Before an official diagnosis of Parkinson disease (PD), there are often several signs and symptoms that may precede the disease and have a major impact on quality of life. Previous research has ident… [+8574 chars]
A new portable diagnostic device is helping physicians in Africa diagnose a common type of cancer. getty A portable device designed by researchers at Cornell University is being used to diagnose ca… [+2428 chars]
The oral beauty bracket is certainly making a splash, with new and improved products that promise to enhance and strengthen your smile (without completely blasting your oral microbiome). Think gentle… [+660 chars]
The association of blood pressure (BP) reduction with incident heart failure (HF) is attenuated by deteriorating glucose tolerance, as opposed to the association of BP reduction with incident atheros… [+3389 chars]
Although progress has been made in eliminating mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B by 2030, 26% of countries have not introduced a birth dose into routine hepatitis B vaccination, noted data … [+2752 chars]
A recent study published in The Lancethas estimated the global cancer burden triggered by behavioral, environmental, occupational, and metabolic risk factors. The study findings reveal that behaviora… [+5283 chars]
WATCH TIME: 4 minutes "We can look at levels of amyloid, tau, and neurodegeneration, and determine when this ratio, for example, might be most altered. Is it altered when amyloid is positive, but wh… [+2245 chars]
Pathogenic variants in BRCA1/2 genes are associated with an increased risk of breast and ovarian cancer in adults, and variants in mismatch repair (MMR) genes increase the risk of gastrointestinal an… [+3456 chars]
After successful antiviral treatment of hepatitis C infection, the risk of reinfection was low among patients receiving opioid agonist therapy, a recent study found. The study, published in Annals o… [+3558 chars]
Introduction Sleep plays an essential role in the healthy development of children.1–3 The benefits of healthy sleep include, for instance, lower risk of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, and … [+23334 chars]
Unclear, opaque public-health messaging has been a major problem throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, sowing confusion and making the crisis worse than it needed to be. To regain the public's trust, hea… [+7123 chars]
Around 80% of people with Down syndrome develop Alzheimer's disease, often when they are between 40 and 50 years old. A study led by Lund University in Sweden has shown that a simple blood test can d… [+3505 chars]
