April 18, 2024 Dementia Norwegian’s routine jobs raise the risk of cognitive decline by 66% and dementia by 37%, observational study says. Caveats abound.
April 15, 2024 Dementia Your Vision Can Predict Dementia 12 Years Before Diagnosis, Study Finds. However sensitivity and specificity are in the 60 per cent range.
April 11, 2024 Depression Weak evidence (on the basis of one small study) to suggest that a supplement can mitigate postpartum blues. Also wary when the article advertises the product in question and quotes the senior author and patent holder of its virtues.
April 4, 2024 Bipolar Disorder Small pilot study shows ketogenic diet reduces medication-related metabolic syndrome changes for people being treated for Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder
March 13, 2024 Dermatology The social media influencers peddling and promoting the ‘Sephora kids’ fad/obsession with skin care products to young children and tweens are acting like child predators.
March 12, 2024 Clinical Research Phase 2b study shows that single dose of LSD variant provides immediate and lasting relief from anxiety in about half of the study group compared to controls at 12 weeks post administration.
February 28, 2024 Nutrition Science Eating a healthy plant-based diet may make sleep apnea less likely? Nothing inherent in plants that reduces the risk, rather adopting healthy eating reduces risk of weight gain; one of the risk factors for developing sleep apnea.
February 20, 2024 Addiction More than a bad trip: Experts warn about the risk of cannabis-induced psychosis
January 8, 2024 Biomedical Engineering Researchers faced with trying to explain findings that showed wearing hearing aids may help increase longevity
January 5, 2024 Sleep disorders Sleep disruptions in 30s and 40s linked to cognitive decline a decade later, study finds