A 31 year old man presented to his family doctor with a one year history of painful swelling of his left second toe. The swelling was persistent, did not improve with rest or leg elevation, and was exacerbated by prolonged walking and working. The pain was wo…
In conjunction with Blood Cancer Awareness Month in September, a haematologist takes a deep dive into the condition, the common red flags and the developments in treatment options.
Washington [US], September 1 (ANI): Newly-discovered sensory neurons send messages from fat tissue to the brain and could eventually be co-opted to treat obesity or metabolic disease. “The discovery of these neurons suggests for the first time that your brain…
Stress is typically thought of as a negative phenomenon, but researchers at HKU Dentistry found that “positive stress” can induce good changes in tooth stem cells to make them more resistant to injury and disease.
An experimental combination of two drugs in mouse models halts the progression of small cell lung cancer, findings that may lead to better treatments for the deadliest form of lung cancer.
/CNW/ - Canadian organizations are paving the way for advancements in prostate cancer, having invested over $600 million CAD into over 1,700 biomedical...
Everyone wants Covid to be in the rear-view mirror. But, as the WHO's Maria Van Kerkhove notes, nearly 15,000 people globally are dying of the disease every week.
More than 50,000 monkeypox cases have been recorded in the global outbreak, WHO figures showed Wednesday, though transmission is slowing in the virus hotspots of Europe and the United States.
Washington [US], September 1 (ANI): Researchers used a model of behaviour to better understand the basis of obsessive-compulsive disorder. They showed that when learning parameters for reinforcement and punishment are extremely imbalanced, cycle between obses…
Volodymyr is celebrating a major milestone on Wednesday—it's his final day of taking a new treatment hailed as a turning point in the fight against drug-resistant tuberculosis.
A newly identified link between chronic pain and lung cancer in mice offers hope for the management of chronic pain, and demonstrates that repurposing old drugs such as fluphenazine may be effective for nerve pain.
Alzheimer's disease risk markers such as beta-amyloid protein or neuroinflammation are related to increased symptoms of anxiety and depression during COVID-19 confinement. This is one of the main results of a study led by the Pasqual Maragall Foundation's res…
“The treating physician should determine what is best for the patient based on his unique age, family history, health, lifestyle, race, ethnic background, and other factors,” writes Itay Barnea, CEO of BioProtect
In some cases, medicines for Resistant Hypertension don’t work properly because they are not being taken correctly. For the medicine to work, the right amount of dose should be taken regularly at the right time and the correct number of times per day. Other t…
A new paper published in Carbohydrate Polymers explores the development of novel chitosan hydrogels with favorable strength properties. Scientists from Tiangong University’s School of Chemistry in China have conducted the research.
A nutritionist on why eating whole grains like brown rice, whole wheat flour or barley can help you avoid chronic diseases like diabetes and heart issues. | Health
In a new study, researchers report a substance that boosted the immune response to an experimental COVID-19 shot in mice by 25 times, compared to injection with the vaccine alone.
OMICRON has been linked to symptoms that slightly differ from the traditional three Covid signs such as cough, fever and loss or change to taste and smell. One lesser-known but 'significant' symptom can appear in your eyes instead, according to research.