Health and Medicine
Injecting a molecule called Agrin into damaged mouse hearts leads to muscle repair. Studies on larger animals are beginning soon
To find out whether an over-the-counter jar of cream could make 40 the new 20, we dive into the science:
Reports that those in their 60s and 70s were less troubled by negative emotions
Part IV: "Please don't forget about me": Antidepressants and birth defects
Part III: "Please don't forget about me": Antidepressants and birth defects
Part II: "Please don't forget about me": Antidepressants and birth defects
Part 1: “Life was amazing”
But individuals can get smart. Or as Hippocrates, the Father of Medicine, preached, “Always choose the least sensational treatment.” Again Vitamin C fits the bill.
A new diabetes treatment could reduce the stress of strictly monitoring blood-glucose levels.
FasTouch gives surgeons a new tool for attaching mesh to tissue, leading to fewer complications, less pain and faster recovery from hernia procedures
Tight neckties increase the risk of glaucoma
Women and their families have unique, individual needs and preferences for health care and insurance. Repealing the ACA is the best first step to offering women (and men) the freedom to find and afford what they want in a robust, competitive market
A paper-based test strip could help people with heart failure tell if their condition is worsening
Manufacturing issues can delay drug approvals and complicate relationships between drug firms and their contract suppliers
Israeli researchers restore the memory performance of lab mice to a juvenile stage. Clinical trials on humans are next.
The only hope is to arm our children with backbone and teach them about self-discipline, responsibility and holistic medicine
Do you know anyone who has used Medi-C Plus, or other brands containing high doses of vitamin C (4,000 to 6,000 milligrams) for several years, then developed Alzheimer’s Disease?
Single payor health care is coming, like it or not. Your hernia operation will have to wait a few months
California-based company is in pre-market trials for MobiusHD, an implantable device that tricks the body into modulating blood pressure on its own
North Americans have become a nation of pill worshippers
The common pain medicine, ibuprofen, could last even longer with a new way to package the drug molecule
Blood for transfusions is often in short supply, so scientists are developing a substitute
Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Use and Public Attitudes, 1997, 2006 and 2016
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Ahead of World Malaria Day on April 25, ISRAEL21c reports on a new approach that could lead to a non-refrigerated vaccine against parasitic diseases
So what can stop or reverse atherosclerosis? Alzheimer’s disease
Meat contaminated with Listeria will not show signs of spoilage, such as sliminess or odor. You can't smell a food and tell it it is safe
Regardless of how you take C and lysine, research shows that there’s less chance of a blood clot or arterial rupture resulting in a crippling stroke or death
Sometimes it’s better to live with the devil you know than the one you don’t know