Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), National Center for PTSD at VA Boston Healthcare System and Harvard T.H.
Category: Health
Obesity tied to weakened response to taste
Obesity is connected with a reduced response to taste, according to a new study featuring faculty at Binghamton University, State
Exercise is good for the aging brain
Exercise seems to endow a wealth of benefits, from the release of happiness-inducing hormones to higher physical fitness. New research
How the brain ‘approximates’ without actually counting
For years, scientists have explored how people estimate numerical quantities without physically counting objects one by one, approximating, for instance,
Remodeling unhealthful gut microbiomes to fight disease
Diet can affect which microbes are in the intestinal tract, and research has shown that harmful gut microbiome changes can
Augmented reality glasses may help people with low vision better navigate their environment
In a new study of patients with retinitis pigmentosa, an inherited degenerative eye disease that results in poor vision, Keck
Tiny RNA provides big protection after a heart attack
Heart muscle can continue to die even after restoring blood following a heart attack, and scientists have new evidence that
How diabetes can increase cancer risk
Researchers report a possible explanation for this double whammy. They found that DNA sustains more damage and gets fixed less
Researchers discover how the sun damages our skin
Researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York have discovered the mechanism through which ultraviolet radiation, given off by
Epilepsy causes brain’s defenses to collapse
What happens during an epileptic seizure? A recent study suggests that seizures occur after certain defense cells in the brain
