Day July 12, 2024
Three signs your diet is causing too much muscle loss—and what to do about it
Feasibility study investigates couple-based therapy to improve sexual desire
Research suggests dual-language gameplay protects against cognitive aging
Why heat waves are more dangerous than you think, and how to stay safe
Think you’ve decided what to buy? Actually, your brain is still deciding—even as you put it in your basket
The science behind Ariana Grande’s vocal metamorphosis
Roger Federer’s psychological game made him Wimbledon’s best male player—the secret to his winning mindset
New guidance for health care professionals to address muscle-building supplement use
How AI might help in diagnosing mild concussions
Journaling about everyday stressors could boost resilience
A fixation on ‘clean eating’ can be harmful—perfectionists may be at greater risk of taking it too far
Positive leadership communication can be an effective tool to reduce worker burnout, turnover
Study sheds light on how the brain adapts hearing in different listening situations
How the apparel industry could refashion itself
Study of microwaveable popcorn weighs up tax versus ban
Adding ultra-processing to nutritional labeling system offsets ‘health halo’ effect
Writing about identity and values can boost teens’ self-esteem
World leaders unite to embed social participation in health systems
Women lose more years of life after a heart attack than men, research finds
Junk food is promoted online to appeal to kids and target young men, study shows
Narcissism decreases with age
Lack of affordability tops older Americans’ list of health care worries
Alternative understanding of brain leads to new treatments for stroke patients
Stress-related genes may contribute to aggressive prostate cancer in African American men
People with long COVID three times more likely to leave employment, UK study finds
Greater attention needs to be paid to malnutrition in the sick and elderly, concludes review
New tool combines evolution and AI to predict prostate cancer recurrence more than a decade ahead
Study suggests reinfections from the virus that causes COVID-19 likely have similar severity as original infection
Researchers discover a new neural biomarker for obsessive-compulsive disorder
What to know this hurricane and wildfire season
Many youths continue to take opioids months after surgical procedures, multi-institutional study finds
Cerebellum study identifies potential therapeutic target for management of thirst disorders
Asprosin activates cerebellar Purkinje neurons. Credit: Nature Neuroscience (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41593-024-01700-9 The cerebellum, often referred to as the “little brain,” has captivated researchers for centuries due to its unique structure and cellular complexity, as one of the most ancient brain…
Recommendations on how to address emergency food and nutrition needs in disaster preparedness
Uncovering late-onset combined immune deficiency in chromosome 18q deletion syndrome
Metformin and other antidiabetic drugs may help reduce the risk of dementia in patients with type 2 diabetes
‘I just want to keep playing:’ Why youth athletes under-report concussion symptoms
Seeing inside Alzheimer’s disease brain using cryo-electron tomography
Left, fluorescence image of amyloid in cryo-preserved post-mortem human brain. Middle, 3-dimensional molecular architecture of ?-amyloid plaque. Right, in-tissue structure of tau filaments within post-mortem brain. Credit: University of Leeds Scientists investigating Alzheimer’s disease have determined the structure of molecules…
