Kids can be stubborn when it comes to eating the healthy foods on their plate. And now, a new national poll reaffirms that picky eating is a universal parenting challenge. Over half of parents agre… [+4158 chars]
A team of researchers at Tel Aviv University has found that Egyptian fruit bats use echolocation during daylight hours even though they have good eyesight. In their paper published in the journal Cur… [+2570 chars]
Jodi Perrott discovered she had attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) when her teenage daughter was diagnosed three years ago. "I had never considered my perfectly behaved A-plus daughter … [+3471 chars]
In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, the researchers assessed the effectiveness of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines against related hospitalizations and death. Study… [+5633 chars]
Among comorbidities associated with predisposition to severe COVID-19, dialysis confers the highest risk of mortality. However, according to Sol Carriazo, MD, and colleagues, reports of COVID-19 asso… [+1897 chars]
Diagnoses of psychiatric disorders were associated with increased incidence of COVID-19 breakthrough infection in VA patients, with the strongest associations found in older patients, according to a … [+2499 chars]
The liver performs a variety of critical functions such as regulation of blood sugar, removal of toxic substances from the body, fighting infections and illness, controlling cholesterol levels and so… [+1875 chars]
A woman with cystic fibrosis who believed she was living on borrowed time has spoken about how she went from planning her end of life to having a child, thanks to a miracle drug.Gillian Docherty, 36,… [+3396 chars]
Gain Therapeutics‘ investigational STAR (small-molecule structurally targeted allosteric regulators) candidate lowered toxic amyloid-beta and tau protein levels, both hallmarks of Alzheimers disease,… [+3500 chars]
CHICAGO -- Reports of two patients who found relief from long COVID after taking Pfizer's antiviral Paxlovid, including a researcher who tested it on herself, provide intriguing evidence for clinic… [+5089 chars]
Parkinson Society of British Columbia is marking April as Parkinson’s Awareness Month as part of a campaign to have a public conversation about the unique experiences of those living with the neurolo… [+3269 chars]
Physical activity has long been associated with a decreased risk for dementia, but no one is sure exactly how it protects the brain. Researchers at the Institut Blood and Brain at the University of… [+3243 chars]
