by Deb Balzer, Mayo Clinic Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive neurologic disorder that causes memory loss and other cognitive decline due to brain cell degeneration. It’s the most common cause of dementia—a clinical syndrome characterized by a collection of symptoms that affect cognitive abilities, memory, thinking behavior. Dementia is not a specific...
by American Academy of Pediatrics Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA popular live streaming platform, Twitch, poses risks to minors who can interact with adult strangers and donate money to streamers without the supervision of a parent or guardian, according to research presented during the 2023 AAP National Conference & Exhibition at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center....
Experts claim latest research from Harvard University adds a greater level of certainty about the link Andrew Gregory Health editor The chances of a person developing type 2 diabetes can increase even if they eat red meat just two times a week instead of an alternative option, researchers have said. Replacing red meat with plant-based protein...
By Jennifer Rigby June 19, 2023 LONDON (Reuters) – There is an ongoing global threat posed by toxic cough syrups, the World Health Organization (WHO) told Reuters, saying it was now working with six more countries than previously revealed to track the potentially deadly children’s medicines. The U.N. agency has already named nine countries where tainted syrups...
by Laurel Kelly, Mayo Clinic Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain April is Testicular Cancer Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about the symptoms and risk factors of testicular cancer. Compared with other types of cancer, testicular cancer is rare. But, in the U.S., it’s the most common cancer in men between the ages...
by Jason Laughlin Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Philadelphia is seeing a rising number of monkeypox cases, as an outbreak that has now been declared a global health emergency spreads across the United States. Many basic questions about the virus remain unanswered, even to the people at highest risk of catching a virus: men who have...
by University of Bristol Credit: Wikimedia Commons The discovery of 14 inherited genetic changes which significantly increase the risk of a person developing a symptomless blood disorder associated with the onset of some types of cancer and heart disease is published today in Nature Genetics. The finding, made in one of the largest studies of its...
by Hiroshima University Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A Japanese research team looking at COVID-19’s lingering impacts on survivors and local communities found that having a mild case of COVID-19, smoking status, comorbidities, or your sex aren’t significant predictors to tell if you are less likely to develop long-term symptoms, but age is. “The prevalence of sequelae...
