5 things you need to know about blood pressure before it’s a problem
Blood pressure is more than just numbers your doctor writes on a chart.
To explain it, Dr. Shawna Nesbitt, medical director of the Hypertension Clinic...
Higher conscientiousness may protect cognitive functions in older people
Our aging brains collect tangles and sticky plaques that can interfere with our cognition and memory.
But in a recent study published in the Journal of...
Brain parasite spread by cats affect 30 million Americans, study shows
In a recent study published in Nature Communications, researchers found why more than 30 million Americans are infected with a brain parasite spread by cats...
Unique neuron can guide our way home by turning compasses into a gyroscope
Finding our way home from work or school is something most of us take for granted.
Persons with Alzheimer’s disease, however, can get lost even...
This stuff in your blood can predict your Alzheimer’s risk
In a new study from UNSW Sydney, researchers found new insight into the underlying mechanisms of Alzheimer's disease.
Alzheimer's disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disease...
Poorly managed diabetes increases risk of more severe COVID
In a new study from the University of Texas, researchers found that hospitalized patients with diabetes who hadn't been taking their medication had more...
Spit in a tube to diagnose heart attack
In a new study from Soroka University, researchers showed a saliva test could fast track heart attack diagnosis.
The innovative technique requires patients to spit...
Skin cancer & melanoma: What you need to know
Did you know?
Skin cancer is the most common kind of cancer in the United States. In fact, it is estimated that one out of...
Scientists find a promising new way to treat type 2 diabetes
Today, Type 2 diabetes is 24 times more prevalent than Type 1. The rise in rates of obesity and incidence of Type 2 diabetes...
Exercise may reverse age-related memory loss
Exercise is important for your body and your brain at any age.
In a new study from the University of California, San Francisco, researchers found...