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Scientists have produced the first compelling evidence that mental exercise can cause biological changes in a human brain. NPR’s Jon Hamilton reports on a new study showing that intensive…

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST:
Scientists have produced the first compelling evidence that mental exercise can cause biological changes in a human brain. NPR’s Jon Hamilton reports on a new study showing that intensive…

There is an urgent need to address mental suffering, isolation, and burnout among first responders, active-duty military personnel, and veterans. Due to the nature of their occupations, they are disproportionately exposed to…

Women of childbearing age who have elevated lipids may be at greater risk of cardiovascular issues after pregnancy than…

“What is Alzheimer’s disease? Well it’s the disappearing of your brain’s insulation, the Myelin!!” says a September 27, 2025 Facebook post. “What is Myelin made out off? It’s made from CHOLESTEROL!!!”
An identical post on X concludes: “If you go…
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BMC Medicine is calling for submissions to our new Collection, Advancing research and management of menopause, focusing on new perspectives and care practices that support individuals during this significant life…

Positive high-level results showed Enhertu (fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki) demonstrated a highly statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in invasive disease-free survival versus trastuzumab emtansine in patients with…

Every once in a while, fiction becomes reality.
Mary Shelley was just 18 years old when she imagined Dr. Frankenstein and helped to establish the burgeoning science fiction genre. A year earlier, Mount Tambora erupted in Indonesia, plunging the…

Self-monitoring interventions offer people with bipolar disorder (BD) an important method of self-managing their symptoms, but there are some key implementation and acceptability issues []. Self-monitoring is widely used by people…