The primary focus of smoking cessation research has been adults in the past, but a new study zeroed in on…
Medical News Today: Athletes are better at tuning out background brain noise
A new study suggests that athletes are better at processing external sounds due to a stronger ability to reduce the…
What blocks bird flu in human cells?
Normally, bird flu viruses do not spread easily from person to person. But if this does happen, it could trigger…
New findings on satiety signaling from intestine
A previously unknown mechanism that suppresses satiety signals from the small intestine is the main finding of a new study.…
Dementia study reveals how proteins interact to stop brain signals
Fresh insights into damaging proteins that build up in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s disease could aid the quest…
Brain function abnormal in children with Type 1 diabetes
Children with Type 1 diabetes show subtle but important differences in brain function compared with those who don’t have the…
New viral strategy to escape detection
Researchers have discovered how viruses that specifically kill bacteria can outwit bacteria by hiding from their defences, findings which are…
‘Loneliness epidemic’ may be due to increasing aging population
Despite some claims that Americans are in the midst of a ‘loneliness epidemic,’ older people today may not be any…
Why doesn’t deep-brain stimulation work for everyone?
Researchers have mapped nine functional networks in the deep-brain structures of 10 healthy people, an accomplishment that could lead to…
Water births are as safe as land births for mom, baby
A new study found that water births are no more risky than land births, and that women in the water…