Brain Awareness Week 2020: Cognitive function and commercial video games
This year, Brain Awareness Week falls between 16th and 22nd March. The campaign, organised by the Dana Foundation, aims to foster public enthusiasm… Read more »
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Your DNA may underlie the severity of your concussion symptoms
Neuropathologists Lili-Naz Hazrati and Nicole Schwab explain how genetic variation could make different people more susceptible to neurodegenerative… Read more »
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Ensuring safe drinking water in Rohingya camps of Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh
A new study published in Gut Pathogens and supported by UNICEF, reveals high levels of contamination of source water from… Read more »
World Alzheimer’s Month: Let’s talk about dementia to end the stigma
Today, as part of World Alzheimer's Month, Paola Barbarino explains why we all need to talk about dementia, highlighting some key… Read more »
Can fasting or pseudo-diabetes have a positive effect on aging and health?
In this blog post by Dr Mikhail Blagosklonny, he summarizes the evidence in support of the use of mTORs (such as rapamycin) and… Read more »
Advancements in Prostate Cancer Research – ABI1 becomes EMT Influencer
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Placental Sex Differences: Q&A with Amy Inkster
Amy Inkster is the 2019 winner of the Biology of Sex Differences Best Poster Prize at the recent OSSD meeting in May. This Q&A… Read more »
Undocumented biodiversity of marine Oomycota is found in the Arctic
Oomycota are fungal-like organisms and notorious parasites of fish, crops, and algae. A new study published in IMA Fungus analyzed… Read more »
The USA lags behind other large agricultural economies in banning harmful pesticides
50 years ago the USA led the way in regulating pesticides, but research published today in Environmental Health finds that the… Read more »
World Environment Day 2019 quiz
Set up by the United Nations, World Environment Day aims to raise international awareness of environmental issues and encourage… Read more »