A Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) study has found evidence that children under 3 years old are most the vulnerable to the effects of adversity – experiences including poverty, family and financial instability,…
Adolescence can be a minefield for those going through it. Along with natural bodily changes, teens also have to grapple with social pressures emphasizing thinness and other arbitrary standards of desirability. This…
Mount Sinai researchers have broken new ground in the understanding of the MDM2 gene–which is often overexpressed in cancer–finding that when it acts with a specific protein, it can lead to cancer…
Brain tumours are the leading cause of non-accidental death in children in Canada, but little is known about when these tumours form or how they develop. Researchers have recently identified the cells…
Medically-induced loss of consciousness (mLOC) during anesthesia is associated with a break-down of brain connectivity at the anatomical macro scale – across cortical areas – yet what role brain micro circuitry plays…
A new study by American Cancer Society researchers finds medical financial hardship is very common among people in the United States, with more than half reporting problems with affordability, stress, or delaying…
The recurrent vibrations caused by snoring can lead to injuries in the upper airways of people who snore heavily. This in turn, can cause swallowing dysfunction and render individuals more vulnerable for…
Eight out of 10 marijuana users in states where cannabis is legal say they partake in the drug shortly before or after exercise, and most report that it motivates them to work…
The line between the human herpes simplex viruses – HSV-1 and HSV-2 – is blurrier than previously thought, according to a new study published this week in the Journal of Infectious Diseases. Researchers…
James Cook University (JCU) scientists in Australia say they have the solution for a problem gym-goers have when they combine endurance and weight training. Dr. Kenji Doma, who led the review paper, …
