Category: Health News
Insulin Nasal Spray Improves Gait and Cognitive Function in Elderly Patients
Insulin delivered intranasally can improve gait and cognitive function in elderly patients with and without type 2 diabetes, according to a clinical trial conducted at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical …
No Matter How Old You Are Your Liver Is Always about 3 Years Old According to German Study
An interdisciplinary team of researchers from Technische Universität Dresden (TU Dresden) has just reported an intriguing finding: the human liver remains roughly three years old no matter the age …
Researchers Unravel the Mystery behind Drug Resistance Seen in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is the most prevalent neoplastic disease of the pancreas. This condition accounts for about 90% of all cancers of the pancreas worldwide. Like all cancers, …Researchers Discover a New Cellular Process That May Explain the Causes of Age-Related Diseases
For a long time now, scientists have hoped to unravel the mystery behind diseases associated with aging with hopes that this may just explain how these diseases could be …
Alzheimer’s Disease: MIT Study Shows How Tau Protein Tangles Form
A new study by researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has shown how tau protein tangles, typical features of Alzheimer’s disease, form to weaken the ability of …A Transplant Made Possible by a Machine That Restored an Otherwise Damaged Liver
Organ transplants are difficult operations that must be performed as quickly as possible to preserve the quality of the graft. A machine developed by Swiss doctors can not only …Cilagicin, a New Antibiotic, That Can Turn the Tide in the War against Bacterial Resistance
The discovery of penicillin by Alexander Fleming, though accidental, solved one of the most perplexing puzzles that plagued 20th-century scientists: “How can bacteria be killed?” This drug gave researchers …Presbyopia Treatment: Eye Drops That Can Help Us Get Rid of Reading Glasses
Presbyopia is a common eye defect in people aged 40 and above. It is characterized by the inability of the eye’s lens to change its shape to allow for …