Drinking Kombucha Linked to Reduced Blood Sugar Levels in People With Type 2 Diabetes
Small pilot study suggests larger trials are warranted to confirm the potential benefit of fermented tea. People with type 2 diabetes who drank kombucha, the…
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Effectively Reducing Stress and Treating Anxiety Disorders Without Antidepressant Drugs
Mindfulness-based stress reduction is as effective as an antidepressant drug for treating anxiety disorders. A guided mindfulness-based stress reduction program was as effective as the…
More Accurate Than Test Scores: Scientists Discover a New Way To Measure Learning
Brain scans predict students’ learning better than exam results and show the underlying structure of thinking. According to recent research published in Science Advances, the conventional exams…
Scientists Warn That Climate Change Could Spark the Next Major Pandemic
Researchers anticipate that as the earth’s temperature continues to warm, wild animals will be compelled to migrate their habitats – most likely to areas with…
New Factors That Can Predict Breast Cancer Recurrence Identified by Investigators
Discovery Has the Potential To Also Benefit Treatment Choices Investigators at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center have uncovered genetics and other factors that can predict…
Climate Geoengineering Could Have Massive Repercussions for the Health of Billions of People at Risk of Malaria
Geoengineering the climate would have massive repercussions for the health of billions of people at risk of malaria who live in tropical countries, according to…
Shall We Play a Game? Researchers Use AI To Search for the Next COVID/SARS-Like Virus
An international research team led by scientists at Georgetown University have demonstrated the power of artificial intelligence to predict which viruses could infect humans —…
Unexpected Discovery: Vascular Defects Appear to Underlie the Progression of Parkinson’s Disease
In an unexpected discovery, Georgetown University Medical Center researchers have identified what appears to be a significant vascular defect in patients with moderately severe Parkinson’s…
Just a Small Number of Cells in a Tumor Can Enable Cancer To Spread to Other Parts of the Body
Just a small number of cells found in tumors can enable and recruit other types of cells nearby, allowing the cancer to spread to other…
Experts Warn: Vaccines Alone May Not Be Enough to End COVID-19 Pandemic
Even as vaccines are becoming more readily available in the U.S., protecting against the asymptomatic and pre-symptomatic spread of the virus (SARS-CoV-2) that causes COVID-19…
Unconscious Learning Underlies Belief in God – Stronger Beliefs in People Who Can Unconsciously Predict Complex Patterns
Individuals who can unconsciously predict complex patterns, an ability called implicit pattern learning, are likely to hold stronger beliefs that there is a god who…
Brain Imaging of Veterans Suggests Gulf War Illness More Complex Than Previously Thought
Brain imaging of veterans with Gulf War illness show varying abnormalities after moderate exercise that can be categorized into two distinct groups — an outcome…
