More than 2 million people worldwide live with inherited and untreatable retinal conditions, including retinitis pigmentosa, which slowly erodes vision.
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Fentanyl now drives drug overdose deaths in U.S.
(HealthDay)—Overdose deaths involving dangerous synthetic opioids like fentanyl have skyrocketed in recent years, surpassing deaths from prescription painkillers, a new
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Distress in men following prostate cancer can be reduced
A new web-based support programme will help reduce the psychological stress that impacts men who are recovering from prostate cancer.
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Can stress testing and biomarker studies predict cardiovascular event risk in older women?
Mayo Clinic researchers, reporting results of the SMART study, have shown that abnormal results on a stress electrocardiogram are an
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Research supports reduction in food product portion sizes
New research, published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, highlights the benefits of the food industry changing food product
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A simple, reliable system for calculating the lactate threshold in athletes
The lactate threshold is regarded as a tremendously useful physiological variable calculating the performance of endurance athletes and prescribing their
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Higher aerobic fitness levels are associated with better word production skills in healthy older adults
Healthy older people who exercise regularly are less inclined to struggle to find words to express themselves, research led by
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Researchers find that lipid accumulation in the brain may be an early sign of Parkinson’s disease
A collaborative team of researchers at McLean Hospital, a Harvard Medical School affiliate, and Oxford University has found that elevated
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Zika virus eliminates advanced human tumor in central nervous system of rodents
A Brazilian study published April 26 in the journal Cancer Research shows for the first time in vivo that Zika
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Studies find more patients admitted to hospitals with cardiac conditions in winter months
Two new studies examined seasonal variations in cardiac-related hospitalizations specifically for aortic dissection and ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarctions (STEMI). The results
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