The brains of young children get thinner as they grow. At least that’s what scientists used to believe. For decades,…
Positive relationships boost self-esteem, and vice versa
Does having close friends boost your self-esteem, or does having high self-esteem influence the quality of your friendships? Both, according…
Medical News Today: A guide to EFT tapping
Emotional freedom technique (EFT) is a method to reduce anxiety, stress, PTSD, and depression. It involves tapping specific points on…
Researchers discover new, treatable pathway known to cause hypertension in obese people
There’s no question that as body weight increases, so too does blood pressure. Now, in a study of mice, researchers…
New genes identified in hearing loss, providing treatment hope
A new study has identified 44 genes linked to age-related hearing loss giving a much clearer understanding of how the…
Stressed out: Americans making themselves sick over politics
Nearly 40% of Americans surveyed for a new study said politics is stressing them out, and 4% — the equivalent…
Technique can image individual proteins within synapses
Researchers have devised a new way to rapidly image synaptic proteins at high resolution. Using fluorescent nucleic acid probes, they…
Cause of antibiotic resistance identified
Bacteria can change form in human body, hiding the cell wall inside themselves to avoid detection. The cell wall is…
Medical News Today: AI just as good at diagnosing illness as humans
The first research of its kind finds that deep learning algorithms are just as accurate at diagnosing illness as healthcare…
When Depression Is Like a Cancer
Like cancer, depression is a chronic disease that may be cured. But for some patients, both diseases may ultimately prove…