Category: Health Condition
FDA Gives Green Light to Lecanemab, Offering New Hope for Alzheimer’s Patients
In January 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a new drug called Lecanemab for treating Alzheimer’s disease. Lecanemab is the second of the disease-modifying drugs approved for …
Inhaled Corticosteroid Treatment for Asthma: The Impact of Microbiome Diversity and Genetic Factors on Efficacy
Key Takeaways Genetics Shape Asthma Treatment – Differences in genes influence how patients respond to inhaled corticosteroids and impact asthma severity. One-Size Treatment Doesn’t Fit All – Personalized therapies …
Drug Addiction: Overcoming Dependencies and Avoiding Overdoses
What is addiction? Addiction is a chronic neuropsychiatric disorder defined by a dependence on a psychoactive substance or activity that has harmful consequences for a person’s life and the …
Intermittent Fasting Can Help Patients with Diabetes Beat Their Condition Study Shows
Type 2 diabetes is a metabolic disease that develops with age, a sedentary lifestyle, and a high-fat diet. Diabetes is not a death sentence, the disease can be controlled …
Cooking with Wood or Charcoal Increases the Risk of Eye Disease
Cooking with solid fuels such as charcoal and wood poses a significant risk to the eyes. Long-term exposure to the smoke can cause conjunctivitis and cataracts that can even …
Varicella-Zoster Virus (VZV) And Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) Trigger Alzheimer’s Disease Occurrence
Alzheimer’s disease is a neurologic disorder that is characterized by progressive brain atrophy (shrinking of the brain) and the death of brain cells. People who are aged 65 and …
Faulty Mitochondria Trigger Insulin Dysfunction in Pancreatic Cells, but ISRIB Restores Blood Sugar Control in Mice
Key Takeaways: Faulty mitochondria in insulin-producing cells trigger a stress response that disrupts blood sugar control, per a University of Michigan study. An experimental drug, ISRIB (Integrated Stress Response …Chapare Hemorrhagic Fever Can Be Transmitted From Person to Person
Key Takeaways The chapare virus spreads person-to-person, killing three in Bolivia. Causes hemorrhagic fever, similar to Ebola but not as lethal. It likely spreads through bodily fluids and possible …