The teen brain tunes out mom’s voice in favor of more unfamiliar voices
The teen brain tunes out mom’s voice in favor of more unfamiliar voices Around age 13, kids’ brains shift from focusing on their mothers’ voices to favor new voices, …
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Graves Disease: Hyperthyroidism, Overview, Causes and Symptoms
Graves Disease is an autoimmune disease characterized by hyperthyroidism due to circulating autoantibodies. It is also the leading cause of hyperthyroidism, a condition in which the thyroid gland produces …
Amyloid-Beta Protein Made in the Liver May Cause Alzheimer’s Disease
Amyloid-Beta Protein Made in the Liver May Cause Alzheimer’s Disease in the Brain Amyloid protein made in the liver can cause neurodegeneration in the brain, according to a new …
Weight loss via exercise harder for obese people
Weight loss via exercise is more difficult for obese people, data suggests. Obesity is a complex disease involving an excessive amount of body fat. Obesity isn’t just a cosmetic …
Moderna’s HIV mRNA Vaccine Is Starting Human Trials
Moderna’s HIV mRNA Vaccine Is Starting Human Trials Before 2020, many of us had never heard of mRNA. With the development of Covid-19 vaccines dependent on this molecule, though, …
Athletes Unlikely to Develop COVID Cardiac Complications, Study Shows
Athletes Unlikely to Develop COVID Cardiac Complications, Study Shows While the lasting impact of COVID-19 on hospitalized patients in the general population is common and associated with adverse cardiac …
People who quit smoking by 40 may live as long as people who never smoked
People who quit smoking by 40 may live as long as people who never smoked Research has shown that smoking can chop at least 10 years off a person’s …