October 2018

Fear: What happens in the brain and body?

October 31, 2018November 6, 2018 SCofA 556 Views

Fear is a universal human experience. In this Spotlight, we ask why fear evolved, what happens in the body, and why some people enjoy it.

Lifestyle

Loneliness tied to a higher risk of dementia

October 31, 2018November 6, 2018 SCofA 445 Views

A 10-year study of 12,000 diverse older adults finds that loneliness, independently of social isolation, is tied to a 40 percent higher risk of dementia.

Fitness

‘Natural protein’ could reverse obesity-related diabetes, fatty liver

October 31, 2018November 2, 2018 SCofA 440 Views

Increasing the ‘natural protein’ BP3 in obese mice reduces fat mass, high blood sugar, and fatty liver fats by firing up metabolism, a new study reveals.

Money

How does income actually affect life expectancy?

October 31, 2018November 2, 2018 SCofA 432 Views

What we thought about life expectancy gaps relating to income may be wrong, a new study suggests. Still, its authors note, these gaps are ever-widening.

Heathcare

Eye scan may detect Alzheimer’s disease in seconds

October 30, 2018November 2, 2018 SCofA 427 Views

It may soon be possible to diagnose Alzheimer’s in a matter of seconds using a noninvasive eye scanner that simply examines a person’s retina.

Heathcare

How and why our bodies starve gut bacteria

October 30, 2018November 2, 2018 SCofA 412 Views

Our gut microbiota can make or break our health. Researchers have found that our bodies keep bacteria under control by ‘rationing’ the resources they need.

Heathcare

Common drugs lead to millions of cases of lung disease

October 30, 2018November 2, 2018 SCofA 454 Views

Many common drugs affect lung health negatively, and these problems are more common than specialists previously thought, concludes a new review.

Fitness

Probiotics: When good bacteria turn bad

October 29, 2018November 2, 2018 SCofA 442 Views

Using advanced techniques, researchers have investigated how gut inflammation develops. They come to a worrying conclusion about probiotics.

Tech

Surgeons carry out spine surgery in the womb

October 28, 2018November 2, 2018 SCofA 507 Views

Scientists can repair a potentially disabling spine defect, spina bifida, in the womb. This procedure is becoming more widely available little by little.

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