If a headache occurs with blurred vision or causes it, it may be due to an underlying condition such as migraine or low blood sugar. Rarely, it can be a sign of a medical emergency. The various conditions causing both headache and blurred vision will usually have additional symptoms. Some of these conditions can have...
Madhusmita Misra, MBBS, MD, MPHDISCLOSURES Bone health begins in childhood, particularly during the rapid bone accrual phase of puberty, which is essential for attaining optimal peak bone mass. Peak bone mass is achieved in early adult life and affects both immediate and future fracture risk. Genetic, nutritional, exercise-related, and hormonal factors, and certain diseases and...
by Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre Credit: Developmental Cell (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2024.01.024Researchers at Peter Mac have made a key discovery in liver regeneration that may have important implications for liver cancer. Joint research by Associate Professor Andrew Cox and Professor Mark Dawson, published Feb. 15 in Developmental Cell, has identified how the liver is triggered to regrow...
by NIH/National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWomen who exercise regularly have a significantly lower risk of an early death or fatal cardiovascular event than men who exercise regularly, even when women put in less effort, according to a new study. The findings, published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology,...
by Hong Kong University of Science and Technology The research team has developed a revolutionary blood test for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) that can measure the levels of 21 proteins in multiple crucial biological pathways. The test can also calculate an AD risk score, enabling the evaluation of an individual’s AD status. Credit: Hong Kong University of...
by Dan Baumgardt, The Conversation Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainDry scalp? Blocked ears? Crusted eyes? Our bodies produce many different unusual, sometimes repellent secretions, and their function doesn’t always seem entirely clear. But each has their own important role, which often goes unappreciated. Flaky or dry scalp is an extremely common condition, but in severe cases it...
by Lisa Jarvis, Bloomberg Opinion Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAdd depression to the growing list of chronic diseases that obesity medicines might alleviate. Signs of improved mental health are showing up in the health records of people who take the broader class of medicines known as GLP-1s, which include Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy and Eli Lilly &...
by University of Pittsburgh Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers discovered a molecular mechanism by which excessive dietary protein could increase atherosclerosis risk. The findings were published in Nature Metabolism. The study, which combined small human trials with experiments in mice and cells in a Petri dish, showed that consuming over 22%...
by NDORMS, University of Oxford Tissue sections show frozen shoulder patient tissues exhibit an increased number of cells and blood vessels relative to non-diseased comparator shoulder capsule. Credit: Prof. Stephanie DakinResearchers have identified how cells work to resolve frozen shoulder, opening up potential new targets for treatment and reducing the need for surgery. Frozen shoulder is...
by Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard Credit: CC0 Public DomainBy analyzing millions of small genetic differences across a person’s genome, researchers can calculate a polygenic risk score to estimate someone’s lifetime odds of developing a certain disease. Over the past decade, scientists have developed these risk scores for dozens of diseases, including heart disease, kidney...
