Home Medicine Page 651

Medicine

A new way to lower neuropathy pain in diabetes

A recent study from the Salk Institute has found that altered amino acid metabolism is a contributing factor to peripheral neuropathy in people with...

Strong ultralight material could aid energy storage, carbon capture

2D materials get their strength from their atom-thin, sheetlike structure. However, stacking multiple layers of a 2D material will sap it of the qualities that...

Blood vessels can affect your brain health

The brain is a complex and amazing organ that is responsible for controlling everything we do, from breathing and moving to thinking and feeling. One...

Scientists find new way to detect early signs of Alzheimer’s disease

Researchers from the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) have found that they can detect subtle changes in the way the brain works in...

Widely used sleep meds may increase dementia risk

In a study from the University of California San Francisco, scientists found that sleep medications increase the risk of dementia for people who are...

This high blood pressure drug may have harmful side effects

A recent study from Columbia University has found that a commonly prescribed diuretic for lowering blood pressure, chlorthalidone, may have more serious side effects...

New wrist-worn device can quickly tell if you’re having a heart attack – it...

Scientists have developed a wrist-worn device that could revolutionise treating heart attacks by speeding up diagnosis – without the need to draw blood (the...

Many older people need more intensive blood pressure treatment

High blood pressure, or hypertension, affects nearly half of all adults in the United States, or about 116 million people. When left uncontrolled, it can...

How gut health may affect pancreatic cancer outcomes

Pancreatic cancer is a difficult disease to treat, with only 9% of patients surviving five years. Scientists have been searching for genetic differences that may...

Scientists find new autoinflammatory disease and treatment

Once again, scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery in the field of medical research. This time, they have identified an autoinflammatory disease called Lyn kinase-associated...