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Drop in income may not only hurt the wallet, they may hunt the brain

Unsteady Income in Young Adulthood Linked to Thinking Problems in Middle Age Image by Nattanan Kanchanaprat from Pixabay MINNEAPOLIS Young adults who experience annual income drops of 25 percent or more may be more at risk of having thinking problems and reduced brain health in middle age, according to a study publishe...

Sleep Deprivation Shuts Down Production of Essential Brain Proteins

Emily Willingham | October 10, 2019 A deficit arises in molecules needed for neurons to communicate efficiently Synapse from a mouse forebrain. Credit: Max Iglesias Most of us could use more sleep. We feel it in our urge for an extra cup of coffee and in a slipping cognitive grasp as a busy day grinds on. And sleep has...

Obese people are 'drowning in their own fat', as it blocks airways in the lungs, study finds

Laura Donnelly | October 18, 2019 Obese people are drowning in their own fat, as it blocks airways in the lungs, research suggests. A new study provides the first evidence that fat can accumulate in the airway walls, hindering efforts to breathe. Scientists already know that people who are overweight or obese are more ...

Clinical trial shows ingredient that could improve infant formula

Infants receiving formula with added bovine MFGM and bovine lactoferrin had higher parent-reported developmental scores from 4 to 9 months of age, an accelerated neurodevelopmental profile at 1 year of age, improved sustained attention at 1 year and some improved language outcomes at 18 months. Credit: Dirk (Beeki) Sch...

Late talkers twice as likely to have severe, frequent temper tantrums

Kristin Samuelson | November 11, 2019 Toddler speech delays and temper tantrums have long been assumed to go hand in hand, but no large-scale research had successfully backed up that assumption with data. Until now. A new, 2,000-participant study from Northwestern University found that toddlers with fewer spoken words ...