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New genetic variations linked to educational attainment: Genetic overlap between cognitive ability and longevity
Researchers found when examining an individual's family that a genetic predisposition towards higher cognitive ability was associated with longer lifespan.
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Investigators...
Sleep Deprivation: Effective Anti-Depressant
Total sleep deprivation or partial sleep deprivation can produce clinical improvement in depression symptoms within 24 hours.
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Sleep deprivation -- typically...
Chemical Helps Us Suppress Unwanted Thoughts
Brain concept (stock image).
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Scientists have identified a key chemical within the 'memory' region of the brain that allows us to...
Finding Colliding Monster Black Holes
RIT researchers propose that the outer gas disk of spiral galaxies could be teeming with black holes that emit gravitational waves as they collide....
Kicking Supermassive Black Hole Into High Gear
The deep image of Messier 77 taken with the Hyper Suprime-Cam (HSC) mounted at the Subaru Telescope. The picture is created by adding the...
Avatar therapy may help to reduce auditory hallucinations for people with schizophrenia
Around 60-70% of people who have schizophrenia experience auditory hallucinations that are typically insulting and threatening.
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An experimental therapy which...
Eating regular variety of nuts associated with lower risk of heart disease
Eating nuts may reduce the risk of heart disease.
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People who regularly eat nuts, including peanuts, walnuts and tree nuts, have...
Study reveals how a very low calorie diet can reverse type 2 diabetes
A very low calorie diet can rapidly reverse type 2 diabetes in animal models, report scientists.
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In a new study,...
Cell-based therapy for type 1 diabetes?
In type 1 diabetes, autoreactive T-cells attack insulin-producing islet cells in the pancreas (frame 1). Fiorina and colleagues showed that the network of genetic...
IUDs may have a surprising benefit: Protection against cervical cancer
Doctor holding an IUD birth control. (Stock image)
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Considered a safe and highly effective contraception method, intrauterine devices (IUDs) may also...
Polling is still best predictor of election outcomes, study suggests
Polling is still the best way to predict election outcomes, say researchers.
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Donald Trump's surprising election as president of the United...
