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With nearly 50 million dementia patients worldwide, Alzheimers’s disease is the most common neurodegenerative disease. Its main symptom is the impairment of general cognitive abilities, including the ability to speak …

Research team proves how neurotransmitter may be key in controlling Alzheimer’s toxicity Read More

Plant-based dietary alternatives to animal products are better for the environment and for human health when compared with the animal products they are designed to replace, say the authors of …

Plant-based meat ‘healthier and more sustainable than animal products,’ according to new study Read More

A vial of insulin cost $25 in 1995, back when Chris Noble was 5 years old and just learning how to manage his Type 1 diabetes with the help of …

California aims to make its own insulin brand to lower price Read More

Alanna J. Church, M.D., from Boston Children’s Hospital, and colleagues examined the clinical impact of molecular tumor profiling (MTP) with targeted sequencing panel tests in a prospective observational cohort study …

Genetic alterations identified in many pediatric solid tumors Read More

That huge array of dietary fiber supplements in the drugstore or grocery aisle can be overwhelming to a consumer. They make all sorts of health claims too, not being subject …

It doesn’t matter much which fiber you choose—just get more fiber Read More

Located between and above your eyebrows, the frontal sinuses develop in shapes that are as unique to each person as a fingerprint. Since 1925, they’ve been used by forensic anthropologists …

Researchers find interplay of ancestry and sexual dimorphism significantly affect growth patterns in frontal sinuses Read More

Science may be one step closer to understanding where consciousness resides in the brain. A new study shows the importance of certain types of neural connections in identifying consciousness. “Where …

Pinpointing consciousness in animal brains using a mouse ‘brain map’ Read More