These cognitive exercises help young children boost their math skills, study shows

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Young children who practice visual working memory and reasoning tasks improve their math skills more than children who focus on spatial rotation exercises, according to a large study by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden. The findings support the notion that training spatial cognition can enhance academic performance and that when it comes to math, the type of training matters. […]

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Moderate-to-high TV viewing in midlife linked to later cognitive and brain health decline

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Spending moderate to high amounts of time watching television throughout midlife was linked to greater cognitive decline and lower gray matter volumes in the brain later in life, according to preliminary research from three studies (P149, MP24 and MP67) to be presented at the American Heart Association’s Epidemiology, Prevention, Lifestyle & Cardiometabolic Health Conference 2021 (EPI). “While studies have shown […]

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Scientists discover key component to repair the molecular motor of human heart

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A team of scientists from Loyola University Chicago's Stritch School of Medicine have discovered a critical component for renewing the heart's molecular motor, which breaks down in heart failure. Approximately 6.2 million Americans have heart failure, an often fatal condition characterized by the heart's inability to pump enough blood and oxygen throughout the body. This discovery could represent a novel […]

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Giada De Laurentiis' Watermelon-Strawberry Tequila Fresca Will Be Your Go-To Summer Cocktail

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As the great philosopher Harry Styles once sang, “tastes like strawberries on a summer evening…I don’t know if I could ever go without watermelon sugar.” While I clearly concur with Mr. Styles, I did always felt strange equating a watermelon’s flavor to that of strawberries’. Or at least I did…until a certain boozy beverage blessed my Instagram feed, both solving […]

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Racial representation in ob-gyn residency varies

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Black and Hispanic residents are more common in obstetrics and gynecology (OBGYN) than in surgical and nonsurgical specialties, according to a research letter published online May 19 in JAMA Network Open. Claudia L. López, M.D., from the University of California at Davis, and colleagues evaluated the current composition and trends in race and ethnicity among OBGYN, surgical, and nonsurgical residents. […]

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Medicare Patients See Rising Rates of IBD

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The prevalence of inflammatory bowel disease increased significantly among Americans aged 67 years and older from 2001 to 2018, based on data from more than 25 million Medicare beneficiaries. The worldwide prevalence — or rate of existing cases — of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) increased from 3.7 million in 1990 to 6.8 million in 2017, wrote Fang Xu, PhD, of […]

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Cognitive-behavioral approach to treatment of obesity yields significant results

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Quality of life relating to physical and mental health can be a key element in the treatment of obese adults. For this reason, interdisciplinary clinical measures including cognitive and behavioral therapy may produce more significant outcomes for these people, reducing not just weight but also symptoms of depression. This is the main conclusion of a study conducted in Brazil by […]

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The $4 Barrier Cream Dermatologists Swear By

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All products featured on Allure are independently selected by our editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Do you start group chats about the best scalp treatments? Google AHA vs. BHA exfoliants until the wee hours? You're our people. And we know you're going to love The Science of Beauty, a […]

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