NLS Research

A study at Sweden’s Karolinska Institutet showed a connection between a lower IQ and heavier and riskier drinking among young adult men, although the lower IQ-test scores also may be a result of other factors. “We found that lower results on IQ tests in Swedish adolescent men are associated with a higher consumption of alcohol, measured in both […]

New research indicates that young people can lose a third of their muscular strength, leaving them on par with a person who is 40-to-50 years older, after just two weeks of inactivity. The Center for Healthy Aging and the Department of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Copenhagen conducted the research. They examined what happens […]

A new study published in the journal Annals of Neurology suggests that the vagus nerve — which connects the brain with he abdominal tract — may transport Parkinson’s disease from the stomach up to the brain. If the nerve is severed early, the occurrence of Parkinson’s can be halved, the research shows. According to Elisabeth […]

Analysts and academics have begun discussing the possibility of using real-world data (RWD) for assessing the efficacy and safety of certain products, instead of always relying on the popular randomized controlled trials (RCT). “Data’s role in normal clinical practices, or in settings that reflect the reality of healthcare delivery, is likely to become increasingly important […]

An international team of scientists has found a genetic link between creativity and the development of two psychiatric disorders: schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, according to a recent study published in Nature Neuroscience. The scientists report that people with these psychiatric disorders share common gene variants with otherwise healthy, creative people, notes an article in ScienceNordic. […]

Danish and British scientists have discovered that a severe type of breast cancer known as oestrogen receptor negative spreads to bones when a tumor in the breast sends a special enzyme into the body, according to a ScienceNordic article. “The cancer cells in an oestrogen-receptor-negative tumor emit an enzyme called Lysyl oxidase (LOX). The higher […]