Category: Lifestyle

Every parent wants the best for their child on the autism spectrum, but navigating the maze of interventions can be tiring, costly and confusing. The challenge became a lot easier, we hope, with the release of our new landmark report summarizing the best evidence for some 111 different intervention approaches. Prepared by a diverse team […]

Sexual activity and dating app use declined among Australian adults during the coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown, although chatting on dating apps increased, University of Melbourne research has found. Published in BMJ journal Sexually Transmitted Infections, the national online survey looked at the impact of lockdown restrictions on sexual practices before and during the lockdown. It ran […]

If all goes to plan, athletes will compete in hot conditions at the rescheduled 2021 Tokyo Summer Olympics. Indeed, summers in Japan can be quite intense—with hot and humid weather and temperatures reaching up to 35°C. But our recent research indicates that taking the oral contraceptive pill may help women in sport to better cope […]

Effector regulatory T cells (eTreg cells) are a specialized subset of white blood cells that keep the immune system in check. St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital scientists have revealed the metabolic signaling mechanisms that regulate function of eTreg cells. The work may aid efforts to better understand and treat inflammatory diseases. The findings were published […]

Monitoring how patients with multiple sclerosis or other degenerative diseases use their smartphones could provide valuable information to help get them better treatment. In an article published in Chaos, researchers used a mobile app to record the keystroke dynamics of a control group and those of subjects in various stages of multiple sclerosis treatment over […]

More than three decades after they were found to have elevated blood lead levels as children, a group of middle-aged adults were found to have some small but significant changes in brain structure that corresponded to their dose of lead exposure in early life. MRI scans at age 45 revealed some small but significant changes […]

Trinity researchers are studying how the brain re-wires itself in neurological disease. The team is building treatments for today’s more common global conditions like motor neurone disease (MND/ALS) and spinal muscular atrophy and their findings could impact rehabilitation for patients, the discovery of effective drugs and quantifying the potential efficacy of new therapies. The paper […]