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...
Endocrine disrupting chemicals interfere with hormone action to cause adverse health effects in people.Credit: Image courtesy of NYU Langone Medical Center
Annual healthcare costs and lost earnings in the United States from low-level but daily exposure to hazardous chemicals commonly...
Babies often amaze their parents when they seemingly learn new skills overnight -- how to walk, for example. But their brains were probably prepping for those tasks long before their first steps occurred, according to researchers.
Researchers at Penn State...
Heart failure in the elderly is set to triple by 2060, according to new data from the Age, Gene/Environment Susceptibility (AGES) -- Reykjavík study presented at ESC Congress 2016 today.
"Heart failure is a common condition worldwide and increases with...
Using brain stimulation researchers could increase honest behavior.
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Honesty plays a key role in social and economic life. Without honesty, promises are not kept, contracts are not enforced, taxes remain unpaid. Despite the importance of honesty...
"The sleep of many parents is often disrupted by external sources such as a crying baby demanding care during the night. Doctors on call, who may receive several phone calls a night, also experience disruptions," said Prof. Sadeh. "These...
Jeffrey Litt, D.O., assistant professor of surgery at the MU School of Medicine, is lead author of the study.
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According to the National Institutes of Health, more than six million cases of chronic wounds...
The large Ebola outbreak in West Africa in 2014 to 2015 was devastating to the people in West Africa and beyond.
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Ebola virus RNA can persist in the semen of survivors more than two years...
Probiotics may relieve symptoms of depression, suggests a new study.
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Probiotics may relieve symptoms of depression, as well as help gastrointestinal upset, research from McMaster University has found.
In a study published in the medical journal Gastroenterology,...
Babies only hours old are able to differentiate between sounds from their native language and a foreign language, scientists have discovered. The study indicates that babies begin absorbing language while still in the womb, earlier than previously thought.
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Red wine.
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Let it be no misunderstanding: heavy alcohol intake has severe harmful effects. But already for several years, researchers have been finding that moderate wine intake can be beneficial in delaying the onset of cognitive...
