Good heart health may lower risk of brain vessel disease
In a study from Capital Medical University, scientists found maintaining excellent heart health may lower the risk of disease in the small vessels of...
How to achieve early diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease
More than 55 million people worldwide were living with Alzheimer's disease in 2020, according to Alzheimer's Disease International.
This figure is expected to almost double...
Some social factors can predict early death in older people
In a study from Massachusetts General Hospital and elsewhere, scientists found certain social factors can predict early death in older people.
Social factors affect a...
Scientists find new way to predict severe COVID-19
In a study from RUSH University and Northwestern, scientists found changes in the biochemical makeup of bulk plasma IgG, or Fc glycosylation, can predict...
Scientists find an edible mushroom that can improve memory
In a study from The University of Queensland, scientists found an active compound from an edible mushroom that boosts nerve growth and enhances memory.
The...
Common anti-inflammation drug may increase blood pressure
Hypertension, or high blood pressure, affects one in five adults around the world and can have strong negative health effects.
A recent study from the...
A better treatment for vision loss in older people
A recent study from Johns Hopkins Medicine found commonly used AMD drug outperforms another at weaning patients off treatment at one year.
Age-related macular degeneration...
Scientists develop test that can identify respiratory viruses within five minutes
World-first diagnostic test that can identify known respiratory viruses within five minutes from just one nasal or throat swab.
Let’s explore the 74,963 different kinds of ice
There are somewhere between 20 and 74,963 forms of ice because water can do all kinds of weird stuff when it freezes.
So far, scientists...
A nagging cough can hang on for weeks or months following a respiratory illness...
When was the last time you walked into a public space and didn’t hear someone coughing?
After three years of flinching at the sound, it...