BMJ: Brisk Walking and Jogging Most Effective for Strengthening Bones

They also assessed the amount of physical activity associated with changes in bone mineral density, one of the key indicators of bone strength...

Springer Nature: Scientists show that boys and girls perceive the world differently from the first hours of life

At the same time, the scientists caution against drawing overly simplistic conclusions...

F&F: Green oat extract may protect eyes from dryness caused by sleep deprivation

The former produce tears, while the latter secrete lipids that prevent tears from evaporating too quickly...

PoPS: Scientists Uncover a Brain Development Mechanism That Changes How We View Aging

In youth, the hippocampus is responsible for learning new information...

JCI: Loss of the Y Chromosome in Men May Be an Early Sign of Cancer

Men typically have one X chromosome and one Y chromosome in their cells...

A&D: Residents of Two Amazonian Indigenous Communities Showed Unusually Low Rates of Dementia

JAMA: High Salivary Cortisol Levels Are Associated With Memory Decline

The researchers note that cortisol may affect the brain because it can cross the blood-brain barrier and bind to receptors in areas involved in cognitive processes...

Nature Communications: You Don’t Have to Choose One “Perfect” Diet to Slow Aging

The main analysis included 6,470 people, and the findings were subsequently validated using data from an independent group of participants...

Florida Records One of the Largest Dengue Outbreaks in Decades: One Person Has Died

The current outbreak in Florida is likely linked to weather conditions that have favored the breeding of disease-carrying mosquitoes...

PLOS Medicine: More REM Sleep Is Associated With a Lower Risk of 83 Diseases

The researchers then compared this data with participants’ medical records and examined the associations between sleep characteristics and more than 1,000 diseases...