Dementia diagnosis could be fast-tracked with AI
Forms of dementia could be spotted sooner and more easily by analyzing recordings of patients' electrical brain activity using AI.
Why eating fruits and vegetables may help you lower blood pressure
Intake of the flavonoid quercetin can greatly reduce high blood pressure in people suffering from heart disease.
Widely used diabetes drug could help you lose weight regardless of age
Weight loss is often accompanied by loss of lean body mass, which can negatively impact physical functioning and/or resting energy expenditure.
Bodyweight loss and body...
Stroke may cut life expectancy by one third
Stroke is one of the most common causes of hospitalization and disability in Australia and has been linked to risk factors such as high blood...
People with diabetes on Medicare Advantage plans more likely to have worse health
Diabetes is reported in 1 in 5 Medicare beneficiaries age 65 and older and is associated with over 60% higher out-of-pocket prescription costs compared...
People with heart failure may have uncontrolled high blood pressure
Hypertension, another name for high blood pressure, and diabetes are major risk factors for heart failure, which affects more than 6 million people in...
‘Magic mushrooms’ may help treat alcohol addiction
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that excessive alcohol use kills roughly 95,000 Americans every year, often due to binge drinking or liver...
Common sedative drug before surgery raises risk of heart damage when used at night
Scientists found the common drug midazolam is associated with an increased risk of heart damage when operations are performed at night.
Brain changes in autism are far more sweeping than previously known
While brain diseases like Alzheimer's disease or Parkinson's disease have well-defined pathologies, autism and other psychiatric diseases have had a lack of defining pathology.
This makes...
Hand size linked to risk of severe COVID-19, study finds
Although it is generally seen as a mild disease in most patients, in some cases COVID progresses to acute illness, causing hospitalization.
In a study...