Credit: CC0 Public Domain Our bodies require many important vitamins and minerals in order to function well. B vitamins, for example, are particularly important for many of our everyday functions—including…
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Study suggests that the neural correlates of mind-wandering can vary across different tasks
Grand-average ERP waveforms for SART and Stroop tasks (all trials, n = 48). Credit: Compton et al. Springer, 2023. When humans are completing a specific task, their minds can shift…
Morning sickness doesn’t only occur in the morning. So why do we still call it that?
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain As many as 90% or more of pregnant people experience some degree of nausea or vomiting, often colloquially referred to as “morning sickness.” For some, it…
What are brain states and brain waves? And can we control them?
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain There’s no shortage of apps and technology that claim to shift the brain into a “theta” state—said to help with relaxation, inward focus and sleep. But…
Holiday togetherness can also mean family fights. But there are ways to try to sidestep the drama
A Thanksgiving dinner is displayed on a table in Concord, N.H., on Oct. 22, 2012. The holidays are a time where families and friends can get together to talk, to…
Why half of those taking it stop within a year, and what happens when they do
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Despite the effectiveness of the newer generation of anti-obesity drugs—called GLP-1 receptor agonists—few can tolerate them in the long run. A new study, published in the…
Guidelines updated for use of antiplatelet therapy for atherosclerotic CVD
In a guideline update issued by the Canadian Cardiovascular Society/Canadian Association of Interventional Cardiology and published online Oct. 28 in the Canadian Journal of Cardiology, new recommendations are presented regarding…
Emerging COVID variant is spreading ahead of the holidays. Are you still protected?
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain For a third season, COVID-19 cases are rising ahead of the holidays, this time with a more recent variant driving infections. JN.1, a variant of omicron,…
US woman with rare double uterus gives birth to twin girls
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A 32-year-old woman from Alabama who was born with two uteruses and became pregnant in both gave birth to twin girls on different days, she announced…
Predicting Alzheimer’s dementia in oldest of the old
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new study indicates that severity of amyloid deposition in the brain—not just age—may be key to determining who will benefit from new anti-amyloid therapies to…
