A hormone associated with longevity also appears to make people’s brains work better. The in Cell Reports could someday lead to drugs that improve memory and learning, researchers say. “We’ve discovered a way to potentially boost cognition,” says , one of the study’s authors who does research on aging and the brain at the University… Read More »
Getting more fruits and vegetables into your diet could help curb your risk of stroke, a new study has found. Researchers at the Medical College of Qingdao University in Qingdao, China, saw a 32% decrease of stroke risk with every 200 grams of fruit consumed each day, and an 11% decrease for every 200 g… Read More »
In a strategy that combines two of the hottest ideas in cancer research, scientists at the National Institutes of Health said they successfully attacked a woman’s disease by using her immune system to home in on genetic mutations unique to her tumors. The findings, published Thursday by the journal Science, come from just one patient—a… Read More »
A study on Danish men and women discovered stress caused by arguments or general worrying are prone to lowering people’s immune systems, as well as potentially leading to heart disease. Dr Lund published her study in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. She believes stress is the cause of early death and gave her… Read More »
For middle-age adults, frequent arguments with partners, relatives or neighbors may increase the risk of death, according to a new study. Past research has long focused on the positive outcomes of social relationships, with the understanding that a lack of a support network is a health risk factor, said study author Dr. Rikke Lund. However,… Read More »