by University of Manchester Picture of the back of the eye showing intermediate age-related macular degeneration. Credit: National Eye Institute Scientists at The University of Manchester have taken an important step towards finding a treatment for age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the most common form of adult blindness in the developed world. The researchers were able...
BY JOSEPH GUSTAITIS | MAY 13, 2022 Have you put on a few inches around your waist lately? Maybe you’re eating more. On the other hand, maybe you’re sleeping less, suggests a new study from researchers at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine in Rochester, Minnesota. The report was published in The Journal of the American College of Cardiology. The researchers...
Eating more fiber could be key to having fewer antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the gut. Alba Vitta/Stocksy Fiber is an essential component of a healthy diet, and researchers are still discovering more about its importance. Antibiotic resistance has become a growing issue in recent years, increasing people’s risks for severe illness and limiting treatment options. A...
By Nick Lavars May 16, 2022 A new discovery around excessive cell death in the body offers new hope of treating conditions driven by chronic inflammation Depositphotos Uncontrolled inflammation in the human body can drive a variety of serious health conditions, including cancer and rheumatoid arthritis, so discoveries around how it works can benefit the...
Despite stereotypes to the contrary, many older women have active sex lives into their 70s, a new poll shows. But health concerns, including menopause symptoms, often get in the way of intimacy, according to the new results from the University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging. Even so, only 44% of women with menopause symptoms have discussed treatment with...
MAY 16TH, 2022 CONN HASTINGS DIAGNOSTICS, MATERIALS, MEDICINE, MILITARY MEDICINE, SPORTS MEDICINE A team of researchers at the University of California San Diego created a wearable device that uses a disposable microneedle patch to continuously sample and analyze interstitial fluid. The wearable can measure glucose, alcohol, and lactate levels, all of which could be useful...
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION RESTON, Va., May 14, 2022 — Young adults with higher than normal blood sugar levels that signal prediabetes were more likely to be hospitalized for heart attack compared to their peers with normal blood sugar levels, according to in preliminary research to be presented at the American Heart Association’s Quality of Care and Outcomes Research Scientific...
ELSEVIER IMAGE: RHYTHM STRIP SHOWING SHORT RUNS OF TORSADE DE POINTES AND A MARKEDLY PROLONGED CORRECTED QT INTERVAL. CREDIT: HEART RHYTHM CASE REPORTS Philadelphia, May 16, 2022 – Herbal supplements may be natural, but that does not mean they are always safe. A new case report appearing in Heart Rhythm Case Reports, an official journal of the Heart Rhythm...
UPPSALA UNIVERSITY Although some rare genetic variants can increase the risk of disease markedly for a few individuals, the genetic contribution to common diseases is mostly due to a combination of many common genetic variants with small effects. This is shown in a comprehensive study by researchers at Uppsala University and SciLifeLab, published in the...
EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF CARDIOLOGY Sophia Antipolis, 13 May 2022: Levels of bad cholesterol rise during menopause, and 10% of this increase is due to shifts in sex hormones. That’s the finding of research published today in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, a journal of the ESC.1 Women usually undergo menopause at the age of 48 to...
