Osteoporosis is a widespread condition marked by low bone mass, microarchitectural disturbance, and skeletal fragility, which increases the risk of fracture, especially in the hip, spine, wrist, hume… [+29554 chars]
ByPenn StateJuly 2, 2022 According to the research, older persons who were born more recently are more likely to report having more chronic conditions overall and to have those problems start earlie… [+5008 chars]
Cathy Eng, MD, FACP, FASCO, David H. Johnson Chair in Surgical and Medical Oncology and co-leader of the Gastrointestinal Cancer Research Program, at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, discusses th… [+1673 chars]
Mosquitoes are the world's deadliest animal. Over 1 million deaths per year are attributed to mosquito-borne diseases, including malaria, yellow fever, dengue fever, Zika, and chikungunya fever. How… [+6535 chars]
The question used to be: Have you had Covid? Now its: How many times have you had it? Both of us have had a Covid (re)infection in recent months. Many of us know people currently sick with Covid or r… [+7978 chars]
Summary: Study reveals how specific tasks are distributed to different areas within the prefrontal cortex to help with decision-making processes. Source: Paris Brain Institute The Motivation, Brain… [+6196 chars]
Background Self-efficacy is an important determinant of treatment adherence, and peer modelling of success can provide vicarious self-efficacy. A series of patient stories (talking heads videos) wer… [+31168 chars]
Exercise helps confer resistance against chronic illnesses such as obesity, type II diabetes, and other cardiovascular diseases. The biological and cellular processes by which exercise and physical a… [+3669 chars]
Far from cause for celebration, this 4th of July marks the 6th wave of Covid-19, with BA.4 and BA.5 variants leading the parade. As one variant of concern follows another, the world remains in a stat… [+7731 chars]
While most of you likely know taking a skin supplement wont have dramatic effects overnight, its still fair to wonder how long it should take to see substantial improvement in the look and feel of yo… [+376 chars]
Personality or behavioral changes could be signs of mental illness, like depression or bipolar disorder, but new research points out that differences in behavior could also be tied to cognitive decli… [+4530 chars]
In essential thrombocythemia (ET) and polycythemia vera (PV), routine measurements of hematological parameters are crucial to diagnosis, prognosis, and monitoring. A recent study published in the Bri… [+4775 chars]