Study links protein, clusterin, to cardiac and metabolic diseases
During a study spanning nearly a decade, researchers at The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Houston Methodist Research Institute …
Identity crisis of satiety neurons leads to obesity
Obesity − as research in the past decade has shown − is first and foremost a brain disease. Researchers at …
Women twice as likely to suffer from severe depression after a stroke
New research today published in the European Journal of Neurology has found that women are twice as likely to suffer …
Bowel resection for Crohn’s disease: What to expect
One type of surgery that a doctor may recommend for people with Crohn’s disease is bowel resection. This procedure involves …
Updated treatment guidelines for atrial fibrillation recommend a new class of blood thinners to help prevent stroke
A newer type of blood-thinning medications, non-vitamin K oral anticoagulants (NOACs), is now recommended as the preferred alternative to warfarin …
Why it’s so important to have a primary care doctor
The United States health care system is generally centered around hospitals and specialty care. The value of primary care, however, …
Chinese fir tree compound may help to combat cancer
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) estimate that doctors diagnosed well over 1,700,00 new cases of cancer in 2018, and more …
The best foods to help you sleep through the night
Sleep quality and duration can affect a wide array of conditions, including: obesity diabetes cardiovascular disease hypertension However, getting enough …
2003 to 2015 Saw Increase in Outpatient Benzodiazepine Use
FRIDAY, Jan. 25, 2019 — Outpatient benzodiazepine use increased from 2003 to 2015, according to a study published online Jan. …
Vegetable and fish diet linked to reduced risk of high blood pressure in pregnancy
A diet rich in vegetables and fish is associated with a lower risk of developing high blood pressure, and a …
Contraception: The way you take the pill has more to do with the Pope than your health
The way women have been advised to take the combined contraceptive pill for the last 60 years unnecessarily increases the …
How concussions may lead to epilepsy
Researchers have identified a cellular response to repeated concussions that may contribute to seizures in mice like those observed following …
High Symptom Burden in Elderly Linked to Adverse Outcomes
THURSDAY, Jan. 17, 2019 — Community-dwelling older adults frequently have co-occurring symptoms, according to a study published online recently in …
Breast cancer up to five times more likely to metastasize even 10 years after childbirth
A study by researchers at University of Colorado Cancer Center and Oregon Health & Science University published today in the …
High pesticide exposure among farmers linked to poor sense of smell later
A Michigan State University study is the first to show an association between unusually high pesticide exposure and poor sense …
More donor livers could be used for transplantation, thanks to exciting new development
A procedure assessed by NICE and used in research led by the University of Birmingham has been hailed as an …
Pioneering surgery restores movement to children paralyzed by acute flaccid myelitis
An innovative and complex surgery involving nerve transfers is restoring hope and transforming lives torn apart by a mysterious and …
A single protein could be the key to treating hydrocephalus
The brain and spinal cord are bathed in a clear liquid, of which humans produce about a half-liter daily via …