3 in 4 Americans Struggle With Loneliness
TUESDAY, Dec. 18, 2018 — Folks feeling lonely as the holidays approach have a lot of company, a new study
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Faster test for Ebola shows promising results in field trials
A team of researchers with members from the U.S., Senegal and Guinea, in cooperation with Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD),
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Excess belly fat common in those with high heart risk
The study, called EUROASPIRE V, is a survey of cardiovascular disease prevention and diabetes. It forms part of a European
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What can a snowflake teach us about how cancer spreads in the body?
What can seashells, lightning and the coastline of Britain teach us about new drugs for cancer? The answer, according to
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‘Chemo brain’ caused by malfunction in three types of brain cells, study finds
More than half of cancer survivors suffer from cognitive impairment from chemotherapy that lingers for months or years after the
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Few Physicians Work in Practices That Use Telemedicine
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 5, 2018 — Only 15.4 percent of physicians work in practices that use telemedicine for a wide spectrum
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Lhermitte’s sign in MS: Causes, triggers, and treatment
Some people prefer to call Lhermitte’s sign, the barber chair phenomenon because it may happen when the head is bent
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‘Unfinished agenda’ in preventing lead poisoning
Over the years, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and its partners have made major progress towards reducing lead exposure
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Urate elevation in potential Tx for Parkinson’s not tied to HTN
(HealthDay)—There is no correlation between urate and blood pressure (BP) in mice or among patients with early Parkinson’s disease (PD),
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Novel approach improves understanding of the formation of new neurons in the mammalian adult brain
A team of researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, the Texas Heart Institute and Texas Children’s Hospital has developed a
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