Dementia mainly affects people over the age of 65, though it can affect younger people too. (Getty Images) One in four people with dementia battle with symptoms for more than two years before they a… [+5982 chars]
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, The University of Leeds study involves a device approximately half the size of a pen being implanted under the skin on the participant's chest to monitor th… [+3363 chars]
Singer Elton John once said, Music has healing power. And this is something even medical science agrees with. On World Hypertension Day today, experts help us uncover the therapeutic side of music! S… [+1755 chars]
- Preclinical studies support continued development of JAG101, an investigational gene therapy designed to address the root cause of Type 1 galactosemia and reduce multiple toxic metabolites - Precl… [+9054 chars]
Moira Wyton, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter THE TYEE British Columbia health officials are still undecided on whether fourth vaccine doses will be made available to the general population as … [+4936 chars]
Floaters are spots in your vision and usually look like black or grey specs or cobwebs that drift about when you move your eyes. Dark spots or lines in your vision (floaters) are a symptom of retinal… [+889 chars]
The numbers are staggering. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), two out of every five adult Americans are obese. The CDC defines obesity as having a body mass index (BM… [+3439 chars]
(MENAFN- IANS) New York, May 16 (IANS) Young adults with higher than normal blood sugar levels that signal prediabetes were more likely to be hospitalised for heart attack compared to their peers w… [+2817 chars]
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, The University of Leeds study involves a device approximately half the size of a pen being implanted under the skin on the participant's chest to monitor th… [+3363 chars]
Alzheimers disease is marked by a loss of functional neurons in the brain. But what causes this loss? A new study reveals that people with Alzheimers have an abundance of newly acquired mutations in … [+3484 chars]
Some shaky, lethargic birds being brought to the Medicine River Wildlife Centre this spring are beyond help. So far, about 20 feathered creatures — from waterfowl to raptors, crows and other corvids… [+3048 chars]
A new study offers a closer look at possible factors that may lead to some hospitalized COVID-19 patients being readmitted within a month of discharge. At roughly nine per cent, researchers say the … [+5103 chars]
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