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Developing a sensor for vitamin B12 deficiency

Researchers have developed a world-first optical sensor that can detect vitamin B12 in human blood - a first step towards a low-cost, portable vitamin B12 deficiency test.  Vitamin B12 deficiency...

Developing a sensor for vitamin B12 deficiency

Researchers have developed a world-first optical sensor that can detect vitamin B12 in human blood - a first step towards a low-cost, portable vitamin B12 deficiency test.  Vitamin B12 deficiency...

Stronger muscles lead to stronger brain

A study lead by the University of Sydney in Australia has found that gradually increasing muscle strength through activities such as weight lifting improves... Continue reading

Stronger muscles lead to stronger brain

A study lead by the University of Sydney in Australia has found that gradually increasing muscle strength through activities such as weight lifting improves... Continue reading

Regular exercise may safeguard against memory loss

More than 16 million people in the United States live with cognitive impairment.  The underlying cause of vascular cognitive impairment, in particular, is caused by... Continue reading  

Regular exercise may safeguard against memory loss

More than 16 million people in the United States live with cognitive impairment.  The underlying cause of vascular cognitive impairment, in particular, is caused by... Continue reading  

Can omega-3, omega-6 fatty acids improve readin...

If your child is having difficulty reading, rather than hiring a tutor, the solution could lie in fatty acid supplementation. So concludes a new study from the University of Gothenburg...

Can omega-3, omega-6 fatty acids improve readin...

If your child is having difficulty reading, rather than hiring a tutor, the solution could lie in fatty acid supplementation. So concludes a new study from the University of Gothenburg...

Brain blood flow reduces when fit older adults ...

Physically fit, healthy older adults who stopped exercising for only 10 days showed signs of significant decreases in blood flow to parts of the brain that are important for thinking,...

Brain blood flow reduces when fit older adults ...

Physically fit, healthy older adults who stopped exercising for only 10 days showed signs of significant decreases in blood flow to parts of the brain that are important for thinking,...

Nurf-WHAT? (nrf2)

Nurf-WHAT? (nrf2)

Nrf2 is possibly the most important little protein that you have never heard of.  Called an “intracellular transcription factor”,  Nrf2  acts as a  “switch” that  tells the cell that oxidative...

Nurf-WHAT? (nrf2)

Nrf2 is possibly the most important little protein that you have never heard of.  Called an “intracellular transcription factor”,  Nrf2  acts as a  “switch” that  tells the cell that oxidative...