Older couple.
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More frequent sexual activity has been linked to improved brain function in older adults, according to a study by the universities of Coventry and Oxford.
Researchers found that people who engaged in more regular...
A kind of bacteria found in the vagina may trigger recurrent UTIs, according to a new study at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. In the image, a bladder cell (blue) that has been exposed to G....
Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified antibodies capable of protecting against Zika virus infection, and located the precise spot on the Zika virus that the antibodies recognize. The work is a significant step...
Michigan State University research found that teachers are resigning largely because of their unhappiness with the education system.
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As teacher resignation letters increasingly go public -- and viral -- new research indicates teachers are not leaving solely...
Dr. Stefanie Heilmann-Heimbach and Prof. Markus Nöthen from the Institute of Human Genetics at the University of Bonn, in collaboration with colleagues, identified over 60 alterations in the human genome that increase the risk of premature hair loss. Some...
Drinking four cups of coffee each day can be part of a healthy diet in healthy people, new research suggests.
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Higher coffee consumption is associated with a lower risk of death, according to research...
Total sleep deprivation or partial sleep deprivation can produce clinical improvement in depression symptoms within 24 hours.
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Sleep deprivation -- typically administered in controlled, inpatient settings -- rapidly reduces symptoms of depression in roughly half of...
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The value of sanitation at reducing child mortality in many low income countries has been substantially underestimated according to recent research.
A study by Prof Paul Hunter from the University of East Anglia (UEA) and Dr Annette Prüss-Ustün from The...
Two billion children breathe toxic air worldwide, UNICEF says. Image Credit: Flickr/leniners
Almost one in seven of the world’s children, 300 million, live in areas with the most toxic levels of outdoor air pollution – six or more times higher...
A new paper reports where in the brain numerical quantity evaluation is processed.
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Cognitive neuroscience researcher Joonkoo Park at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, who recently received a five-year, $751,000 faculty early career development (CAREER) grant...
PTSD is a common and debilitating mental disorder that occurs after a traumatic event.
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A large new study from the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium provides the first molecular genetic evidence that genetic influences play a role...
