When chest pain isn’t a heart attack
Aside from injuries, the second most common reason adults in the United States go to the emergency department is chest pain, accounting for more than...
Being declared dead when you’re still alive – why these very rare events occur
An 82-year-old woman who was recently pronounced dead at a New York nursing home was later discovered to be alive by funeral home staff.
This...
Your neighbourhood may affect your survival from stroke
People living in disadvantaged neighborhoods had an increased risk of dying within a month of being hospitalized for stroke, epilepsy, and other neurologic diseases.
This blood pressure drug linked to sudden cardiac arrest
A recent study reported by the European Sudden Cardiac Arrest network found that a drug commonly used to treat high blood pressure is linked...
Scientists develop new way to predict, detect Parkinson’s disease
In a study from Denmark Technical University and Stanford University, scientists develop one of the first sleep screening methods using wearables to predict, and...
Scientists find the key driver of Alzheimer’s disease development
In a study from the University of Pittsburgh and elsewhere, scientists found neuroinflammation is the key driver of the spread of pathologically misfolded proteins...
Scientists find a drug that may lower dementia risk in people with diabetes
People with diabetes are twice as likely to develop dementia as those without the disease.
In a study from Yonsei University in Seoul, scientists found...
CBD in cannabis may help reduce cigarette smoking
In a study from Washington State University, scientists found cannabidiol or CBD, a non-psychoactive component of cannabis, can inhibit the metabolism of nicotine.
This means...
Long-term disrupted sleep may increase heart disease risk
In a study from Vanderbilt University, scientists found sleep irregularity—chronically disrupted sleep and highly variable sleep durations night after night—may increase the risk for...
Healthy plant-based diets linked to lower colorectal cancer risk in men
In a study from Kyung Hee University, scientists found that eating a plant-based diet rich in healthy plant foods is associated with a lower...