Go ahead and get a good whiff of your own farts — scientists say it could help guard against Alzheimer’s! Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine have discovered that hydrogen sulfide — the rotten egg-smelling chemical compound expelled when one breaks wind — could protect aging brain cells from cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s, which is diagnosed in roughly 500,000 new patients … Read more
This is jaw-dropping news. Obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes and smoking are among the known risk factors for dementia, a loss of cognitive functioning that affects nearly 7 million Americans. New research from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine provides more evidence that muscle mass loss, also known as sarcopenia, can also significantly increase the risk … Read more
Word. Researchers have discovered evidence of what they say is the world’s oldest alphabet, believed to have existed in the Middle East hundreds of years earlier than other ancient scripts. The early human discovery dating back to 2400 BC was made by analyzing clay fragments at a 16-year-long archaeological dig, Syria’s bronze-aged Tell Umm-el Marra, … Read more
Summer is nearly over — them’s the breaks. To ease you into the new school year, a pediatric neuropsychologist is sharing the three things that should be top of mind for parents. Jennifer Katzenstein — director of psychology, neuropsychology and social work at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg, FL — wants caregivers … Read more