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People who stay mentally sharp in old age have bigger brain cells than people decades younger than them, study finds
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30/09/22 05:24
People who stay mentally sharp and healthy into their eighties have bigger brain cells, a study suggests. Our neurons slowly start to shrink as we age, which is why we tend to slow down in our senior years. But brain cells in so-called 'super-agers' are larger than those in people 20 to 30 years younger than them, scientists showed for the first time. It is not clear if people are born with larger neurons or if they are just more durable. But the discovery of this unique biological signature could one day open the door to screening programs and treatments for the memory disorder, scientists hope....read
Love really can mend a broken heart: 'Cuddle hormone' repairs cells damaged after a heart attack, study finds
30/09/22 04:15Oxytocin is produced by our bodies when we cuddle, have sex, and fall in love. Now scientists in Michigan have discovered it also appears to have the ability to repair cells in an injured heart.Obesity should be considered a brain disorder like autism or ADHD, doctors claim
29/09/22 12:19Researchers from Baylor College of Medicine in Texas have made the recommendation after a study indicated obesity was caused by changes in the brain during childhood.Pregnant women who take Tylenol during pregnancy are a FIFTH more likely to have children with ADHD and sleep problems, study suggests
27/09/22 06:47Penn State University researchers found children were more likely to have attention problems or difficulty sleeping by age three if their moms used acetaminophen - the generic name for Tylenol.Is this the world's next dangerous superbug? Scientists sound alarm over little-known STI that causes infertility and has rapidly developed resistance to EVERY antibiotic used against it
27/09/22 04:36The sexually transmitted infection was first discovered in London in the 1980s - but a test has only been available in the US since 2019. It is already resistant to four different antibiotics.Caucasian man, 34, claims his skin turned BLACK after bizarre reaction to common antidepressant Prozac
26/09/22 06:27Tyler Monk, from Louisiana, was prescribed Prozac in May 2021 following a diagnosis for depression and anxiety. Within a week, the 34-year-old's his skin began changing to a gray color.Quadruple-vaccinated Pfizer boss, 60, tests positive for Covid for the second time in a MONTH
26/09/22 11:14Dr Albert Bourla revealed on Twitter Saturday he had tested positive again but was 'feeling well and symptom-free'. He had been vaccinated four times with the American drug giant's Covid shot.
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