MRI head scan (stock image). The findings from this study could help improve understanding of ADHD, and might be important in challenging beliefs that this disesase is a label for difficult children or the result of poor parenting.
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C. elegans.
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Researchers at the Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB) in Mainz, Germany, have made a breakthrough in understanding the origin of the ageing process. They have identified that genes belonging to a process called autophagy...
Variety of sausage products.
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Eating whole grains daily, such as brown rice or whole-wheat bread, reduces colorectal cancer risk, with the more you eat the lower the risk, finds a new report by the American Institute...
From a teenager studying for their exams to an employee succeeding at work, thriving can be seen at all ages and across all cultures.
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What it takes to thrive, rather than merely survive, could be as...
To purify a sample of DNA and extract the circular DNA, University of Texas at Dallas researchers used a 50-year-old lab technique. They added DNA to a dense salt solution containing cesium chloride in a small test tube, then...
An interactive map showing the connections between various categories of emotion.
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The Emoji Movie, in which the protagonist can't help but express a wide variety of emotions instead of the one assigned to him, may have...
Oral contraceptive pills. (stock image)
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New evidence to confirm the link between newer contraceptive pills and higher risk of serious blood clots (known as venous thromboembolism or VTE) has been provided by a new study. About...
The findings reveal that every 5 years of oral contraceptive use reduces the risk of womb cancer by about a quarter.
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Use of oral contraceptives (usually referred to as "the pill"), even for just a few...
Hormonal IUDs do not affect breastfeeding, say researchers.
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Having a hormonal intrauterine device (IUD) implanted immediately after birth does not affect a woman's ability to lactate and breastfeed, according to new research by investigators at University...
An assortment of foods containing omega 3 healthy fats acids.
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Nutrition has been linked to cognitive performance, but researchers have not pinpointed what underlies the connection. A new study by University of Illinois researchers found that...
Dr. Jon Ramsey with the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine holds a mouse. His study found that a high fat diet makes mice live longer.
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As more people live into their 80s and 90s, researchers have...
