Chronic conditions tied to severe COVID-19 more common in southeast, rural areas
(HealthDay)—Obesity. Diabetes. Heart disease. COPD. Kidney disease. These chronic medical conditions all raise the risk of suffering a severe case
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Researchers stimulate areas vital to consciousness in monkeys’ brains—and it wakes them up
One of the central questions in neuroscience is clarifying where in the brain consciousness, which is the ability to experience
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Urban green areas promote well-being for people unable to regulate negative emotions
Green areas in the inner city can directly improve the well-being of urban citizens. This is the result of an
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Blood pressure control less likely among those treated in low-income areas
People enrolled in a large clinical hypertension management trial were half as likely to control their blood pressure if they
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Children from deprived areas exposed to six times more tobacco retailing
Children from the most income deprived areas experienced similar exposure to tobacco retailing in one day as children from the
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New information on the brain areas linked to tactile sense and metacognitive ability
According to the results of a new doctoral thesis by Juha Gogulski, magnetic stimulation of prefrontal cortex affected subjects’ performance
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