Air pollution can worsen your bone health
Some of the effects of air pollution on health are well documented -lung cancer, stroke, respiratory diseases, and long etcetera- but for others, there...
Depression drugs work better if young patients have inflammation
In a new study, researchers found that children and teens with bipolar depression responded better to an antipsychotic medicine if they had increased markers...
This study finds an important cause of heart disease
In a recent study from Penn Medicine, researchers found gene mutations that encode a protein called ANT cause a variety of conditions, including heart...
Alzheimer ‘tau’ protein far surpasses amyloid in predicting brain damage
In a new study, researchers found that brain imaging of pathological tau-protein "tangles" reliably predict the location of future brain atrophy in Alzheimer's patients...
This therapy may cut autism symptoms by nearly 50%
In a recent study, researchers found that autism symptoms can be reduced nearly 50% two years after fecal transplant.
The research was conducted by a...
This berry juice may help lower high blood pressure
In a new study, researchers found that long-term drinking of lingonberry juice lowers high blood pressure and improves the function of blood vessels.
At some...
Many people with arthritis suffer from depression, mental distress
In a new study, researchers found that many adults with arthritis suffer from depression, mental distress.
The prevalence of mental distress is 16.8% and the...
Effective early prevention of neuropathic pain
An unpleasant tingling in the hands and feet, numbness, fuzzy and burning sensations—these symptoms may indicate a neuropathy, a disease of the nervous system.
If...
Diet high in this nutrient may prevent high blood pressure
One hundred million micro-organisms live within our gut, influencing our metabolism, our immune system and possibly even our mental health.
Prebiotic fiber resists digestion until...
New heart attack discovery could help people not able to be treated
Heart disease remains the largest killer in Australia and around the world.
After a heart attack, scar tissue forms and this negatively affects heart function.
In...