According to a study, adults who are overweight or obese and have diabetes type 2 or prediabetes are at a higher risk of developing serious health issues. Experts disagree on the best dietary regimens and supportive measures to suggest, though.
A recent study suggests that fresh insights into the spread of toxic proteins that collect in the brains of Alzheimer's disease patients may hold the key to slowing the disease's progression.
Surviving a stroke can have several long-term consequences, including an increased risk of dementia. However, one study suggests that blood sugar levels may play a significant role in this risk.
Depression affects millions of people globally as a result of psychological stress. Most antidepressant drugs, on the other hand, are slow, prone to resistance, and have severe side effects, prompting the creation of more effective therapeutic options.
A recent study suggests that sleep spindles, which are small bursts of brain activity detected by EEG during one phase of sleep, may regulate anxiety in persons suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
In a mouse model of kidney transplantation, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh discovered a type of immune cell that drives chronic organ transplant failure and discovered pathways that could be therapeutically targeted to enhance patient outcomes. The findings were reported in
The latest study suggested that patients who have multiple tumours in one breast may be able to avoid a mastectomy if the tumours can be removed while leaving enough breast tissue.
Teens' trust in the news they read on social media - or lack thereof - may be critical in determining whether it contributes to or detracts from their well-being, according to a Cornell-led psychology study.
A spinal cord injury patient's extremely low blood pressure can be treated with an implant that sends electrical stimulation to a specific group of spinal neurons, addressing a frequent "invisible" side effect of paralysis.
Options for treatment are limited when cancer spreads to the brain. The majority of medications made to fight metastases either cannot penetrate the blood-brain barrier or are ineffective against brain metastases.
The amazing capacity to heal from spinal cord damage, a jawless fish known as the lamprey has drawn the attention of scientists for nearly 50 years. Despite just partial brain regeneration, a recent study suggests a potential method lampreys might use to swim once more after spinal injury.