How the Brain Learns Words

Is there a better way to teach language and reading to students who are struggling? Some teaching methods may be more affective than others for students who have difficulty with reading.

Predicting Prostate Cancer Aggressiveness

Genetic defects - mutations, rearrangements, too many copies, etc. - play a role in the development of cancer. Finding these faulty genes can predict risk. Recent research takes risk prediction a step further.

Meditation: Strength Training for the Brain

For those not familiar with the practice, meditation might easily be written off as something a little too “out there.” But data shows that the use of meditation is growing among Americans. According to a 2007 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study, 9.4% of the 23,393 sample group polled reported using meditation in the previous year, up from 7.6% of those polled in 2002. Now new research from UCLA showing how meditation may strengthen the brain might just push a few more to try it.

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Gene

Cancer research in genetics can get quite complicated. The presence of a gene commonly involved in the cancer process does not mean that it is active in that person, or at that time.

Banned Antibiotics in Chicken Feathers

Do you know what's in the chicken on your plate? You may be ingesting tiny amounts of arsenic and antibiotics that are illegal to feed chickens according to two recent studies.

Dialysis Patients Fair Better When Happier

Cardiovascular health can be affected by mental health, especially in dialysis patients. Feeling supported and maintaining a positive outlook can help keep patients healthier for longer and even alive.

Extending the use of Aricept for Alzheimer’s

Aricept ( donepezil ) is currently approved for mild to moderate Alzheimer’s Disease and is commonly taken by people in early stages of the disease. New research extends the use of the drug for people in moderate to severe stages of the disease.

Walking to Improve Mood

A brisk, 20 minute walk helped people with type 2 diabetes to feel happier and more alert.

Anxiety, Depression and Gastric Bypass

Gastric bypass may change the way the body processes selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors ( SSRI ). This change in processing may result in returning anxiety and depression symptoms in the first month after gastric bypass.

Belief in Self Linked to Good Diabetes Control

Belief in yourself and your own skills may help to improve your diabetes management. Having confidence in self-management skills is linked with improved blood sugar control.