Rebecca Dyer

lifestyle / 1 day ago
One Stage of Sleep Seems to Be Critical in Reducing Dementia Risk
The risk of getting dementia may go up as you get older if you don't get enough slow-wave sleep. Ove...
lifestyle / 4 weeks ago
Parkinson's Discovery Suggests We Already Have an FDA-Approved Treatment
Researchers have discovered how a cell surface protein called Aplp1 can play a role in spreading mat...
lifestyle / 1 month ago
One Stage of Sleep Seems to Be Critical For Reducing Dementia Risk
The risk of getting dementia may go up as you get older if you don't get enough slow-wave sleep. Ove...
lifestyle / 1 month ago
Owning a Cat Could Double Your Schizophrenia Risk, Research Suggests
Having a cat as a pet could potentially double a person's risk of schizophrenia-related disorders, a...
science / 1 month ago
Watch Live: SpaceX's Polaris Dawn Launches For First Private Spacewalk
After multiple delays, SpaceX looks likely to finally launch a four-person crew on the Polaris Dawn ...
lifestyle / 2 months ago
Cannabis Use Linked to Epigenetic Changes, Study Shows
Using cannabis may cause changes in the human body's epigenome, a study of over 1,000 adults suggest...
lifestyle / 3 months ago
Mice That Eat Less Live Longer – And We May Finally Know Why
We've known for over a century that mice and rats live longer when they are fed less, but a new stud...
lifestyle / 4 months ago
Parkinson's Discovery Suggests We May Already Have an FDA-Approved Treatment
Researchers have discovered how a cell surface protein called Aplp1 can play a role in spreading mat...
lifestyle / 4 months ago
Brain Scans Identify Six Distinct Types of Depression And Anxiety
In the future, getting help for depression might involve a quick brain scan to find the most effecti...
lifestyle / 4 months ago
One Stage of Sleep Seems to Be Critical For Reducing Risk of Dementia
The risk of getting dementia may go up as you get older if you don't get enough slow-wave sleep. Ove...
lifestyle / 5 months ago
Your Body's Cells Could Age Years in a Single Day, Challenging Past Research
Most of our cells have a genetic code that, when deciphered, tells our body how to make the proteins...
lifestyle / 6 months ago
New Genetic Form of Alzheimer's Identified in People With Common Risk Factor
We know that inheriting two copies of a specific gene variant, called apolipoprotein E4 (APOE4), gre...
lifestyle / 6 months ago
Scientists Discover a Missing Link Between Diet And Cancer Risk
A previously unknown mechanism for inactivating genes that suppresses tumor formation helps explain ...
lifestyle / 6 months ago
Mice With Hybrid Brains Can Perceive The World Using a Rat's Sense of Smell
Researchers have grown mice with brains made partly of rat cells, allowing them to smell the world t...
lifestyle / 6 months ago
Brain Autopsies Reveal a Potential New Culprit Behind Alzheimer's Disease
Analysis of human brain tissue revealed differences in how immune cells behave in brains with Alzhei...
lifestyle / 6 months ago
There Really Is Something Strikingly Malicious in The Way Cocaine Rewards Our Brains
Scientists have identified the reward pathway that when shared by drugs like cocaine and morphine di...