Taking music lessons increases brain fiber connections in children and may be useful in treating autism and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), according to a study being presented next week at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). "It's been known that musical instruction benefits children with these disorders," said Pilar Dies-Suarez, M.D., chief r...

Why you should never go to sleep on an argument? Never go to bed on an argument," so the saying goes. And according to a new study, we should take note of this age-old advice. Researchers have found that going to sleep while still holding on to negative memories can make it harder to suppress them. Study co-author Yunzhe Liu, of the Institute for Brain Research at Beijing Normal University in Ch...

A study co-led by the University of East Anglia (UEA) has found that people with genes for high educational achievement tend to marry, and have children with, people with similar DNA. Humans generally do not choose their partners randomly, but rather mate 'assortatively', choosing people with similar traits. Among the highest-ranking qualities people look for in a potential partner are intelligen...

Depression in young people affects the stomach, anxiety the skinMental disorders and physical diseases frequently go hand in hand. For the first time, psychologists at the University of Basel and Ruhr University Bochum have identified temporal patterns in young people: arthritis and diseases of the digestive system are more common after depression, while anxiety disorders tend to be followed by sk...

You might think of osteoporosis as a "senior" problem, something you don't have to worry about for years. While it's true that most hip, spine, and forearm fractures occur in people 65 and older, the groundwork for such traumatic (and often life-threatening) injuries is laid much earlier. In other words, the time to act is now: Once you experience a fracture, it's pretty much too late. While ever...

Spondylosis is wear-and-tear changes to the spine. Most people show spondylosis in their spine as they get older. These age-related differences in the spine vary from one person to the next and do not usually cause problems.   When spondylosis does cause symptoms, they are usually occasional pain and stiffness. Spondylosis in the neck is called cervical spondylosis. Spondylosis changes can...

Η λήψη αντιβιοτικών για λάθος λόγους, όπως για το κρυολόγημα, τη γρίπη ή τον πονόλαιμο δεν έχει κανένα όφελος και μπορεί να προκαλέσει παρενέργειες στον οργανισμό μας. Οι ειδικοί δεν σταματούν να επαναλαμβάνουν ότι τ...

Nurses get more up close and personal with sick patients than anyone else. And yet it's vital for them to stay healthy: They've got hard work to do, and can't be ill around patients with compromised immune systems. We've heard countless times that it's essential to take care of ourselves before taking care of others—you know, the whole "secure your oxygen mask before assisting others" drill—bu...

Το ανοιχτό κίτρινο χρώμα είναι το “φυσιολογικό” για τα ούρα μας αλλά μπορεί να αλλάζει στη διάρκεια της ημέρας ή ανάλογα με τη διατροφή μας. Τα ούρα μπορεί να γίνουν πολύ πιο ανοιχτόχρωμα ή πολύ πιο σκούρα, με πορτοκαλί...

From better mental health to a longer life, the benefits of exercise are seemingly endless. But with so much information out there about how much you should be exercising, it can be hard to figure out the sweet spot—and it's easy to assume that more is always better. The good news? You probably need to move less than you think to reap the health benefits, says Edward Phillips, MD, founder and di...