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Learning a Second Language Protects Against Alzheimer’s

By Mark Schweizer

14 days ago

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Want to protect against the effects of Alzheimer’s? Learn another language. That’s the takeaway from recent brain research, which shows that bilingual people’s brains function ...

Reframing Alcoholism: Researcher Argues Against ‘Disease’ Label

By Mark Schweizer

14 days ago

For more than 100 years, alcoholism has been viewed as a disease; however, this framing has created barriers to diagnosing, treating and even understanding the condition, one psychologist ...

Study Ties Brain Molecule to Risk of Stress and Depression

By Mark Schweizer

14 days ago

Your levels of a certain brain protein could affect how you respond to stress and could even increase your risk for depression, a new study suggests. People with ...

Scratching Feels Better on Certain Parts of Your Body

By Mark Schweizer

14 days ago

It feels oh so good to scratch an itch, but exactly how much pleasure we get from scratching depends on exactly where on the body the itch is, ...

Contraceptive Use by Young Adults May Increase with Knowledge

By Mark Schweizer

14 days ago

Young people who don’t understand contraception are less likely to use it, results from a new survey suggest. Participants who scored the lowest on a 23-question test of ...

Is a Little Nibbling OK? Munching Not Linked to Obesity

By Mark Schweizer

14 days ago

A little nibbling between meals may not show up on your waistline, a small study of Norwegian women suggests. Participants in the study who admitted to nibbling morsels ...

Vitamin E May Increase Prostate Cancer Risk in Men

By Mark Schweizer

14 days ago

Taking extra vitamin E may increase men’s risk of prostate cancer, a new study says. Men in the study who took supplements of 400 international units (IU) of ...

Deadly Vitamins: Are Supplements Sending Us to An Early Grave?

By Mark Schweizer

14 days ago

First, findings published Monday found women over 60 who took vitamin supplements had a higher risk of dying over a 19-year study when compared with women who did ...

Pacemaker Device Can Cure Bowel Control Problems

By Mark Schweizer

14 days ago

A pacemaker-like device may help those who suffer from bowel incontinence, or loss of bowel control, researchers say. The first person in the United States to receive the ...

Behavioral Therapy Curbs Incontinence After Prostate Removal

By Mark Schweizer

14 days ago

Teaching men techniques to control certain muscles can reduce urinary incontinence in those who have had their prostates surgically removed during cancer treatment, according to a new study. ...

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Learning a Second Language Protects Against Alzheimer’s

Reframing Alcoholism: Researcher Argues Against ‘Disease’ Label

Study Ties Brain Molecule to Risk of Stress and Depression

Scratching Feels Better on Certain Parts of Your Body

Contraceptive Use by Young Adults May Increase with Knowledge

Is a Little Nibbling OK? Munching Not Linked to Obesity

Vitamin E May Increase Prostate Cancer Risk in Men

Deadly Vitamins: Are Supplements Sending Us to An Early Grave?

Pacemaker Device Can Cure Bowel Control Problems

Behavioral Therapy Curbs Incontinence After Prostate Removal

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