Bill Varie/Getty Images About 2.8 million people globally live with multiple sclerosis (MS). Two-thirds of people with MS move to a worsened state of the disease called secondary progressive MS. Researchers from the University of Genoa found hematopoietic stem cell transplants help delay disability longer in people with active secondary progressive MS than some MS medications....
07 January 2023 By JACQUI BROWN (Georgijevic/Getty Images) Compared to adults, kids learn fast, their developing brains sopping up information at a mind-boggling pace. Somehow their neurons not only incorporate new knowledge more easily, they hold onto it firmly, even in a constant torrent of new experiences. Now, a team of neuroscientists from the University...
by Sharon Theimer, Mayo Clinic Credit: Shutterstock Gastroesophageal reflux disease is one of the most common digestive disorders in the world. It happens when acid comes up from the stomach into the esophagus: The stomach can resist acid but the esophagus is less acid-resistant. James East, M.D., a gastroenterologist at Mayo Clinic Healthcare in London,...
Written by Kim Grundy, PT | Reviewed by Sanjai Sinha, MD Published on December 14, 2022 Key takeaways: Inversion therapy is a treatment in which you are suspended upside down in order to relieve pressure on the spine. It may ease low back pain, improve flexibility, and reduce the need for surgery. You should talk...
Written by Nishika Reddy, MD | Reviewed by Patricia Pinto-Garcia, MD, MPHUpdated on August 2, 2022 Key takeaways: Medications people take for certain medical conditions can affect vision and eye health. Some medications can cause blurred vision, eye pain, redness, or double vision. If you develop eye symptoms from a medication, your healthcare provider may need to adjust...
BY AMY CAMPBELL, MS, RD, LDN, CDCES | JANUARY 3, 2023 We all need enzymes to help digest the food that we eat. Enzymes in the digestive tract help to break foods down so that the body can use the nutrients they contain. Without these enzymes, the body can become deficient in nutrients, and that...
OCTOBER 23, 2018 Historically, looking at urine has been a way for doctors to gauge a person’s health, especially before other types of testing were available. If you’ve had diabetes for a long time or know someone who has, you’ll know that urine testing was a way to figure out how well controlled (or uncontrolled) a...
By Shayla Love on December 20, 2022 Credit: Lucy Lambriex/Getty Images A new study puts the “brain drain hypothesis”—the idea that just having a phone next to you impacts your cognition—to the test to see if the science passes muster. Full Transcript Shayla Love: This is Scientific American’s 60-Second Science. I’m Shayla Love. Tell me if this sounds familiar. You’re trying to get...
Do you feel groggy until you’ve had your morning joe? Do you battle sleepiness throughout the workday? You’re not alone. Many people struggle with morning alertness, but the new study demonstrates that awaking refreshed each day is not just something a lucky few are born with. “FROM CAR CRASHES TO WORK-RELATED ACCIDENTS, THE COST OF SLEEPINESS...
by The North American Menopause Society Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The menopause transition is often accompanied by a number of symptoms that can affect a woman’s overall quality of life, including hot flashes, sleep disturbances, and depression. A new study suggests that women may already experience some of these symptoms several years before menopause, during...
