Many adults with autism believe they are ‘bad people’
In a new study, researchers found many over-50s who were diagnosed with autism late in life had grown up believing they were bad people.
It...
Vaping may damage your heart and blood vessels
Science hasn’t yet caught up with electronic cigarettes, leaving health care providers and users with many unknowns.
But a new review of the research so...
A game-changing test for prion, Alzheimer’s, and Parkinson’s diseases is on the horizon
There are currently no effective treatments for prion diseases, a family of fatal neurodegenerative conditions caused by accumulations of misfolded copies of a naturally...
Researchers discover new type of HIV virus
In a new study, researchers have discovered a new subtype of the HIV virus.
The newly discovered strain, called HIV-1 Group M, subtype L, was...
Stroke death rate increasing for middle-aged Americans
In more than half of all counties across the country, a growing percentage of middle-aged Americans are dying of strokes, according to a new...
Cannabis could reduce depression in people with PTSD
In a new study, researchers found that cannabis may be helping Canadians cope with the effects of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
In an analysis of...
Both numbers in blood pressure reading could predict future stroke, heart attack
Systolic pressure is the upper number in a blood pressure reading. It measures how hard the heart pumps blood into arteries.
Diastolic pressure is the...
Scientists solve a big puzzle of Alzheimer’s disease
Years before symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease occur, damaging proteins amyloid beta and tau accumulate in the brain.
Scientists have found that amyloid accumulates first, but...
Short sleep may harm women’s bone health
In a new study, researchers found getting too little sleep was linked to a higher risk of having a low bone mineral density (BMD)...
Eye problems may be linked to brain diseases
In a new study, researchers have found new evidence that there is an underlying link between degeneration of the eye and brain.
They found that...