Heart block (conduction disorders): What you need to know
A conduction disorder is a problem with the electrical system that makes your heartbeat and controls its rate and rhythm.
This system is called the...
Fractional doses of COVID-19 vaccines can bring benefits, study finds
In a new study, researchers call for the testing of fractional doses of COVID-19 vaccines to stretch the supply and accelerate global vaccination against...
Cause of insulin resistance and prediabetes
Researchers don’t fully understand what causes insulin resistance and prediabetes, but they think excess weight and lack of physical activity are major factors.
Excess weight
Experts...
This drug may slow down vision loss in older people
In a new study from the Institute of Molecular and Clinical Ophthalmology Basel, researchers found that the drug pegcetacoplan may slow the onset of...
This new MRI method can find early damage in Alzheimer’s disease
Alzheimer's disease usually is diagnosed based on symptoms, such as when a person shows signs of memory loss and difficulty thinking.
Up until now, MRI...
His brother had a traumatic brain injury. Now, his mission is to research new...
For a couple weeks, it was too much to believe. A prolonged coma and zero recollection of how it happened.
Ryan Finneran was on the...
Six factors that may affect your risk of cancer
According to the National Cancer Institute, there are 5 big risk factors for cancer.
Diet
The foods that you eat on a regular basis make up...
Retinal age gap may increase the death risk, shows study
In a new study, researchers found that the gap between the biological age of the retina and a person's real (chronological) age could be...
New hormone therapy for prostate cancer could double the risk of depression
In a new study from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, researchers found that the new hormone therapy could not only keep...
Scientists develop a new drug to fight COVID-19
In a new study from the University of Münster, researchers found a new a drug candidate against SARS-CoV-2 infections.
This could constitute the basis for...