When babies first begin to talk, their vocabulary is very limited. Often one of the first sounds they generate is “da,” which may refer to dad, a dog, a dot, or nothing at all. How does an adult listener make sense of this limited verbal repertoire? A new study from MIT and Harvard University researchers has found that adults’ understanding […]

Dr Hilary discusses possible Covid wave Access to free Covid tests for the majority of people in the UK was scrapped last year, as the threat of coronavirus was judged to have reduced. And it is no longer mandatory to test for the infection if you notice symptoms. But as cases of COVID-19 have been rising again in the UK, […]

Duke University researchers created a computer program that determines, with 94% accuracy, if a person’s age-related macular degeneration (AMD) will worsen within a year. The deep learning algorithm, featured in an article published in JAMA Ophthalmology, analyzes detailed eye scans to predict if the common eye condition will progress to a more severe stage known as geographic atrophy (GA). This […]

Training Crossfit and catalysis have become popular in recent years and undoubtedly strengthen most of the body’s muscles. Unfortunately, there are increasing signs that lifting weights these ways can cause back pain. In recent years, the popularity of functional training has increased through Crossfit training, where a wide range of exercises are performed using equipment such as power balls, tires, […]

Postpartum depression (PPD), a common subtype of major depressive disorder, is more heritable than other psychiatric conditions, yet the genetics of PPD are understudied compared to these other psychiatric conditions., such as anxiety and bipolar disorder. To remedy that, UNC School of Medicine researchers led an international team of researchers to conduct the largest-ever meta-analyses of genome-wide association studies (GWAS) […]

Reviewed The Mary Kay Ash Foundation℠, a decades-long leader and advocate for finding cures for cancers affecting women, and UT Southwestern Medical Center, one of the nation’s premier academic medical centers, in Dallas, Texas, are celebrating five years of collaborative success on the International Postdoctoral Scholars in Cancer Research Fellowship program. Hosted at the Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center at UT Southwestern […]

Asthma is one of the most common, chronic pediatric diseases in the United States, complicated by persistent disparities in care and outcomes. While hospital systems are determined to tackle this issue, researchers believe that the characteristics of a child’s neighborhood may be driving inequities in rates of early childhood asthma. In a study published in The Journal of Allergy and […]

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Approximately 32 million people worldwide have Alzheimer’s disease. About two-thirds of all Alzheimer’s cases are in women. Researchers from the University of Western Ontario have found female sex hormones play a significant role in how Alzheimer’s disease manifests in the brain. In a new study, researchers from the University of Western Ontario found that female sex hormones play a significant […]

Reviewed One in seven people in the US reported having had long Covid by the end of 2022, suggests a large-scale investigation of long Covid and symptom prevalence by academics at UCL and Dartmouth. Having had long Covid is associated with anxiety and low mood, as well as an increased likelihood of continued physical mobility problems and challenges with memory, […]