Studies point to role of lifestyle factors in Alzheimer’s risk and disparities
As rates of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia continue to rise in the U.S., new evidence suggests that…
As rates of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia continue to rise in the U.S., new evidence suggests that…
Vaccines can be made over 25% more effective by adding left-handed chiral gold nanoparticles as adjuvants, according to a study…
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative motor neuron disease that affects cells in the brain and/or spinal cord…
The brains of Gulf War Veterans with chronic pain possess larger pain processing regions and smaller pain regulation regions compared…
In people with immune thrombocytopenia (ITP), the body produces destructive antibodies against platelets in the blood, which increases the risk…
Rates of hospitalization and major amputations among racial and ethnic minority adults with diabetic foot ulcers decreased in states that…
A new drug has proven beneficial in treating a movement disorder commonly associated with Huntington’s disease, according to a recent…
Sandra Encalada, PhD, of Scripps Research, was awarded $4.1 million from the National Institute on Aging, part of the National…
An avocado a day could help redistribute belly fat in women toward a healthier profile, according to a new study…
The Federal Trade Commission is taking action against California-based Gravity Defyer Medical Technology Corporation and its owner Alexander Elnekaveh, filing…
Male runners who do not receive enough energy from their diet may be at risk for stress fractures, according to…
Women who are longer-term survivors of metastatic breast cancer may have a worse survival rate if they have diabetes and…
A world-first treatment for Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), developed by scientists at the Medical Research Council (MRC) Prion Unit at UCL,…
The same properties that caused birth defects when it was given to pregnant women, the inhibition of blood vessel formation…
The human brain is lipid rich. Lipids and fatty acids contribute to many important cellular processes. Alpha-synuclein — a protein…
Researchers from the National Eye Institute (NEI) have identified a new disease that affects the macula, a small part of…
The current monkeypox outbreak is more widespread than previous outbreaks outside of Africa and should prompt all clinicians to be…
The spread of Covid-19 in passenger ships is exacerbated when a cabin door is left open to let in fresh…
Stem cell models of the retina and optical nerve have been used to identify previously unknown genetic markers of glaucoma,…
Researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) have found that oral…
Older women with early stage breast cancer may not need radiotherapy after undergoing surgery, McMaster University researcher Timothy Whelan and…
Dr Philip Lage-Hansen and colleagues used the EULAR Congress to share their new data on the prevalence of fulfilment of…
Asthma is a chronic condition that affects 25 million people in the United States. Having a mother with asthma is…
A total knee replacement can greatly improve a patient’s quality of life, but first the procedure itself will create nearly 30…
Rampant inflammation has long been linked to cancer but exactly how it pushes healthy cells to transform into malignant ones…
An analysis of survey data collected between 2000 and 2020 as part of the National College Health Assessment found that…
Daily vitamin D supplements do not seem to prevent the development of type 2 diabetes in people already at high…
New research published in Diabetologia and presented at this year’s annual meeting of the American Diabetes Association in New Orleans,…
Just one in three patients with gout in the UK received preventative medication within a year of diagnosis, new research…
In work presented at the 2022 EULAR Congress, Dr Jens Kristian Pedersen and colleagues used data from the DANBIO registry…