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Alzheimer's: Head device reduces memory loss in 7 out of 8 people

September 20, 2019

An open-label clinical trial working with eight people with Alzheimer's disease concluded that a new wearable device that emits electromagnetic impulses was able to significantly improve memory loss in seven of these participants within 2 months....
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Why is the brain disturbed by harsh sounds?

September 20, 2019

Why do the harsh sounds emitted by alarms or human shrieks grab our attention? What is going on in the brain when it detects these frequencies? Neuroscientists from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) and Geneva University Hospitals (HUG), Switzerland, have been analysing how people react when they ...
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Common antidepressant may ease anxiety more quickly than depression

September 20, 2019

Sertraline, an antidepressant that doctors commonly prescribe, appears to work by reducing anxiety first and doesn't start tackling depressive symptoms until weeks later.
This was the main finding of a study on the use of ...
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Multicultural millennials respond positively to health 'edutainment'

September 20, 2019

Storytelling that educates and entertains -- aka "edutainment" -- is a powerful communications tool that can lead to positive health-related changes among multicultural millennials, according to a new marketing study from Baylor University.
Tyrha Lindsey-Warren, Ph.D., clinical assist...
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Staying at elementary school for longer associated with higher student attainment

September 20, 2019

A new study has discovered that US students achieve better results in reading and mathematics tests when they stay in elementary school for grades six (age 11-12) and seven (age 12-13), rather than transfer to middle school. In contrast, students in grade eight (age 13-14) achieve better results ...
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