What is lecanemab, the newly approved Alzheimer’s drug? Can it really slow down dementia?
Dementia is a condition that results in progressive memory or thinking problems. It’s now the most common cause of death in Australia.
There are many different causes...
Is medical cannabis really safe for older people?
As more people explore marijuana for medical use, Stanford Medicine experts say older adults should be especially cautious.
While cannabis may help with pain, anxiety,...
Joint pain or osteoarthritis? Why exercise should be your first line of treatment
Stiff knees, aching hips and the slow grind of chronic joint pain are often accepted as an unavoidable part of getting older.
But while osteoarthritis...
Chronic inflammation may increase aging, poverty, and heart disease
A new study from researchers at King’s College London and the University of Nottingham has found that chronic inflammation may be the key link...
How to care for a parent with Alzheimer’s at home
Caring for a parent with Alzheimer’s disease at home is both meaningful and challenging.
As memory fades and behavior changes, family members often take on...
Scientists destroy cancer cells with LED therapy in just 30 minutes
A new cancer treatment that uses LED light and microscopic flakes of tin may offer patients a safer, less painful alternative to chemotherapy and...
Asthma inhalers emit as much carbon as 530,000 cars, UCLA study finds
Inhalers are life-saving tools for millions of people living with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
But new research from UCLA Health has revealed...
Her stroke revealed a heart defect weeks before her semester in London. Could she...
Liv Pines arrived home from the fall semester of her junior year at Syracuse University focused on one thing: getting ready to spend her...
How gene mutation drives dementia in Parkinson’s
For a long time, scientists thought that both movement and thinking problems in Parkinson’s disease were caused by the build-up of a protein called...
This triple drug combo can treat blood cancer more effectively
In a promising new step toward better cancer treatments, researchers in France have found a way to help the immune system attack and destroy...