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08/07/2018 / By Earl Garcia

Restore your bladder, LOSE YOUR MIND: Oxybutynin bladder drug found to drastically increase the risk of dementia

A common drug for urinary incontinence may increase the risk of dementia, according to a recent study. Researchers said the bladder drug oxybutynin, which helps relieve muscle spasms that trigger overactive bladder syndrome, was consistently shown to raise the risk of dementia and impaired cognitive function when taken orally. According to the study, 16 percent of […]

07/30/2018 / By Earl Garcia

Migraines might be triggered by the bacteria in your mouth

Oral bacteria may play a crucial role in the onset of migraine in patients, a new study suggests. A team of researchers from the University of Chicago and the University of California, San Diego examined data from the American Gut Project, and sequenced bacteria present in 172 oral samples and 1,996 fecal samples. According to the researchers, migraine patients […]

07/01/2018 / By Earl Garcia

Sleep disorders may be a symptom of depression: People who don’t get enough sleep have repetitive, negative thoughts which can lead to depression and anxiety

Lack of sleep may do more than induce a “spaced out” feeling as recent research published in the Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry found that sleep deprivation may lead to the persistence of repetitive negative thoughts. Researchers at the State University of New York at Binghamton explained that repetitive negative thinking occurs when a person focuses on distressing and […]

01/14/2018 / By Earl Garcia

Probiotics fight depression: Healthy gut bacteria found to reduce symptoms

Taking probiotics to improve intestinal health may come with a bonus, as a new animal study revealed that the beneficial gut bacteria may also reduce depressive tendencies. A team of researchers at the Aarhus University in Denmark examined the effects of lactic acid bacteria in rat models as part of the study. The rats were divided […]

06/29/2017 / By Earl Garcia

Reverse racial bias: White people tend to think that black people are always telling the truth

A recent study revealed that white people were more likely to label a black person as more truthful than another white person. However, white people were also found to commit race bias when judging a deception. Previous studies have shown that people were generally bad at judging between honesty and deceit. Likewise, people typically exhibited a phenomenon […]

06/09/2017 / By Earl Garcia

AI system claims to read minds of crime witnesses to reconstruct FACES of the criminals

A team of researchers at the California Institute of Technology have programmed an algorithm that was based on the brain’s ability to quickly recognize faces. The algorithm, used on macaque monkeys, was able to recreate the animal’s perception of human faces in fine detail. In order to come up with the algorithm, the research team […]

05/11/2017 / By Earl Garcia

Peoples’ brain wave patterns mysteriously SYNC UP when they are near each other, astonishing new science shows

A recent study published in the journal Current Biology revealed that people’s brain waves exhibit remarkably similar patterns when they belong in a group that was more engaged with each other and the world around them. As part of the study, a team of researchers from the New York University and the Max Planck Institute of […]

05/03/2017 / By Earl Garcia

AI system built to draw children’s pictures instead produces “nightmarish” scenes of the apocalypse

An artificial intelligence system designed to render pictures into the styles of famous children’s book illustrators did not turn out quite well, a recent report revealed. According to the report, the resulting images were a far cry from child-friendly pictures, but instead showed “apocalyptic nightmare” and “hellish” versions of children’s books. The AI’s concept was based on a […]

05/02/2017 / By Earl Garcia

Hyperactivity in children linked to pregnant mothers who talked on a mobile phone more than four times a day

Children born to mothers who frequently used their phones were more likely to be hyperactive, according to a recent study. As part of the study, a team of international researchers examined 83,884 mother-children pairs from Denmark, the Netherlands, Spain, Norway, and Korea between 1996 to 2011. According to the research team, children aged five to seven […]

04/20/2017 / By Earl Garcia

Americans are totally stressed-out and suffering from widespread depression, warn researchers

A recent study revealed that more Americans are suffering from serious psychological distress (SPD), which includes depression and anxiety, compared with previous years. To carry out the study, researchers at the NYU Langone Medical Center pooled data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s National Health Interview Survey. The scientists then examined survey data collected between 2006 and 2014. […]

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