A blood test that can spot if a patient’s brain is ageing faster than the rest of their body could help predict dementia decades before it develops, research suggests. It means conditions such as Alzheimer’s could be caught and treated in the vital early stages. A US study found patients whose organs were ageing faster had a higher risk of […]

Reviewed In a new study of more than 50,000 Korean adolescents, those who used a smartphone for more than 4 hours per day had higher rates of adverse mental health and substance use. Jin-Hwa Moon and Jong Ho Cha of Hanyang University Medical Center, Korea, and colleagues present these findings in the open-access journal PLOS ONE on December 6, 2023. […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. In a video uploaded to TikTok, English reality-television-star-turned-influencer Jamie Laing looks to camera smugly and lifts his hoodie to reveal a contraption taped to his stomach, or – as he calls it –his “ovaries.” He is wearing a period pain simulator, a gadget […]

New research from the University of Reading sheds light on the complex relationship between time spent alone and mental health. The study, published in Scientific Reports, reveals that solitude has both benefits and costs for well-being. Researchers tracked 178 adults aged 35 and older in the UK and US for up to 21 days. Using daily diaries, the team recorded […]

An Argonne study has revealed that short-lived mice and longer-living primates develop brain synapses on the exact same timeline, challenging assumptions about disease and aging. What does this mean for humans—and yesterday’s research? Mice typically live two years and monkeys live 25 years, but the brains of both appear to develop their synapses at the same time. This finding, the […]

Why DID our loved ones have to die? Heartbreaking accounts of bereaved Covid victims, including one whose mum was left to perish because of a lack of PPE and another who fears late lockdown may have killed her sister-in-law Bereaved Brits stood outside the Covid Inquiry in London this morning Anna-Louise Marsh-Rees, whose dad died, called for ‘justice and accountability’ […]

A trip to the doctor’s office comes with a bit of preparation for most, maybe even an internal pep talk to prepare for being told to get more exercise or calm a simmering fear of needles. But dressing well in hopes of warding off unfair treatment—or even bracing for being insulted? A newly released poll by KFF, a health policy […]

A recent study in the journal Nutrients evaluates whether adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MD) affects sperm parameters. Study: Observational Cross-Sectional Study on Mediterranean Diet and Sperm Parameters. Image Credit: losinstantes / Shutterstock.com Background In Western countries, 15-25% of couples experience infertility problems. Previous research has shown that about 50% of infertility cases can be attributed to male factors. In addition to congenital problems, […]

Researchers have discovered a novel mechanism whereby the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, can vary its mode of infection in human cells. In work published in the journal eLife, a team from the University of Minnesota and the Midwest Antiviral Drug Discovery (AViDD) Center found the virus can alternate between being highly infectious and avoiding detection by the immune system. […]

Reviewed Indiana University researchers are collaborating on a novel approach to use neuroimaging and network modeling tools-;previously developed to analyze brains of patients in the clinic-;to investigate Alzheimer's disease progression in preclinical animal models. The research team, led by Evgeny Chumin, PhD, a postdoctoral research fellow in the College of Arts and Sciences' Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at […]