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·June 22, 2026·8 min read

Sleep Habits Determine If Your Genes Accelerate Alzheimer’s

Specific variants of the AQP4 gene interact synergistically with poor sleep habits to accelerate grey matter loss and alter cognitive function.

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·October 7, 2025·6 min read

Calcium Supplements Do Not Raise Dementia Risk

A long-term study of more than 1,400 older women found no evidence that calcium supplements increase dementia risk, easing previous concerns about their safety. Conducted over 14.5 years, the research compared women taking calcium monotherapy to those given a placebo and found no difference in cognitive outcomes.

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·July 10, 2025·5 min read

Learning Music Boosts Kids’ Wellbeing, Confidence, and Belonging

A new study highlights the powerful role of music learning in improving children’s social, emotional, and educational wellbeing. Beyond listening or casual participation, learning music builds self-confidence, emotional awareness, and a sense of belonging.

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·May 24, 2025·4 min read

Stress Hampers Emotional Regulation in Anxiety, Depression & BPD

New research reveals that acute stress can impair key brain functions involved in emotion regulation, particularly in individuals with distress-related disorders like depression, anxiety, and borderline personality disorder. The study found that executive functions—such as working memory, impulse control, and cognitive flexibility—are more likely to be disrupted in these individuals during high-stress moments.

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·July 17, 2023·5 min read

AI Fast-Tracks Disease Risk Predictions

Researchers developed AI software that rapidly analyzes bone density scans to predict a person's future risk of health conditions, such as heart attacks, stroke, falls, fractures, and dementia.

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·January 11, 2023·4 min read

An Education Doesn’t Just Make You Smarter, It Protects Your Gut

Better education has a strong genetic correlation and protective causal association against several disorders that affect the gut, a new study reports.

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·September 5, 2022·4 min read

Can ‘Random Noise’ Unlock Our Learning Potential?

Transcranial random noise stimulation (tRNS) may be a useful tool in enhancing learning rates in those with limited learning capabilities.

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·July 18, 2022·4 min read

Alzheimer’s Breakthrough: Genetic Link to Gut Disorders Confirmed

A new study reveals a genetic link between Alzheimer's disease and several gut-related disorders. Researchers report Alzheimer's patients and those with intestinal disorders have specific genes in common. The findings add to the evidence the gut-brain axis may play a role in the development of neurodegenerative disorders.

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·February 7, 2022·5 min read

No Time to Exercise? What About Three Seconds a Day?

Lifting weights for just three seconds a day can have a positive impact on muscle strength, a new study reveals.

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·May 15, 2021·5 min read

Eating More Fruit and Vegetables Linked to Less Stress, Study Finds

People who consumed 470 grams of fruits and vegetables per day had 10% lower levels of stress than those who ate 230 grams of fresh produce a day.

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·February 18, 2021·4 min read

Discovery of Biomarker Could Help Predict Alzheimer’s Years Before Symptoms Emerge

Higher levels of the GFAP protein in the blood could be used to diagnose Alzheimer's disease decades before symptoms appear.

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·May 17, 2020·4 min read

New research finds ‘Dr. Google’ is almost always wrong

Turning to Google for medical advice or self-diagnosis may be doing more harm than good. A new study reveals online symptom checkers are only accurate about one-third of the time.

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Edith Cowan University

Sleep Habits Determine If Your Genes Accelerate Alzheimer’s

Calcium Supplements Do Not Raise Dementia Risk

Learning Music Boosts Kids’ Wellbeing, Confidence, and Belonging

Stress Hampers Emotional Regulation in Anxiety, Depression & BPD

AI Fast-Tracks Disease Risk Predictions

An Education Doesn’t Just Make You Smarter, It Protects Your Gut

Can ‘Random Noise’ Unlock Our Learning Potential?

Alzheimer’s Breakthrough: Genetic Link to Gut Disorders Confirmed

No Time to Exercise? What About Three Seconds a Day?

Eating More Fruit and Vegetables Linked to Less Stress, Study Finds

Discovery of Biomarker Could Help Predict Alzheimer’s Years Before Symptoms Emerge

New research finds ‘Dr. Google’ is almost always wrong

Daily Steps Tied to Lower Teen Depression

How the Body Clock and Cold Team Up to Burn Fat

Why Cannabis Can Suddenly Trigger Panic

Can an AI Ever Truly Be “Conscious” in the Eyes of Humans?

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