Everyone ages, but, sometimes, people outlive all predictions. Previous research has uncovered an unlikely factor related to longevity: intelligence. However, intelligence isn’t a simple characteristic. There are many traits that contribute to it that can be tested—from memory to mathematical logic.
Closer collaboration between child health services and specialist care has resulted in faster support for young children with autism. Published in Frontiers in Pediatrics, a study from the University of Gothenburg shows that, on average, children are diagnosed one year earlier.
Early menopause may be linked to increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease among women, according to a study led by researchers at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and the University of Toronto.
Measles was supposedly eradicated in Canada more than a quarter century ago. But today, measles is surging.
Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is the most common adult-onset form of muscular dystrophy and a condition that severely affects multiple organs, including skeletal muscle, heart, brain and the gastrointestinal tract.
Adding an anti-obesity medication just one month after behavioral therapy begins—rather than waiting the currently recommended six months—can more than double weight loss for patients who struggle initially with lifestyle changes alone, according to new research published in Nature Medicine by a team at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.
Infant maltreatment drops significantly when parents gain access to paid family leave, according to a new study led by School of Public Policy researcher Lindsey Rose Bullinger. The study indicates such policies are not only good for children, but could also reduce the burden on child protection agencies—and maybe even ease the associated budgetary strain on governments.
Moffitt Cancer Center researchers have discovered a promising new vaccine strategy for treating a specific type of breast cancer. The innovative approach targets human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-positive, estrogen receptor-negative (HER2-positive, ER-negative) breast cancer and has shown encouraging results in a recent pilot study.
If a person hides their own hand and focuses on a rubber hand instead, they may perceive it as part of their own body under certain conditions. What sounds like a gimmick could one day be used to help patients who suffer from chronic pain.
Functional dyspepsia (FD) and gastroparesis (GP) are gastrointestinal disorders often managed as separate conditions. FD is classified as a disorder of gut-brain interaction (DGBI), characterized by symptoms such as early satiety, postprandial fullness, and epigastric pain without structural abnormalities.