The experience of losing something we value is a part of life no one can escape from. Loss has many shapes and forms, it could be a relationship that comes…
Category: Lifestyle
Keeping the spark lit into the golden years
Research confirms what a lot of folks have guessed: as we age, motivation wanes and getting off the couch and out the door becomes more challenging. A new research article…
Pandemic further isolating older adults, as senior services struggle to adapt
Older adults throughout Washington are increasingly isolated during the COVID-19 pandemic, challenged by the even greater reliance on technology and often neglecting chronic health conditions, according to new research from…
Fungal eye infection blinds over a half-million in one eye a year
Between 1 and 1.4 million fungal eye infections occur in the developing world per year, leaving over 600,000 people blind in one eye, find researchers from Manchester, London and Nairobi.…
Evidence found of link between gut microbe deficiency and autism spectrum disorder
A team of researchers affiliated with a host of institutions in China has found evidence of a gut microbe deficiency in children who develop autism spectrum disorder (ASD). In their…
You might be trying to get the wrong people to vote your way – or wear masks
When it comes to persuading others—whether about voting, pandemic-related safety measures, or other significant behaviors—we frequently focus on the wrong folks. That's the conclusion of recent research led by Zakary…
Multiple sclerosis as the flip side of immune fitness
About half of the people with multiple sclerosis have the HLA-DR15 gene variant. A study led by the University of Zurich has now shown how this genetic predisposition contributes to…
Antiepileptic drug exposure in pregnancy and neurodevelopmental disorder risk
Children born to mothers who took the antiepileptic drug sodium valproate during pregnancy may have a four to five-fold increased risk of developing neurodevelopmental disorders in early childhood, according to…