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Musical training protects people from speech deterioration later in life
Musical training in the younger years can prevent the decay in the ability to comprehend speech in later life, new research has found. Among the different cognitive functions that can diminish with age is the ability to understand speech. “Musical […]
Measles is dangerous but mostly not fatal, so don’t worry too much
Measles has become relatively rare in the United States, thanks to very effective vaccine. A recent outbreak tied to Disneyland has shown that even among some doctors, knowledge of the once-common illness is spotty. Some questions and answers about a […]
Lung cancer overtakes breast cancer as the deadliest disease for women
For the first time, lung cancer has passed breast cancer as the leading cause of cancer deaths for women in rich countries. The reason is smoking, which peaked years later for women than it did for men. Lung cancer has […]
A vending machine that dispenses pot
A vending machine selling marijuana was launched in Seattle. Vending machines selling medical marijuana opened for business in Seattle on Tuesday, in what the company providing them billed as a first-in-the-state innovation that it expects to expand to other cities […]
Exercise for children need to focus more on brain development
Guidelines which emphasise quality exercises (and not just the duration of the exercise themselves) must be put in place, experts say. Most guidelines – including those of the World Health Organization and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – […]
Drinking beer can prevent Alzheimer’s
We may be a hop, skip and a jump from warding off neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s. An ingredient in beer hops, xanthohumol (also known as Xn) has been shown to protect the brains of mice from cell damage. Wine […]
Packaged food for toddlers not as nutritious as we think
In the U.S., commercial foods for toddlers often have high amounts of sodium or added sugars, a new study shows. For younger babies, most commercial foods were low in sodium and the majority of infant meals, vegetables, fruits, and dry […]
Diabetes treatment doubled past two decades
The cost of managing diabetes has more than doubled in the past 20 years, a new analysis says. The average diabetes patient now spends $2,790 more per year than they did in 1987 – and more than half the additional […]
Birth control path to reaching climate goals
In Pakistan, where just a third of married women use contraception, half of all pregnancies – 4.2 million each year – are unintended, according to the Washington-based Population Reference Bureau. At the same time, the rising population in Pakistan – and elsewhere around […]
Wartime evacuation not harmful to children
Children who are evacuated during war is not at risk of developing psychiatric problems, researchers say. That was true overall for the subjects of the study, adults who as children were evacuated from Finland to Sweden in World War II. […]
