Studies and Analyses

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Learning Early in Life May Help Keep Brain Cells Alive

Using your brain – particularly during adolescence – may help brain cells survive and could impact how the brain functions after puberty.

An area's level of poverty or wealth may affect the distribution of cancer types

Overall, socioeconomic status is not related to cancer risk—cancer strikes the rich and poor alike. However, socioeconomic status does seem to influence the…

Hot flashes/night sweats solutions: Estrogen therapy vs. venlafaxine

A new research study from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) that compares low-dose oral estrogen and low-dose non-hormonal venlafaxine hydrochloride extended…

Recovery from sports-related concussion slower than believed

Scientists at the Sahlgrenska Academy have shown that analysis of the cerebrospinal fluid after concussion can be used to determine the magnitude of brain…

Sound and vision: Visual cortex processes auditory information too

They suggest this auditory input enables the visual system to predict incoming information and could confer a survival advantage.

Study shows how common obesity gene contributes to weight gain

Researchers have discovered how a gene commonly linked to obesity—FTO—contributes to weight gain. The study shows that variations in FTO indirectly affect the…

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