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Regardless of how much you exercise or how balanced your diet is, controlling your weight is more brain-related than you…
Detecting dementia’s damaging effects before it’s too late
Patients with a rare neurodegenerative brain disorder called Primary Progressive Aphasia, or PPA, show abnormalities in brain function in areas…
Medical News Today: When to see a doctor for severe stomach pain
A wide range of problems and medical conditions can cause severe stomach pain, but not all of them require a…
Medical News Today: Everything you need to know about Pap smears
A Pap smear is a routine test that doctors use to look for changes in the cervical cells. These changes…
Measuring chromosome imbalance could clarify cancer prognosis
Researchers have found that higher levels of aneuploidy lead to much greater lethality among prostate cancer patients. This suggest a…
Flu virus’ best friend: Low humidity
Researchers have pinpointed a key reason why people are more likely to get sick and even die from flu during…
Echo chambers may not be as dangerous as you think, new study finds
New research shows that collective intelligence — peer learning within social networks — can increase belief accuracy even in politically…
Brain researchers seek ‘fingerprints’ of severe mental diseases
Findings from a new study of large-scale systems in the brain could improve understanding of the symptoms and causes of…
Medical News Today: Diabetes leg pain: Everything you need to know
If someone with diabetes experiences leg pain, it may be a sign of diabetic neuropathy. Neuropathy is a serious complication.…