Physical and social activities in old age have a protective effect on the entorhinal cortex, researchers at UZH have shown. This important area of the brain, which plays a central role in memory, is impaired in patients with Alzheimer’s disease, even in the early stages.
Researchers find link between folic acid and blood cell production
Researchers at Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah discovered that the level of blood and immune cells in mouse model offspring would fluctuate based on the amount of folic acid consumed by their mothers during pregnancy.
How much could the NHS save if people had healthier lifestyles? Hundreds of millions according to research
The NHS spends a lot of time and money looking after people who smoke, or drink too much or don’t do enough exercise. Hospital admissions and treatments are an expensive business.
Science doesn’t yet support broad restrictions on teens’ access to social media, experts say
To understand the path forward in regulating social media, it’s helpful to look to a transformative technology from the previous century: the car.
News sites continue to stigmatize people’s weight, study suggests
The largest U.S. and U.K. news sites are continuing to stigmatize people’s weight with the images they use, suggests a new peer-reviewed study published in the Journal of Health Communication.
PF is intact, says Fube
By NATION REPORTER
THERE is no faction in the Patriotic Front (PF) and expelled Matero Member of Parliament Miles Sampa has failed to divide the former ruling party as he has no following, says Chilubi Member of Parliament Mulenga Fube.
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Poison center calls related to injected weight-loss drugs up 1,500%
America’s Poison Centers reported nearly 3,000 calls this year involving the weight loss drug semaglutide—a 15-fold increase since 2019, according to CNN.
Mother-led infant massage eases maternal postnatal depression, according to studies
Women who participate in mother-led infant massage sessions show a reduction in symptoms of postnatal depression, according to a review published online Dec. 13 in PLOS ONE.
Study: D-mannose reduces age-triggered changes in urinary tract that increase susceptibility to UTIs
Aging poses a number of challenges to the body’s well-being, one of the most important being an increased susceptibility to multiple diseases, including urinary tract infections (UTIs). The connection between aging and more prevalent UTIs is not well understood, but now researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have found an explanation.
Egocentric coding unveiled: Researchers unlock the brain’s spatial perception mechanisms
Researchers from the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology and their collaborators have uncovered the coding principle underlying self-centered (egocentric) representation in spatial perception.