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Caffeine has been associated with a reduced risk of developing Parkinson's disease, but a new study says a coffee jolt might not be good for people already diagnosed with the brain disorder.

Drinking coffee may affect dopamine function in patients with Parkinson's

MRI illuminates the structural and functional organization of the brain -- thus helping clinicians predict the progression of Parkinson's disease in patients in its early stages, researchers have found. A team led by Silvia Basaia, PhD, of the IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute in Milan, Italy, reported that Parkinson's "disease...

MRI predicts Parkinson's disease progression

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The ovaries are involved in far more than just reproduction. The two oval-shaped glands that float on either side of the uterus don't just produce and release eggs, they also pump out hormones that help keep a person's heart, bones, brain, and immune system healthy as they age. A new...

Losing Both Ovaries Could Come at a Serious Cost to The Brain, Researchers Find

A woman in Colombia with rare genetic resistance to Alzheimer's disease may have more company than scientists thought. Family members with just a single copy of her version of a particular gene – what's known as the Christchurch variant of apolipoprotein E (APOE) – seem to also be protected against genetically determined early-onset dementia, researchers say, albeit to a far lesser extent.

This Rare Gene Variant Seems to Protect You From Alzheimer's Disease


We're still not sure exactly what causes Alzheimer's disease, but we know what its effects look like, and we're getting better at detecting the early signs of it – including, perhaps, those in our speech.



					
			

Scientists from Boston University have developed a new AI ( artificial intelligence) algorithm that analyzes the speech patterns of those with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). It can predict a progression from MCI to  Alzheimer's within six years with an accuracy of 78.5 percent.
The study continues the team's previous research, where they trained a model – using voice recordings from over 1,000 individuals – to accurately...

A Signal of Future Alzheimer's May Be Hidden in The Way You Speak


Whether it's freshly diced, sprinkled, or infused in oil, regularly adding some garlic to your diet has been found to keeps both blood sugar and cholesterol in check.
A  meta-analysis of 22 previous studies that included 29 randomized, controlled trials conducted by researchers from Southeast University and Xizang Minzu University in China confirms the consumption of garlic is linked with lower levels of glucose and some types of fat molecule.



					
			

Glucose and lipids are key nutrients for the body, providing energy and the basis of a wide variety of building blocks. Modern diets can often lead to too much of a...

Garlic Could Be a Secret Weapon to Keep Down Your Glucose And Cholesterol

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Do you know anyone who has dual nature? Such two-faced zodiac signs are friendly but they gossip about others behind their backs. They can lie to you without batting an eyelid. However, detecting a two-faced person isn’t easy for everyone. They often compliment their friends when they achieve a goal or change their wardrobe. But they will make negative remarks about you to someone else. What other traits do two-faced people have?

3 Zodiac Signs Who Are Two-Faced

Somewhere, out there, lurking in the Universe, is a whole bunch of matter we haven't been able to find. And it's not a trivial amount, either. Roughly 70 to 80 percent of all mass is considered to be the mysterious stuff known as dark matter. Normal matter makes up the minority. That's everything we can detect – all the stars, planets, black holes, dust, gas, moons, people.

A Glow in Jupiter's Night Could Be The Smoking Gun Signal For Dark Matter

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The FBI has seen a rise in scams targeting timeshare owners. In this kind of scam, criminals con these part-time property owners into shelling out hefty sums of cash, all under false pretenses related to their timeshare properties.

FBI warns that Mexican cartels are targeting Americans with timeshare scams

There's a new contender for the worst tipple handed down to us by history. In the ancient Roman necropolis of Carmo in what is now Spain, archaeologists have unearthed a jar of wine, still sealed, and still sloshing liquid after about 2,000 years. There's just one catch. The wine was...

Record Discovery: 'Last Drink' For Dead Roman Found Still Wet in Ancient Tomb

For many, catching SARS-CoV-2 means an unpleasant few weeks of aches, coughs, and fatigue. In roughly one in every five cases, however, the discomfort endures for months on end. What puts some individuals at greater risk of an acute infection lingering as long COVID has been far from clear. A...

The Risk Factors For Long COVID Have Finally Been Revealed

Years of life spent sitting on an office chair or a couch can have deadly health effects in the long run – but curling up with a regular cup of coffee might be a way to offset that harmful lifestyle. A study of more than 10,000 people in the...

