Preventing Cognitive Decline and Dementia
Preventing Cognitive Decline and Dementia : The public is enormously concerned about dementia and cognitive impairment, and a wide range of programs and products, such as diets, exercise regimens, games, and supplements, purport to keep...
Parkinson Disease cognitive symptoms
Parkinson Disease cognitive symptoms : Parkinson’s disease is commonly thought of as a movement disorder, but after years of living with the disease, approximately 25 percent of patients also experience deficits in cognition that impair...
Breastfeeding may lower heart risk
Breastfeeding may lower heart risk : Researchers and doctors have long touted the short- and long-term health benefits of breastfeeding, but research published Wednesday shows it also may reduce a woman’s risk of having a...
How does coconut oil affect health?
How does coconut oil affect health? Coconut oil, with its sweet smell of the tropics and its purported claims to cure what ails you, is everywhere. People are using it in their shampoos, skin creams,...
Neurological issues may drive common voice disorders
Neurological issues may drive common voice disorders : Hyperfunctional voice disorders (HVDs) are hard to describe but easy to hear. People with the condition produce a grab-bag of forms of unusual voice behaviors that make...
Trial of Experimental Chikungunya Vaccine Begins
Trial of Experimental Chikungunya Vaccine Begins : A clinical trial of an experimental vaccine to prevent infection with chikungunya virus is now enrolling healthy adult volunteers at sites in the United States. The Phase 1/2...
Less Chemotherapy May Be Best Choice for Some Patients with Colon Cancer
Less Chemotherapy May Be Best Choice for Some Patients with Colon Cancer : A shorter course of chemotherapy following surgery may be the preferred treatment for some patients with colon cancer, results of an...
Kids’ heart health focus of new research
Kids’ heart health focus of new research : Experts say that helping children maintain ideal cardiovascular health is more effective than taking a wait-and-see approach and treating disease in adulthood. The aim of the AHA’s...
Alkaline Diets and Kidney Disease
Alkaline Diets and Kidney Disease : Many dangerous fad diets exist that purport to treat diseases such as cancer by manipulating the pH of blood with different foods. While there is no good evidence that...
How diet may affect age-related macular degeneration
How diet may affect age-related macular degeneration : Near the center of the retina, at the back of the eye, is a small area known as the macula. The macula is needed for sharp, central...
Antibodies from Ebola survivor could lead to treatments and vaccines
Antibodies from Ebola survivor could lead to treatments and vaccines : The 2013-16 Ebola outbreak in West Africa highlighted the need for an effective treatment or vaccine. Researchers have been making progress on several fronts,...
Making artificial ovaries
Making artificial ovaries : Eggs are produced in the ovary within follicles. After an egg matures, the follicle releases it from the ovary and it passes to the fallopian tube, where it can be fertilized...
Organizations fund more than $550,000 in heart defect research
Organizations fund more than $550,000 in heart defect research : Five research programs are receiving a total of $561,798 to fund congenital heart defect research, the American Heart Association and The Children’s Heart Foundation announced...
Flushing Kidney Stones
Flushing Kidney Stones : Have you ever heard that passing a kidney stone is more painful than giving birth? Each year, more than 1 million people in the U.S. rush to the emergency room with...
Just one alcoholic drink a day increases breast cancer risk, exercise lowers risk
Just one alcoholic drink a day increases breast cancer risk, exercise lowers risk : "It can be confusing with single studies when the findings get swept back and forth," said Anne McTiernan, MD, PhD, a...
Weight Loss Medications and Treatment
Weight Loss Medications and Treatment : We all know that there is no quick fix for the problem of obesity and weight loss. You...