Only one out of more than 1,900 people evaluated met the American Heart Association (AHA) definition of ideal cardiovascular health, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of…
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Early diagnosis can delay or halt progression of macular degeneration
February is Age-related Macular Degeneration and Low Vision Awareness month, providing an opportunity to inform and educate the public on the leading cause of vision loss for adults over the age of…
Scientist argues cost-effectiveness analysis should play bigger role in American health care system
Cost-effectiveness analysis should play a bigger role in the American health care system, argued a University of Chicago researcher Friday at the annual conference of the American Association for the Advancement of…
Scientists Bioengineer A Protein To Fight Leukemia
Scientists at the Children’s Center for Cancer and Blood Diseases and The Saban Research Institute of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles today announced a breakthrough discovery in understanding how the body fights leukemia….
Anti-Aging Hormone Klotho May Prevent Complications In Chronic Kidney Disease
Low levels of the anti-aging hormone Klotho may serve as an early warning sign of the presence of kidney disease and its deadly cardiovascular complications, according to findings by UT Southwestern Medical…
Brain Function Linked To Birth Size In Groundbreaking New Study
Scientists have discovered the first evidence linking brain function variations between the left and right sides of the brain to size at birth and the weight of the placenta. The finding could…
Eating red meat may be good for you
Melbourne: Previous studies have linked red meat to an increased risk of having a heart attack or cancer, but a new report has demolished the ”myths and misconceptions” surrounding the Sunday roast….
How Huntington’s disease proteins move from cell to cell
One bad apple is all it takes to spoil the barrel. And one misfolded protein may be all that’s necessary to corrupt other proteins, forming large aggregations linked to several incurable neurodegenerative…
Experts caution against dangers of inflated expectations of genomic medicine
In the ten years since the human genetic code was mapped, expectations among scientists, health care industry, policy makers, and the public have remained high concerning the promise of genomics research for…
Improving Understanding Of The Spread Of Infectious Prions
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have identified the motors that move non-infectious prion proteins (PrPC) – found within many mammalian cells – up and down long,…
NY neurosurgeon performs deep brain surgeries with hand-held CO2 laser
Lee Eric Tessler, MD, a neurosurgeon specializing in the treatment of brain tumors, is among the first in metro New York to use a new advanced, hand-held CO2 (carbon dioxide) laser for…
Testing Brain Computer Interfaces For People With Spinal Cord Injury – New Pitt Projects
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have been awarded funding for two projects that will place brain-computer interfaces (BCI) in patients with spinal cord injuries to test if it is possible for…
Support for health staff
THE Bahrain Medical Society (BMS) and the Bahrain Dental Society (BDS) yesterday came out in support of health workers’ demands for Health Minister Dr Faisal Al Hamer to resign. Both organisations allege…
Heart-Healthy Diet For Apes In Captivity
In the U.S., even zoo gorillas need to switch to a heart-healthy diet. “A lot are dying of heart disease, we believe like humans,” said Elena Hoellein Less, a PhD candidate in…
Kingdom’s medical tourism sector cracks global top five
The Kingdom’s medical tourism sector has been ranked among the top five in the world according to a World Bank report. Jordan ranked first in the region and fifth globally as a…