Sherlock Holmes’ famous memory trick really works

Sherlock Holmes remembers everything by imagining that he’s storing bits of information in a “memory palace,” a technique that originated in ancient Greece. Now, researchers have found that this method really does work to create long-lasting memories. Users of the mnemonic technique, called the “method of loci,” mentally navigate around a familiar place, such as a path (or Holmes’ palace). […]

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Fatty liver disease symptoms: Swelling in the lower body can be a sign of the condition

Cirrhosis sufferer explains his previous relationship with alcohol When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters.Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer.Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights.You can unsubscribe at any time. The British Liver Trust pointed out that swelling […]

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Hair loss treatment: Peppermint oil induces rapid anagen stage to increase hair growth

Hair loss: Dr Ranj discusses causes of male pattern baldness When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters.Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer.Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights.You can unsubscribe at any time. Hair loss affects millions of men and […]

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Nivolumab-Cabozantinib Boosts Survival in Kidney Cancer

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Previously untreated patients with advanced renal-cell carcinoma live twice as long without disease progression when given a combination of nivolumab and cabozantinib instead of sunitinib, according to results from the CheckMate 9ER study. Bristol Myers Squibb helped pay for the phase-3, randomized, open-label trial of 651 patients, where the volunteers who received the combination had […]

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Peruvian Woman Wins Historic Battle Over Right to Die

LIMA (Reuters) – Ana Estrada, who is confined to her bed, says she feels “happy and content” about a historic decision by Peruvian officials to allow her an assisted death, a remarkable ruling in this mostly Roman Catholic country where euthanasia is illegal. The Andean country’s government decided not to appeal a court ruling that recognizes her right to die. […]

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Structural insights into glycine transporter open new avenues to find effective psychiatric drugs

Glycine can stimulate or inhibit neurons in the brain, thereby controlling complex functions. Unraveling the three-dimensional structure of the glycine transporter, researchers have now come a big step closer to understanding the regulation of glycine in the brain. These results, which have been published in Nature, open up opportunities to find effective drugs that inhibit GlyT1 function, with major implications […]

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