Extremely high blood pressure, not just diabetes, is responsible for severe organ damage due to hypertensive emergencies in African-Americans with
Day: October 23, 2018
To see what’s right in front of you, your brain may need some rewiring
Life-changing moments are also brain-changing moments: everything from a first kiss to a last goodbye modifies cells within the skull.
Nerve-on-a-chip platform makes neuroprosthetics more effective
Neuroprosthetics — implants containing multi-contact electrodes that can substitute certain nerve functionalities — have the potential to work wonders. They
Study explores infant body position and learning
A developmental psychologist at the University of California, Riverside, has completed a study that is the first to measure how
Many Young Juul Users May Not Know They’re Addicted
Teens who use Juul e-cigarettes appear to be oblivious to the addictive potential, even when they already show signs of
Family acceptance of LGBT identity linked to reduced stress
Ohio University Associate Professor of Psychology Dr. Peggy Zoccola has determined that those who identify as LGBT and have come
Football players’ concussions linked to dyslexia gene
Gene predicts concussion history in a collegiate national champion football team, vene has been linked to dyslexia in other studies.
For a lower climate footprint, vegetarian diet beats local
A new study provides a more comprehensive accounting of the greenhouse gas emissions from EU diets. It shows that meat
Study analyzes complex causes of premature and low-birthweight babies in India
Women in India who spend more time fetching water, use a shared latrine, and endure harassment from others are more
Almost Half of Americans Are Trying to Lose Weight: CDC
The latest national tally on dieting finds that nearly half of U.S. adults are doing what they can to trim