Last week, numerous headlines and social media posts declared that scientists had finally found the cause of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). Unfortunately, the reality is a bit more complicated.… [+5859 chars]
<ul><li>Antidepressants are often one of the first lines of treatment for depression but they can have side effects or not work for many people.</li><li>Research has been trying to establish if alter… [+4841 chars]
The brain-hijacking parasite Toxoplasma gondii seems to be almost everywhere. The microscopic invader is thought to infect up to 50 percent of people, and a range of studies suggests it may alter hum… [+5200 chars]
When I was a child in the 1980s, the people I knew with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder were hyperactive boys who went to the school nurse at lunchtime to get their medicine. Many people ass… [+8507 chars]
Published: 10:09pm, 17 May, 2022 Updated: 10:41pm, 17 May, 2022
TUESDAY, May 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Among patients with cognitive symptoms, choroid plexus volume is associated with the stage of cognitive impairment, according to a study published online May… [+1420 chars]
British Columbia health officials are still undecided on whether fourth vaccine doses will be made available to the general population as immunity to COVID-19 wanes and the possibility of future, mo… [+4727 chars]
McMaster University researchers have found not only how some viral infections cause severe tissue damage, but also how to reduce that damage.They have discovered how Type I interferon (IFN) stops the… [+2875 chars]
A biology professor who studies ticks for a living says Nova Scotians should expect to encounter the parasites whenever they venture outdoors. “Certainly, it’s hard not to notice ticks anywhere in N… [+2685 chars]
<ul><li>Researchers investigated how acute pain transitions to chronic pain in mice and humans. </li><li>They found that levels of certain immune cells during acute pain predict pain resolution 3 mon… [+6143 chars]
Dr. Fidel Vila-Rodriguez performs rTMS on a study participant. For the first time, researchers have shown what happens to the brain when a person receives a depression treatment known has repetitive… [+3618 chars]
A flexible contact lens that senses eye pressure and releases a drug on-demand could help treat glaucoma, the second leading global cause of blindness worldwide. The compact wireless device, which h… [+4784 chars]
