Boosting testosterone makes men prefer higher-status products Status symbols, like a luxury car or brand-name denim, may not function any better than their lower-status counterparts, but they do convey a message about the owner's position on the social ladder. A new study found that a single dose of … [Read more...] about Good Stuff To Know September 2018

Brain discovery could block aging's terrible toll on the mind Faulty brain plumbing to blame in Alzheimer's, age-related memory loss -- and can be fixed. Faulty brain plumbing to blame in Alzheimer’s, age-related memory … [Read more...] about Good Stuff To Know August 2018

Hormone therapy may lead to improved cognitive function New study demonstrates cognitive benefits of transdermal estradiol in combination with an oral progesterone for postmenopausal women. Hormones affect just about everything that goes on in a woman's body, from reproductive function and sexual … [Read more...] about Good Stuff To Know July 2018

Metastatic cancer gorges on fructose in the liver Biomedical engineers have demonstrated that metastatic cancer cells can reprogram their metabolism to thrive in new organs. Cells originating from colorectal cancer change their dietary habits to capitalize on the high levels of fructose often found … [Read more...] about Good Stuff To Know June 2018

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* * * Dining out associated with increased exposure to harmful chemicals * * * Dietary supplement shows promise for reversing cardiovascular aging * * * Eating more protein may not benefit older men * * * Links between eating red meat and distal colon cancer in women * * *  Vegetables may help … [Read more...] about Good Stuff To Know May 2018

* * * New method extracts valuable information on psychiatric symptoms from electronic health records New research demonstrates an approach to use electronic health records to investigate the biological basis of * * * *neuropsychiatric symptoms. [Read more...] about Good Stuff To Know April 2018

Breast cancer treatments may increase the risk of heart disease Some breast cancer therapies can damage the heart and healthcare providers should carefully monitor breast cancer treatment effects on the heart. Breast cancer survivors, especially older women, are more likely to die from … [Read more...] about Good Stuff to Know March 2018

New tool to assess largely ignored risk in pharmaceutical industry A new method to test the likelihood of a drug turning into a potentially harmful version of itself when it enters the body has been developed by researchers. [Read more...] about Good Stuff to Know February 2018

Dual virtual reality/treadmill exercises promote brain plasticity in Parkinson's patients A new study suggests that a therapy that combines virtual reality and treadmill exercise dramatically lowers the incidence of falling among Parkinson's patients by changing the brain's behavior and promoting … [Read more...] about Good Stuff To Know January 2018

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Workplace incivility: The silent epidemic * * * Financial ties of medical journal editors should be disclosed * * *[Read more...] about Good Stuff To Know December 2017