New eye drops can help aging people see better – an optometrist explains how...
When people get into their 40s and beyond, their close-up vision starts to worsen. For many people, cranking up the font size on a...
Scientists find new way to improve care for traumatic brain injuries
Monitoring the brain's health in patients with severe brain injuries is as crucial as tracking heart rate or blood pressure.
However, there hasn't been a...
Genetic heart problem discovered during her pregnancy
When Shauna Planck was in college, her father got so sick that he received a heart transplant.
Doctors told David Kennedy that his condition was...
Drug gantenerumab cannot treat Alzheimer’s disease effectively
In a recent study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers investigated the use of gantenerumab, an antiamyloid antibody, in patients with...
Wearable devices that continuously monitor your body’s sounds
When you visit a doctor, they listen to various sounds within your body—your heartbeat, the movement of air in your lungs, and even the...
This gene therapy may help prevent heart disease
Imagine having a way to fix the genes that cause heart disease without invasive procedures or risky treatments.
Scientists at the University of Hawaiʻi have...
Gut hormones offer hope in treating liver disease
Liver fibrosis, a condition characterized by the formation of scar tissue in the liver, often results from underlying liver diseases and poses a significant...
Stool-based tests may not enough for colon cancer screening
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a significant public health concern, and routine screening is crucial for early detection and prevention.
Fecal immunochemical tests (FIT) are widely...
Alzheimer’s disease basics and what you can do to prevent it
Alzheimer's disease is feared by many―and for good reason. The brain disorder slowly destroys memory along with a person's ability to reason, speak, carry...
Scientists unlocking the mystery of kidney damage
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a pressing global health concern that affects millions of people.
Yet, the underlying mechanisms driving ongoing kidney damage in CKD...