Older people may face cognitive recovery delays after hip surgery
A recent study published in BMJ Open has shed light on how older adults recover mentally after hip replacement surgery. Researchers at Karolinska University Hospital in...
New stroke treatment may improve recovery after clot removal
A new study suggests that injecting the clot-dissolving drug tenecteplase directly into a brain artery after removing a blood clot may help stroke survivors...
Lung cancer patients face high risk of heart disease, study finds
A new study highlights that many lung cancer patients already have risk factors for heart disease at the time of their diagnosis. These factors,...
Emergency room opioid prescriptions linked to slight increase in future use
A new study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal found that opioid prescriptions given in emergency departments (EDs) are linked to small increases...
Early fiber intake may lower risk of celiac disease, study suggests
A new study from Lund University in Sweden suggests that young children who eat more fiber may have a lower risk of developing celiac...
Brain rhythms may help detect seizures in Alzheimer’s patients
A research team from UCLA Health has identified changes in brain rhythms that signal seizure activity in Alzheimer’s patients. These findings, published in Brain Communications, build on earlier work...
New ultrasound technique could improve breast cancer treatment
Researchers at Vanderbilt University have discovered a promising new way to monitor how triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) responds to treatment.
Their study shows that ultrafast...
Music at the right tempo may help reduce pain
A new study from McGill University has found that music can help relieve pain, especially when played at a tempo that matches a person's...
How diet may help reduce the risk of depression and Alzheimer’s
New research from Edith Cowan University (ECU) suggests that what we eat could play a role in reducing the risk of both depression and...
Brain bleeds may double the risk of dementia, study finds
A recent study by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine suggests that people who experience brain bleeds—also known as intracranial hemorrhages—are twice as likely to...