"The key to learning and memory in early life is a lengthy nap, say scientists," BBC News reports. The scientists were interested in babies' abilities to remember activities and events. They carried out a study…
News article discussing whether ultrasound scanning and nuchal thickness measurement in pregnancy offers any benefit for diagnosing Down's syndrome
Brain-training computer games “do not make users any smarter”, according to The Daily Telegraph. Various other news sources reported that popular, celebrity-endorsed games...
A DNA vaccine for multiple sclerosis has passed its first safety tests in humans, and has shown some promising indications that it may be beneficial, a small preliminary
Being able to manage levels of stress can cut the risk of stroke, the Daily Mail reported. People who have a “good sense of coherence”, a measure of “how well a
Both Alzheimer’s disease and glaucoma may be caused by the same mechanism, reported The Daily Telegraph on August 7 2007. The newspaper quoted the researchers, saying
"A simple bang on the head can alter a child's relationship with their parents claim academics," the Daily Mail reports. A Canadian study found children who had experienced even just a mild traumatic head injury…
"ME: one third of patients 'wrongly diagnosed'," says The Daily Telegraph, which has reported on a new study of a condition called postural tachycardia syndrome (PoTS)...
“Strolls can cut stroke in women,” according to the Daily Mirror, which said that brisk walking for longer than two hours a week cuts the risk of a stroke by more than a third for women. According to the newspaper...