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Using a comprehensive hearing intervention designed, tested, and implemented by researchers, the multi-site ACHIEVE study examined the efficacy of hearing aids for reducing long-term cognitive decline in older adults.

Women diagnosed and treated for breast cancer have increased biological aging compared to women who remain free of breast cancer, according to a new study.

Omega-3 lysolipids are important for protecting the liver from dietary fat, according to Duke-NUS researchers and collaborators from SGH.

The proposed approach outperforms other neural network architectures by leveraging rich geometric information to segment brain stroke lesion images.

Until very recently, it was not possible to determine with certainty if a patient had Lewy bodies in the brain until after their death. But now, with a spinal fluid test, it is possible to see if the person has the misfolded protein.

In a recent analysis “weekend warrior” pattern was associated with similarly lower risks of heart disease and stroke compared with more evenly distributed exercise.

By identifying genes in patients and testing their effects in fruit flies, researchers have found new genes that contribute to hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS), a rare, life-threatening heart disease that occurs in infants.

According to a study, the alteration of a group of genes known to influence neuronal plasticity and pain perceptions, rather than a single gene defect, is linked to alcohol use disorders.

Both ADHD diagnoses and prescriptions for ADHD medication have increased significantly over the past two decades, except in children under five, finds a new study by UCL researchers.

Two pathologies drive the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. Around the time symptoms emerge, tau tangles take over as the driving force, and cognition steadily declines. There has been no easy way to measure tau tangles in the brain. Now, researchers have identified a form of tau that could serve as a marker to track Alzheimer’s progression.