Summary: Study reveals a bi-directional link between daytime napping and cognitive decline associated with Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers say longer, more frequent napping was associated with worse… [+5603 chars]
MRI scans have allowed researchers to peer inside the human brain. And the technology is great at revealing damage from a stroke, or areas that light up when we see a face. But brain scan studies ha… [+6369 chars]
For almost a quarter of a century, researchers have been studying and publishing on the effect of calcium on Alzheimer's Disease. Research has led to the development of the calcium hypothesis of Alzh… [+6231 chars]
Diabetes happens when the level of sugar in the blood gets too high. Diabetes, a type of disease, further results in many other diseases. Easy signs of having Diabetes include frequent urination, inc… [+2592 chars]
The first reported cases of HIV appeared in 1981, and the disease quickly turned into an epidemic. Since then, improvements in pharmacological care have helped to enhance the treatment and outlook of… [+10883 chars]
Over 30 million adults in America smoke cigarettes. Unfortunately, that number doesnt seem to be going down, either because as ironic as it might seem given the respiratory risk smoking appeared to h… [+2067 chars]
Cancer is the second leading cause of mortality in older adults, and it is considered a major age-related disease in the United States and Europe. Accelerated aging and cancer development appear to … [+4695 chars]
TUCSON, Arizona — A $7.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health is funding a clinical trial to allow researchers in the University of Arizona Health SciencesCenter for Innovation in Bra… [+5265 chars]
Genetic risk factors and diet quality are independently associated with type 2 diabetes; a healthy diet is linked to lower diabetes risk across all levels of genetic risk. That's the conclusion of a … [+1754 chars]
Introduction Randomized trials have demonstrated that implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) reduces mortality in patients with low left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF).1,2 Current guidel… [+19968 chars]
Globally, the prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is increasing. A study publishing April 26th in the open access journal PLOS Medicine by Marisa Miraldo at Imperial College Business School… [+2996 chars]
By Lisa Zengarini The last week of April marks World Immunization Week, a yearly event bringing together the World Health Organisation (WHO), UNICEF and other organizations, including Churches, to r… [+4157 chars]
