Over the past century, IQ scores in the United States have shown a significant increase. According to a phenomenon known as the “Flynn effect,” IQ scores have been increasing by around three to five points per decade. However, a recent study by Northwestern University found evidence of a reverse Flynn effect in a large U.S.…
Recently, a team of Japanese researchers has identified the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron XBB.1.5 variant prevalent in the Western hemisphere, which has high transmissibility and infectivity, and is a cause of concern for public health.
A common and widely used chemical may be fueling the rise of the world’s fastest growing brain condition – Parkinson’s disease.
During the pandemic, medical doctors and researchers noticed that children and adolescents infected with COVID-19 became less ill than adults. A possible explanation for this is that children already had a prior level of immunity to COVID-19 provided by memory T cells generated by common colds.
According to the Journal of the American Medical Association, child and adolescent mortality rates in the United States have increased by 20%, the largest increase in at least 50 years.
A recent study by University of Cincinnati engineers found that football helmets made by four popular manufacturers are not designed as well as they could be. This is a concern, as concussions from football are a health concern across all age groups, from youth sports to professional leagues.
A recent study conducted by the University of Chicago found that older adults residing close to fracking sites in Pennsylvania had higher rates of hospitalization for cardiovascular diseases compared to individuals living in nearby New York state, where fracking is banned.
Neuroscience research just got a little bit easier, thanks to the release of tens of thousands of images of fruit fly brain neurons generated by Janelia’s FlyLight Project Team.
Getting a good night’s rest is essential for one’s overall health and well-being. Now scientists have discovered new evidence that sleeping well may make you less vulnerable to infections.
Some areas of the adult brain contain quiescent, or dormant, neural stem cells that can potentially be reactivated to form new neurons.
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