Contact lenses to diagnose glaucoma
Glaucoma effects around 70 million people worldwide and can cause irreversible loss of vision if not treated – but around…
Glaucoma effects around 70 million people worldwide and can cause irreversible loss of vision if not treated – but around…
Phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors (PDE5i)—an erectile dysfunction drug sold under the names Viagra, Levitra, Cialis, and others—are a common medical…
Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have studied pancreatic islet cell loss in people with no previous pancreatic problems. They identified…
Individuals with obesity are more likely to have monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS), a benign blood condition that often…
People with long COVID have dysfunctional immune cells that show signs of chronic inflammation and faulty movement into organs, among…
By exploiting the technology used in Covid-19 vaccines, a team led by UCL, King’s College London and Moderna scientists has…
Scooter riders, stay alert: this increasingly popular mode of transportation may put you at risk for more severe traumatic injuries…
Sleep is a fundamental need, just like food or water. “You’ll die without it,” said Keith Hengen, an assistant professor…
About three years before he retired, David Campbell noticed something weird happening as he typed. Whenever he tried to hit…
Assessing how seriously injured a person is, involves weighing up lots of different parameters fast. If healthcare professionals could get…
A previously unidentified genetic mutation in a small protein provides significant protection against Parkinson’s disease and offers a new direction…
A groundbreaking study published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine provides new insights into the treatment…
Recent research suggests that the emergence of tuberculosis infection in human populations dates back tens of thousands of years earlier…
Obesity interventions, such as gastric bypass surgery, can alter the signaling of the vagal nerve, which plays a crucial role…
Sleep loss does more than just make us tired. It can undermine our emotional functioning, decrease positive moods and put…
Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic inflammatory skin disease whose main symptoms are redness, swelling, and itchy rashes. It is…
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, extensive research has emerged detailing the virus’s ability to attack multiple organ systems, potentially resulting…
A Leicester study that measured the fat mass and fat-free (muscle) mass of dieters suggests that weight loss followed by…
A new USC and University of Cambridge study finds that a hormone produced by the fetus – and a mother’s…
Smoking shrinks the brain, according to a study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The…
New Cleveland Clinic-led research shows commonly used COVID-19 anti-viral drugs Paxlovid (nirmatrelvir) and Lagevrio (molnupiravir) reduce risk of hospitalization and…
Stronger quadriceps muscles, relative to the hamstrings, may lower the risk of total knee replacement, according to research being presented…
More than 1.2 million people have died in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic to date, more documented deaths…
The global rise in obesity and diabetes is leading to an epidemic in fatty liver disease affecting 20-30 per cent…
Researchers have discovered the novel mechanism that underlies a previously reported observation that infection by group A Streptococcus bacteria reduces…
A major clinical trial led by Queen Mary University of London and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health…
Youth baseball players are prone to elbow pain and injuries, including repetitive overuse changes and fractures, based on the maturity…
Research published today in The American Journal of Psychiatry finds that during a period of increasing cannabis use in the…
An international team has shown that the injection of a type of stem cell into the brains of patients living…
Materials engineers at Stanford University have developed a novel hydrogel drug delivery system that transforms daily or weekly injections of…