menopause Society in the journal Menopause, found a plant-based diet rich in soy reduces moderate-to-severe…
Researchers Develop World-First Weight Loss Device
University of Otago via Newswise – University of Otago, New Zealand, and UK researchers have developed a world-first weight-loss device to help fight the global obesity epidemic. DentalSlim Diet Control is…
Gene Discovery May Hold Key to Better Therapies for OCD
Columbia University Irving Medical Center via EurekAlert – NEW YORK, NY (June 28, 2021)–In the first analysis of its kind, researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and…
Sunflower Peptide as ‘Template’ for Potential Analgesic
Medical University of Vienna via EurekAlert – A naturally occurring peptide in sunflower seeds was synthetically optimised and has now been identified as a potential drug for treating abdominal pain or…
Discover 6 NATURAL Ways to Prevent Migraine Headaches
Robert Simon via NaturalHealth365 – Migraine headaches can be severely debilitating, and those of us who frequently suffer from them can end up with a terribly diminished quality of life.…
Neurosurgery Team Performs Groundbreaking Laser Hemispherectomy on Child with Epilepsy
University of Chicago Medical Center via Newswise – For only the second time in the world, doctors at the University of Chicago Medicine Comer Children’s Hospital and the Department of Neurosurgery…
Could Aspirin Intake Reduce Mortality Risk in COVID-19 Patients?
Dr. Sanchari Sinha Dutta, Ph.D. via News-Medical – Scientists from the Michigan State University, USA, have conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to compare mortality rate in coronavirus disease 2019…
Virtual Reality Boosts Brain Rhythms Crucial for Neuroplasticity, Learning and Memory
University of California – Los Angeles Health Sciences via EurekAlert – A new discovery in rats shows that the brain responds differently in immersive virtual reality environments versus the real world.…
New Technology Restores Sense of Touch to Damaged Nerves
Nicky Blackburn via Israel21c – A groundbreaking technology that can restore the sense of touch to nerves damaged as a result of amputation or injury has been developed by a team…
Love: How the Feeling of Power Determines Happy Relationships
Martin-Luther-Universitat Halle-Wittenberg via EurekAlert – Want to have a happy relationship? Make sure both partners feel they can decide on issues that are important to them. Objective power measured by income,…
Scientists Identify Natural SARS-CoV-2 Super Immunity Against 23 Variants
Dr. Sanchari Sinha Dutta, Ph.D. via News-Medical – A team of international scientists has recently identified ultrapotent anti-severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) antibodies from convalescent donors. The antibodies are…
