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Vigorous activity weekly may improve outcomes in stable CAD
Performing vigorous physical activity once or twice a week compared with sedentary behavior or light physical activity may improve long-term
Continue reading »Some hyper-realistic masks more believable than human faces, study suggests
Hyper-realistic masks are made from flexible materials such as silicone and are designed to imitate real human faces—down to every
Continue reading »Researcher examines traumatic brain injury in survivors of intimate partner violence
While the diagnoses and treatment of sport-related concussion have well-established guidelines and protocols, a new study from UBC’s Okanagan campus
Continue reading »Lack of economic support hinders cognitive abilities of children of single mothers: UK study
Over the last 60 years, the percentage of children in the United Kingdom living in homes headed by a single
Continue reading »Major Alzheimer’s study to open 5 new Latin American sites
A major international Alzheimer’s disease research initiative will open five new sites in Latin America to help researchers understand the
Continue reading »Milestone reached in new leukemia drug
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory scientists, with chemists and cancer biologists from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI), have developed a new therapy
Continue reading »Erectile dysfunction may up the odds for irregular heartbeat
Men with erectile dysfunction are more likely to be diagnosed with an irregular heartbeat, according to a new study. Atrial
Continue reading »Cell death or cancer growth: A question of cohesion
Activation of CD95, a receptor found on all cancer cells, triggers programmed cell death—or does the opposite, namely stimulates cancer
Continue reading »Virtual ‘moonwalk’ for science reveals distortions in spatial memory
In order to remember where important events happened, or how to get from A to B, brains form mental “maps”
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