WASHINGTON, D.C.: Researchers have found the summer months are the best for the brain’s productivity – with longer days increasing the mind’s ability to focus for longer and retain information.

Scientists at the University of Liege in Belguim also found shorter winter days can decrease brain Read More »

DALLAS: A new way of mapping the “transcriptome” — the collection of RNA read-outs that are expressed by a cell’s active genes — has been devised by researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. RNA is both the molecular bridge Read More »

DALLAS: Older people who take multiple medications face an increased risk of frailty and death, according to new Australian research.

Half of Australians over 65 years of age take at least five different types of medicine. Among over 75-year-olds, the numbers are even higher.

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WASHINGTON, D.C.: A simple memory test costing a few cents can give up to two years’ warning of the full onset of Alzheimer’s disease, a landmark study has found.

Scientists believe they could use it to catch patients at a “sweet spot”, where there is time Read More »