Drugs found to both prevent and treat Alzheimer’s disease in mice
Researchers have found that a class of pharmaceuticals can both prevent and treat Alzheimer’s disease in mice. Full Story Via … Continue reading
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Acupuncture helps treat hypothermic sea turtles
Two endangered sea turtles that are shells of their former selves after getting stranded on Cape Cod during a cold … Continue reading
Microsoft unveils the One, first new Xbox in 8 years
Microsoft revealed the Xbox One, its next-generation entertainment console, during a presentation Tuesday at its headquarters in Redmond, Wash. Full … Continue reading
How to deal when social media drives you crazy
Is Social Media Anxiety Disorder, known as SMAD, the newest affliction resulting from our love affair with Instagram, Twitter, Facebook … Continue reading
Visual search function: Where scene context happens in our brain
Though a seemingly simple and intuitive strategy, visual search function — a process that takes mere seconds for the human … Continue reading
Practice makes perfect? Not so much, new research finds
Turns out, that old “practice makes perfect” adage may be overblown. New research finds that a copious amount of practice … Continue reading
Bed sharing leads to fivefold increase in risk of crib death for babies whose parents do not smoke
Parents who share a bed with their breastfed baby could face a fivefold increase in the risk of crib death, … Continue reading
‘Whodunnit’ of Irish potato famine solved
An international team of scientists reveals that a unique strain of potato blight they call HERB-1 triggered the Irish potato … Continue reading