Model development workflow. Credit: Alzheimer’s & Dementia (2025). DOI: 10.1002/alz.70132 Researchers from the National Center for Healthy Aging (NCHA), a partnership between Monash University and Peninsula Health, have developed a…
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Poll reveals some parents say they waited too long to stop pacifier use or thumb-sucking in children
Parents report a variety of strategies to break the habits. Credit: Sara Schultz, University of Michigan Health C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health, Pacifiers and thumb-sucking can…
Noninvasive prenatal testing identifies twice as many Down syndrome cases as second-trimester serum screening
Credit: BGI Genomics A novel study has analyzed the cost-effectiveness of different Down syndrome (DS) screening strategies. The result confirms that noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT) outperforms second-trimester serum screening (STSS)…
So your primary school child has a ‘boyfriend’ or ‘girlfriend’. Should you be worried?
Credit: CC0 Public Domain If you have a child in primary school, you may not be expecting to help them manage romantic relationships. Surely this is an issue for the…
Easily distracted? How to improve your attention span
A woman looks at her phone while watching the sun set in Kansas City, Mo., on Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023. Credit: AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File Feel like you can’t focus?…
Could personality tests help make bipolar disorder treatment more precise?
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain People with cancer, heart disease and other conditions have come to expect treatments that their medical teams “personalize” just for them, based on tests. But care…
Researchers develop biocompatible patch for soft organ injuries
Immunofluorescent staining for macrophages (CD68, green) and nuclei (DAPI, blue) on the hydrogel-tissue interface seven days after artery incisions in rats. Credit: Dr. Mahsa Ghovvati University of California, Los Angeles…
High midlife stress hormone levels linked to Alzheimer’s risk in postmenopausal women
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Is stress associated with Alzheimer’s disease? It may be in women who are postmenopausal, a study led by The University of Texas Health Science Center at…
3D-printed wearable monitors health through skin gases
The Gutruf Lab’s wearable device provides personalized health data without the constraints of adhesives and frequent reapplication. Credit: University of Arizona College of Engineering Wearable technologies are revolutionizing health care,…
Vitamin B1 derivative enhances wakefulness, study finds
Credit: Miriam Alonso from Pexels Researchers at the University of Tsukuba have found that thiamine (vitamin B1) tetrahydrofurfuryl disulfide (TTFD), a common thiamine derivative, can induce arousal. TTFD is chemically…
