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Even light activity, like housework and walking, can slow the brain’s aging

Apr 20, 2019

Light activity such as gentle walks or housework could help slow the aging of the brain, according to a new study published in the journal Jama Network Open. The study goes against earlier conclusions that sugg...

Scientists revive partial brain function in pigs hours after death

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Apr 18, 2019

Health, Innovation, Science

Researchers have partially revived the brains of pigs that had been dead for hours, an accomplishment that suggests new ways of preventing brain damage and possibly holding promise for restoring cell function, ...

Nutrition policies need broad-based solutions that address food access issues

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Apr 16, 2019

Health, Opinion, Policy, Science

One in five deaths worldwide stem from unhealthy diets, according to a large-scale study published last week in The Lancet. Deaths stemming from poor diets total 11 million each year, including deaths from hear...

Caesarian babies develop fewer beneficial gut bacteria

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Apr 14, 2019

Health, Science

Babies born from caesarean delivery are slower to develop helpful gut bacteria, and develop a higher quantity of “bad” bacteria than babies delivered through vaginal birth, a new study suggests. The gut microbi...

‘Three-parent’ IVF baby born in Greece, overcoming infertility

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Apr 13, 2019

Health, Innovation, Science

Doctors have created a baby with DNA from three people, including eggs from two mothers and sperm from a father, to allow the couple to have a baby despite the mother’s infertility, according to BBC News. Th...

Electrical stimulation of the brain can boost cognition, new study says

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Apr 8, 2019

Health, Innovation, Science

Precision electrical pulses in the brain could improve cognition and reverse some of the memory decline that comes with aging, according to a new study detailed by LiveScience. The research was published in ...

A failed antidepressant may hold promise for opioid addiction

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Apr 7, 2019

Health, Innovation, Science

A drug originally developed as an antidepressant could ease withdrawal symptoms from opiate addiction, and make it easier to avoid relapse during treatment, according to a new study. Called rapastinel, the drug...

Wind turbines don’t cause cancer, as Trump says—but coal plants do

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Apr 6, 2019

Environment, Health, Opinion, Science

President Trump has been making inaccurate statements about the environment, climate change, and renewable energy since the beginning of his campaign. But a claim he made this week at the National Republican Co...

A single alcoholic drink each day raises the risk of stroke

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Apr 5, 2019

Health, Science

Even just one or two alcoholic drinks a day could increase the likelihood of having a stroke, according to a new study published Thursday. Prior research has frequently suggested that consumption of small am...

Researchers reveal new molecular target for cancer drug therapy

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Apr 3, 2019

Health, Innovation, Science

Researchers have mapped the molecular structure of a metabolic enzyme important to cancer development, which could offer a new target for cancer treatment, according to Science Daily. Called ATP-citrate lyase, ...