By Sandee LaMotte, CNN This Mediterranean diet version of tuna salad is packed with heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids. CNNThe traditional diet of northern Portugal and northwestern Spain, known as the Southern European Traditional Atlantic Diet, or Atlantic diet for short, may hold some clues to better heart health and a lower risk of dying early from...
A portable device was able to detect breast cancer with just a drop of salivaThe researchers said it could be a low-cost alternative to mammogramsREAD MORE: America’s fight back against breast cancer laid bareBy EMILY JOSHU HEALTH REPORTER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM A portable spit test costing just $5 (£3.97) could detect breast cancer using a single...
By Paul McClure Clinical trials using orally administered gold nanoparticles produced promising results in treating neurodegenerative diseasesOriginal images: Clene Nanomedicine Phase 2 clinical trials using orally administered gold nanocrystals to treat multiple sclerosis and Parkinson’s disease have produced promising results, restoring metabolites linked to crucial energy activity in the brain that are depleted in these neurodegenerative...
ByEthan SullivaA recent study suggests an intriguing connection between dementia and liver disease. The research implies that some cases of dementia may be linked to liver health, suggesting that this connection could be treatable and potentially reversible. This new understanding could be a game-changer in the management and treatment of dementia cases linked to liver...
By Paul McClure An extract of sandalwood oil has proven an effective prostate cancer treatment in mice Original image: Depositphotos A new study has found that, in mouse models of prostate cancer, a compound extracted from sandalwood oil was effective in slowing the onset and growth of tumors and resulted in cell death. Further research will...
The results of a large-scale screening study could be used to develop blood tests to diagnose diseases such as Alzheimer’s before symptoms take hold. By Miryam Naddaf Coloured CT scan of a coronal section through the brain of a patient with Alzheimer’s disease.A computed-tomography scan of a brain affected by Alzheimer’s disease, the most common...
by Northwestern University Credit: Neuron (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2024.01.013A new Northwestern Medicine study has found the immune system in the blood of Alzheimer’s patients is epigenetically altered. That means the patients’ behavior or environment has caused changes that affect the way their genes work. Many of these altered immune genes are the same ones that increase an...
by Jim Oldfield, University of Toronto Credit: CC0 Public DomainPeople who quit smoking see major gains in life expectancy after just a few years, according to a new study by University of Toronto researchers at Unity Health Toronto. The study, published in NEJM Evidence, shows that smokers who quit smoking before age 40 can expect to...
by Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAll Jennifer Howell wanted was to find medication for her son. Instead, she was caught in a maze of desperate phone calls to pharmacies and physicians. Her son, Linus, had been diagnosed with ADHD in 2021 during the grips of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of his behavioral...
by Elana Gotkine For patients with Dupuytren contracture, initial outcomes are similar for surgery, needle fasciotomy, and collagenase, but outcomes are superior for surgery at two years, according to a study published online Feb. 12 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Mikko Petteri Räisänen, M.D., from Kuopio University Hospital in Finland, and colleagues compared the...
