Articles by David Nield
A discovery by researchers from the Baylor College of Medicine in the US could lead to treatments that clear the troublesome aggregations of protein thought to play a key role in Alzheimer's disease.�...
As we get older, our brains start to change in ways that make them increasingly vulnerable to disease and a detailed new study of these changes points to a way some of this wear and tear might be pre�...
Hydralazine has been used to treat high blood pressure for many decades, even though it's never been exactly clear how it works. Now a new study answers some key questions about the medication and ad�...
We know exercise is good for us, but scientists are still figuring out why, at the most fundamental and molecular level. A new small but long-term study may have yielded a crucial answer, identifying�...
A build-up of sticky proteins in the brain is a key hallmark of Alzheimer's, thought to be closely linked to the disease's progression. Now scientists have found a new way to clear these harmful clum�...
We don't yet have a cure for dementia, but we do have a growing list of factors that may influence risk including exercise, diet, drinking, social circles, and even how you listen to music and we can�...
The number of people being diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder(ASD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder(ADHD) has risen sharply in recent decades, and research continues to look at facto�...
Details of two HMD smartwatches have emergedBoth wearables are said to be running Wear OSOne of the models comes with a 2MP camera attached
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Your eyesight might be good enough to confidently read the tiny text at the optometrist from a few meters away. But you're left in the dust by a new device recently demoed by researchers, which was a�...
Sitting might be a comfortable and convenient way to spend much of your day, but a new study of older adults suggests it can lead to brain shrinkage and cognitive issues, irrespective of how much exe�...
