Having a family member who has or had a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) can be devastating, as watching a loved one slowly lose their memory or becoming confused can be truly heartbreaking. Un… [+5871 chars]
High cholesterol could be secretly hurting you. Dr Nick Fuller from the University of Sydney and the founder of the Interval Weight Loss program tells Eat This, Not That! Health, "It is the number on… [+7623 chars]
The Ebola virus can hide in the brains of monkeys that have recovered after medical treatment without causing symptoms and lead to recurrent infections, according to a study by a team I led that was … [+3953 chars]
Applying machine learning to a database of testimonials uncovers how drug-induced changes in subjective awareness are mechanistically rooted in the human brain Psychedelics are now a rapidly growing… [+4251 chars]
From anemia to leukemia, unhealthy cells can make for unhealthy people, but replacing these cells can help patients. What if the same were true for some of the worlds most devastating neurological di… [+5993 chars]
For Anoushka Beardshaw, a typical week at boarding school meant a whirl of extracurricular activities, from dance classes to sailing and rock-climbing lessons. When the first lockdown of March 2020 m… [+9938 chars]
Trevor Stratton was 25 when he was diagnosed with HIV in 1990. He is now Indigenous leadership policy manager at the nonprofit Communities, Alliances and Networks, and says strategies of community ca… [+16530 chars]
Engaging in regular physical activity and following a healthy diet could help cancer survivors increase their likelihood of long-term survival and reduce the odds of their cancer coming back, accordi… [+4812 chars]
Mayo Clinic researchers say senolytic drugs can boost a key protein in the body that may protect older people against aspects of aging and a range of diseases. Their findings, which are published in … [+2616 chars]
Some strains of yeast in the human gut can produce toxins that could contribute to irritable bowel disease (IBD), according to new research. These "high-damaging" Candida albicans yeast strains aren… [+4261 chars]
Of the millions of Americans diagnosed with diabetes, 88.2% use oral medications or insulin (or a combination of the two) for glycemic controla statistic that might make you believe meds are the only… [+5069 chars]
Before March 2020, many people saw pandemics as a thing of the past. Then came COVID-19. Scientists still do not know exactly where the virus that caused it SARS-CoV-2 came from, but it soon reached … [+11536 chars]