The holiday season is here, but unfortunately, so is the second wave of COVID-19 cases. As the days get cooler
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DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: Got heart disease? Then blame your mum
DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: Got heart disease? Then blame your mum. Her diet and blood pressure during pregnancy raised your risk
Continue reading »New study may reveal link to lipids playing a key role in Parkinson’s disease
In a novel research study conducted by a team from the Neuroregeneration Institute at McLean Hospital, investigators believe they have
Continue reading »Comeback of drug-resistant neglected tropical disease tracked through genomic surveillance
Genome sequencing has shed light on the re-emergence of the bacterium that causes yaws, a neglected tropical disease of the
Continue reading »General practice doctors failing to provide optimal treatment for heart disease patients
General practice management of patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD) is “suboptimal,” with only 57% of patients with established CVD prescribed
Continue reading »Face masks unlikely to cause over-exposure to CO2, even in patients with lung disease
New research findings contradict statements linking wearing face masks to carbon dioxide poisoning by trapping CO2. During the COVID-19 pandemic
Continue reading »Spinal cord stimulation reduces pain and motor symptoms in Parkinson’s disease patients
A team of researchers in the United States and Japan reports that spinal cord stimulation (SCS) measurably decreased pain and
Continue reading »People with Parkinson’s disease can have a brighter future
Well over six million people globally have been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, which has an enormous impact on the lives
Continue reading »Interim data from early US COVID-19 hotspot show mortality of disease were not associated with race/ethnicity
A study of interim data from two hospitals in an early US COVID-19 hotspot, to be presented at the ESCMID
Continue reading »Exercise protocol mitigates one of the most incapacitating symptoms of Parkinson’s disease
Freezing of gait, one of the most incapacitating symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, manifests as sudden, short episodes of an inability
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