Matthew Pase is lead author on two studies that link higher consumption of both sugary and artificially sweetened drinks to adverse brain effects. Credit: Cydney Scott Americans love sugar. Together we consumed nearly 11 million metric tons of it in 2016,...
Rats were trained to depress a lever and then release it when the sound reached a certain frequency. Credit: Illustration by Julia Kuhl The part of the brain that creates mental maps of one's environment plays a much broader role in...
Researchers gave 17 individuals auditory memory tasks that required them to recognize a pattern of tones when it was reversed, while being recorded on MEG and EEG. Credit: Philippe Albouy The ability to remember sounds, and manipulate them in our minds,...
Sandia National Laboratories cognitive scientist Mike Trumbo adjusts the placement of a transcranial direct current stimulation unit on cognitive scientist Laura Matzen's head. Though Trumbo has tried tDCS dozens of times, he does not use it to boost his...
Unhealthy habits are costing Canadians an estimated six years of life, according to a study published in PLOS Medicine. Researchers found that smoking, poor diet, physical inactivity, and unhealthy alcohol consumption contribute to about 50 percent of deaths in...
Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune condition in which the immune system attacks the joints, causing inflammation, pain, and eventually destruction of the tissues that make up this essential body part. Credit: © hriana / Fotolia A research team led by...
These are thelial cells undergoing a shape change in Xenopus laevis embryo. Credit: Makoto Suzuki The first step in shaping the brain is that the neural plate, a sheet-like cell layer, curves to form the neural tube. Assistant Professor Makoto Suzuki...
Roasted crickets and cricket energy bars. Credit: University of Adelaide Australian consumers in Adelaide are taking part in a University of Adelaide research study to help realize the potential for edible insects as a food industry. Consumer attitudes are being put...
“I think certainly there’s some promise in developing probiotics that could be targeted to possibly fixing some of the effects of a high-salt diet, but people shouldn’t think they can eat fast food and then pop a probiotic, and...
Marijuana plant (stock image). Credit: © jonnysek / Fotolia Canada's Lower-Risk Cannabis Use Guidelines, released with the endorsement of key medical and public health organizations, provide 10 science-based recommendations to enable cannabis users to reduce their health risks. The guidelines, based...
Pregnant women in Latin American countries were more likely to seek an abortion after receiving health alerts about Zika virus, according to a study co-authored by Princeton University researchers and published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The researchers...