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Playing an Instrument Could Protect Against Cognitive Aging, Study Reveals – SciTechDaily

Playing an Instrument Could Protect Against Cognitive Aging, Study Reveals  SciTechDaily “The brains of older musicians stay finely tuned thanks to years of training”: Scientists say long-term musical training helps stop age-related decline – so keep on playing your guitar  Guitar World Learning music could reverse brain ageing (even if you’re already old), say scientists  BBC Science Focus Magazine How musical training helps …

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Study Warns: Common Sweeteners Linked to Concerning Developmental Effects – SciTechDaily

Study Warns: Common Sweeteners Linked to Concerning Developmental Effects  SciTechDaily Sweet but risky: Common sweeteners may be accelerating puberty in kids  ScienceDaily Artificial sweetener found in Diet Coke and chewing gum could trigger puberty early, study suggests  MSN Added sugars and artificial sweeteners associated with early puberty in children  Daily Jang ENDO: Sweeteners, Genetic Predisposition Independently Linked to Early Puberty  Physician’s Weekly Source link

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Benadryl linked to crippling DISEASE: Doctors issue warning after shock study

Benadryl linked to crippling DISEASE: Doctors issue warning after shock study

Millions of Americans take Benadryl every year to relieve allergies, but doctors have uncovered a shocking link between the medication and a devastating disease. Benadryl’s active drug diphenhydramine blocks receptors for histamine, an inflammatory chemical released by the immune system that can trigger symptoms like a runny nose and itchy skin. But doctors say the 15-cent tablets can also cross the blood-brain …

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Early Dinosaurs May Have Been Bigger—A Groundbreaking Study Reveals New Clues

Early Dinosaurs May Have Been Bigger—A Groundbreaking Study Reveals New Clues

A groundbreaking study published in Royal Society Open Science delves into a 225-million-year-old fossil discovered in Zambia, which could dramatically alter our understanding of early dinosaur evolution. The ancient leg bone, believed to belong to a silesaur, an early reptile close to dinosaurs, suggests that early dinosaur ancestors might have been significantly larger than previously thought. This finding casts new …

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Study Pinpoints Autism Subtypes, Opening Door To More Personalized Care

Study Pinpoints Autism Subtypes, Opening Door To More Personalized Care

There are at least four distinct subtypes of autism, a new study finds, helping to explain the various trajectories of individuals on the spectrum and offering a path toward more targeted treatments. Researchers grouped over 5,000 children ages 4 to 18 with autism based on more than 230 traits like social interactions, repetitive behaviors and developmental milestones to arrive at …

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Why Americans Keep Gaining Weight Despite Burning More Calories Than Ever – Study Finds

Why Americans Keep Gaining Weight Despite Burning More Calories Than Ever  Study Finds What causes obesity? A major new study is upending common wisdom.  The Washington Post Obesity more likely caused by high calorie diet than lack of exercise  Medical Xpress Want to lose weight? Study suggests diet has much bigger impact than exercise  Baltimore Sun New study identifies the true cause for obesity …

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Mammals Evolved into Ant Eaters 12 Times Since Dinosaur Age, Study Finds

A first-of-its-kind study traces the rise of ant- and termite-eaters, revealing how mammals returned to the evolutionary table — at least a dozen times — to hone traits for feasting on the social insect bonanza that exploded after the extinction of the dinosaurs. Mammals have developed some unusual eating habits over the past 100 million years, but a new study …

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