August 4, 2016 Memory may someday benefit from electric therapy It may someday be possible to send weak currents of electricity through the scalp during sleep to help improve memory for motor tasks, researchers say.
August 3, 2016 Stroke, heart attack risk factors more severe in women before menopause, study suggests Women may be at greater risk for stroke, heart disease and diabetes during perimenopause, the years leading up to menopause, suggests a study published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Heart Association.
August 2, 2016 Doctors not sure we all need routine skin cancer screening There isn't enough evidence yet to say whether routine full-body skin cancer screenings are safe or effective, according to U.S. guidelines aimed at preventing deaths from these malignancies.
August 2, 2016 Indiana man with genetic disorder travels Europe in friend's backpack Kevan Chandler and three of his friends have been backpacking in Europe since June.
August 2, 2016 What's worse than death? Dementia and breathing machines, patients say For patients facing serious illnesses, dying isn't necessarily the thing they dread the most — according to a new survey, a majority of patients consider bowel and urinary incontinence and having to rely on a breathing machine to be fates worse than death.
July 30, 2016 New study suggests brain glitch may cause OCD Scientists may be a step closer to having a good target for drugs that could treat at least some cases of the misery-rendering malady of obsessive-compulsive disorder.
July 29, 2016 Induced labor not linked to higher autism risk Inducing labor doesn't appear to increase the baby's odds of autism, a new study suggests.
July 29, 2016 NFL youth program doesn't help concussions after all Heads Up Football was supposed to be the NFL's salve for parents wary of letting their kids play football.
July 29, 2016 Too much light at night, too little in the morning tied to obesity risk Older people exposed to high lighting in the evening, and low light in the morning are more likely to gain weight, and the opposite light exposures may encourage weight loss, Japanese researchers say.
July 28, 2016 Background noise can make it harder for toddlers to learn words Toddlers who spend a lot of time in a noisy environment may have a harder time learning to speak, a small study suggests.
