An antibiotic, minocycline, can increase the lifespan of roundworms by preventing the build-up of proteins during aging, a study in
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Parents: Take a timeout before you force your child to apologize
Parents who force unremorseful kids to apologize to others before they’re truly sorry may do more harm than good. That’s
Continue reading »Study in mice suggests drug to turn fat ‘brown’ could help fight obesity
Our bodies contain two types of fat: white fat and brown fat. While white fat stores calories, brown fat burns
Continue reading »Can personality be measured?
An international team of researchers has developed a new method to assess the intelligence and personality by analyzing neurophysiological data
Continue reading »Congo starts first-ever trial testing Ebola drugs
Congo has begun the first-ever trial to test the effectiveness and safety of four experimental Ebola drugs, the first time
Continue reading »Cancer treatments may affect cognitive function by accelerating biological aging
Cancer treatments are suspected to accelerate certain aging processes in the body. A new study has found that indicators of
Continue reading »U of Maryland student dies of adenovirus-related illness
(HealthDay)—An 18-year-old University of Maryland student has died from an adenovirus-related illness, and there have been reports of five other
Continue reading »Probiotics no help to young kids with stomach virus
Children with stomach viruses increasingly are given probiotics to ease symptoms of vomiting and diarrhea. But a major U.S. study
Continue reading »New way to ID cognitively aware yet unresponsive people with severe brain injury
Some brain-injured people left with disorders of consciousness—unable to communicate or respond, such as people in a coma—nevertheless show normal
Continue reading »Study bridges a divide in cell aging in neurodegenerative diseases
Research from the University of Toronto has shown that in some neurodegenerative diseases, two hallmarks of cell aging – protein
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