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Cardiovascular disease risk factors, like high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity and smoking, are believed to play key roles in the likelihood of developing cognitive decline, dementia, and Alzheimer's disease.

Keeping our eyes focused on what we reach for, whether it be an item at the grocery store or a ground ball on the baseball field, may appear seamless, but, in fact, is due to a complex neurological process involving intricate timing and coordination.

An observational study of young adults performed in Stockholm, Sweden, shows that the exposure of residents to ambient air pollutants has been associated with an increased risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection.

According to Rutgers University scientists who study factors that cause low-birth-weight babies, inhaled nanoparticles—human-made specks so small they cannot be seen in conventional microscopes and found in thousands of everyday products—can cross a natural, protective layer that normally protects fetuses.

Several technologies and detectors detect and categorize deep UV frequencies that would otherwise be absorbed by the Earth’s ozone layer.

Studies have shown that exercise helps protect brain cells. A new study looking at the mechanisms involved in this relationship suggests that the role exercise plays in maintaining insulin and body mass index levels may help protect brain volume and thus help stave off dementia.

A new study headed by the Institut de Ciències del Mar (ICM-CSIC) in Barcelona, in which the Instituto de Investigaciones Mariñas (IIM-CSIC) in Vigo has also participated, has disclosed the fact that PLA plastic, of biological and biodegradable origin, does not degrade in the marine environment any faster compared to plastics obtained from petroleum—polystyrene, polystyrene, or polyethylene.

COVID-19 vaccines taken by people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which affects millions worldwide, safely and effectively protects them from the SARS-Cov-2 virus, a Rutgers study finds.

At the Chinese Academy of Sciences, a recent study was performed by scientists redefining how liquids retain their contact with solid surfaces.

A new study suggests that people with epilepsy associated with head injuries, especially the type not well controlled by medication, are more likely to have other health conditions like depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), back pain and headache that may result in them reporting a lower quality of life.