Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Although most patients diagnosed with COVID-19 will quickly recover, some people experience symptoms that linger well after they start testing negative again—including insomnia. Scientists already knew…
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Meet your gut microbes: Lactobacillus brevis—a fermentation superstar
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Fermentation, one of the oldest food production and preservation techniques, has seen a huge revival in recent years. From craft beers and kombucha to yogurt, sauerkraut…
Alzheimer’s may have once spread from person to person, but the risk of that happening today is incredibly low
PET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer’s disease. Credit: public domain An article published this week in the journal Nature Medicine documents what is believed to be the first…
Cape Verde is the third African country to eliminate malaria
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Cape Verde has been certified malaria-free by the World Health Organization. The archipelago to the west of Senegal consists of 10 islands, and has a population…
Physical activity weakly associated with better late-life cognition
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Physical activity is associated with better late-life cognition, but the association is weak, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis published online Feb. 1 in JAMA…
New guidelines aim to elevate comprehensive care for people with severe epilepsy
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The National Association of Epilepsy Centers (NAEC) has developed updated guidelines that outline the comprehensive services and resources epilepsy centers should provide to improve quality of…
New UK report reveals autism assessment and support crisis
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A report published today (Friday 2 February) by the Child of the North initiative—led by the N8 Research Partnership and former Children’s Commissioner Anne Longfield’s new…
Researchers discover epigenetic status determines metastasis
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and Heidelberg University have investigated in mice how spreading tumor cells behave at the site of metastasis. Some…
‘Rare positive result’ in trial of new support intervention for people with dementia and their family caregivers
Credit: Jsme MILA from Pexels Research led by Claudia Cooper, Professor of Psychological Medicine at Queen Mary University of London, shows that a new therapy, NIDUS-Family, helps people with dementia…
Expert discusses screen time tips for your toddler’s brain
Credit: Mayo Clinic News Network The average American toddler spends up to two hours per day in front of a screen, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), which…
