Multilingualism Slows Brain Aging, Study Finds
Speaking multiple languages delays brain aging, with greater benefits for those who know more languages.
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New hope for Alzheimer's social memory loss
Alzheimer's erases social memory first, but new drug shows promise in mice.
Low brain choline linked to anxiety disorders.
Study finds 8% lower choline in brains of people with anxiety disorders.
Scientists find link between sugar metabolism and alcohol addiction
Scientists discovered that alcohol triggers a metabolic pathway that produces fructose, which may reinforce alcohol consumption and accelerate liver damage.
Canada loses measles-free status
Canada loses measles elimination status after three decades, health agency says.
Cannabis dispensaries linked to drop in opioid prescriptions
Cannabis dispensaries linked to 16% drop in opioid prescriptions, studies show.
Coffee may protect against irregular heartbeat, study finds
New study suggests coffee reduces risk of atrial fibrillation by 39%.
Eczema symptoms unaffected by bathing frequency
Study shows bathing frequency doesn't affect eczema symptoms.
Shortness of breath in hospital patients linked to higher death risk
Hospital patients feeling short of breath are six times more likely to die, study finds.
Trauma alters brain activity in children, even without symptoms.
Children exposed to trauma show subtle brain changes, even without behavioral symptoms.