Drinking Coffee May Lower Risk of Death From Too Much Sitting


If only living longer was as easy as popping a pill or two each day. While  vitamin supplements might give some individuals the edge against select conditions, in general they're unlikely to help anybody see any extra birthdays.



					
			

New research finds that multivitamins won't help extend your life, although evidence from other studies suggests they may have some health benefits that help people live better in their older years.
Researchers at the US National Institute of Health (NIH) pooled data from three large studies surveying more than 390,000 adults about their diet and health to look at multivitamin use and health...

Multivitamins Won't Help You Live Longer, Massive Study Finds

In the dark and starry cosmic realm of astrology, some of the zodiac signs have an inflated sense of their intellect. Intelligence is a highly favored trait and these signs can often perceive themselves as the smartest people in the room. These signs can sometimes let their intellectual pride get the better of them. Tag along with us as we delve into the three zodiac signs renowned for their self-professed intelligence.

3 Zodiac Signs Who Think They're Smart

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What is more summery than an icy, sweet frozen drink? If the heat wave is getting to you, try whipping up this simple frozen strawberry lemonade. All you need is your choice of lemonade and some frozen strawberries. You can use store-bought lemonade, make your own from scratch, or a powdered version. As for strawberries, frozen ones are the easiest choice. If you'd rather use fresh, add at least two cups of ice until you reach a nice, frozen consistency.

2-Ingredient Frozen Strawberry Lemonade: Beat the Heat!

Choose your comfort foods carefully. Stress-eating may initially soothe a worried mind, but according to a new study, certain fatty foods can also fuel more anxiety in the long run. Eating a particular kind of high-fat diet – mainly saturated fats from animal products – disrupted the gut microbiome of...

Eating a High-Fat Diet May Increase Your Anxiety, Study Warns


Using cannabis raises the risk of teenagers developing a psychotic disorder by a staggering 11 times compared to teens who didn't report using the drug, a Canadian study has found.



					
			

That's a much stronger association than what previous studies have reported. A 2016 analysis of data from 10 different studies found the heaviest cannabis users were about four times more likely than non-users to be diagnosed with  schizophrenia or another psychotic condition.
Part of the reason, aside from cannabis users' age, is that much of the data used in past analyses of adolescent cannabis use comes from before 2000, when cannabis...

Teen Cannabis Use Dramatically Raises Risk of Psychotic Disorders


Every now and again, serendipity gives us a unique window into times long past.
An explosive volcanic eruption that took place in prehistory is one of them. As the ash from a pyroclastic flow during the Cambrian age was dumped on a shallow marine environment, its population of ancient arthropods called trilobites were preserved almost instantly – including any soft tissues that are normally degraded or destroyed during other fossilization processes.



					
			

Now, hundreds of millions of years later, those unfortunate animals have given us an unprecedented record of their three-dimensional anatomy, along with any smaller creatures that happened to be clinging to...

Never-Before-Seen Trilobite Anatomy Preserved by Pompeii-Like Ash in Morocco


Cash has served us well for over 3,000 years – with shells the forerunners to coins and notes – but we're now seeing a definite shift to electronic payments in developed nations.



					
			

According to a new study, cashless payments are making us spend more than before, too.
A team from the University of Adelaide and the University of Melbourne in Australia conducted a  meta-analysis of 71 previously published papers, looking at spending habits across 17 different countries.
It seems that tapping a phone or card on a terminal leads to us being less strict with our budget, compared to picking notes or...

Cashless Payments Are Changing Our Spending Behavior, Study Reveals

This terrifying monstrosity of a grin resulting from a new method to fix human skin tissue to robot 'faces', brings us a step closer to making them more like flesh and blood human beings. There is a serious side to this: this kind of technology can help make robots more...

This Smiling Face Made With Human Skin Is Nightmare Fuel. And Amazing.

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Parkinson's Discovery Suggests We May Already Have an FDA-Approved Treatment


Researchers have discovered how a cell surface protein called Aplp1 can play a role in spreading material responsible for  Parkinson's disease from cell-to-cell in the...

Parkinson's Discovery Suggests We May Already Have an FDA-Approved Treatment

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