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Feb 05, 2016 09:09 PM EST

When Older Adults Stop Driving, How Does It Impact Their Health?

When older adults stop driving, a new study examines how it affects their health.

Jan 18, 2016 07:43 PM EST

Marijuana May Lower Migraine Frequency

Can marijuana help lower the frequency of migraines?

Dec 30, 2015 04:19 PM EST

5 Breakthrough Medical Treatments in 2015

What medical advances happened in 2015? There were a lot of them! Here are five great ones.

Dec 11, 2015 03:53 PM EST

Specialized Psychotherapy Helps Brain Changes In Patients With Borderline Personality Disorder

Activation patterns in certain areas of the brain change through a specialized psychotherapy for patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD), according to a recent study.

Nov 18, 2015 07:21 PM EST

What Brain Changes Cause Someone With Schizophrenia To Hallucinate?

A brain wrinkle found in the frontal lobes may be responsible for hallucinations in some cases of schizophrenia, according to a recent study.

Aug 21, 2015 12:49 PM EDT

Neurology: Brain Waves Behind Indecisiveness Discovered

In this recent study, researchers used transcranial alternating current stimulation--otherwise known as a non-invasive brain stimulation method that inables generation of coordinated oscilations in the activity of particular brain regions.

Aug 11, 2015 08:12 PM EDT

Parkinson's Disease: Could A Drug For Liver Disease Slow Its Progression?

New findings published in the journal Neurology reveal that a liver drug could help to slow the progression of Parkinson's Disease. Researchers found that the drug ursodeoxycholic acid, which is used to decrease acids that are involved in liver disease, could address a mutation of the LRRK2 gene, ...

Aug 05, 2015 07:21 PM EDT

Erasing Memories: Could New Discovery Help Prevent Relapse In Drug Addicts?

Researchers at the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute have made a discovery that might bring them closer to erasing memories in drug addicts, helping to prevent relapses.

Jul 10, 2015 07:42 PM EDT

COPD May Begin During Adolescence

New findings published in the New England Journal of Medicine reveal that chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is not always caused from an accelerated decline of lung function is not a prerequisite for COPD.

Jul 10, 2015 03:26 PM EDT

This New Graphene-Based Film Helps Efficiently Cool Eletronics

New findings published in the journal Advanced Functional Materials reveal a new grapheme-based film that works to efficiently cool electronics.

Jul 07, 2015 12:22 PM EDT

Researchers Are Still Learning Why The Aging Body Produces So Little Proteins

Researchers at the University of Missouri-Columbia have identified how the kidney cells' self-destruct messages are spread by finding what may lead to improved kidney function in the elderly.

Jun 18, 2015 06:58 PM EDT

Sex And Heart Rate: Lower Resting Heart Rate Variability Decreases Arousal In Women

New findings published in the journal Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback reveal that women with lower resting heart rate variability may have more difficulties than other women when it comes to arousal.