Category: Medical Research
The Behavior of Neutrophils Can Be Used to Forecast Cardiovascular Injury, Say Scientists
According to the Center for Disease Control , 659,000 people die yearly from heart-related diseases in the US alone. To put it differently, every 1 in 4 deaths is …
Hot Weather and Some Heart Medications Shouldn’t Mix Study Shows
A heart attack, also called a myocardial infarction (MI), occurs when a decrease or stoppage of blood going to the coronary arteries surrounding the heart occurs. This loss of …Statins Do Not Cause Muscle Pain According to UK Study
Key Takeaways: A landmark trial reveals statins cause no more muscle pain than a placebo. Over 200 patients with prior statin-related symptoms participated in a blinded study. Perception of …The University of Oxford Develops a Malaria Vaccine That Is 77% Effective
The University of Oxford and its African collaborators are testing a new Malaria vaccine that meets WHO criteria for efficacy. Malaria, a parasitic infectious disease, affects an estimated 230 …
Severe Menopausal Symptoms Linked to 74% Increased Risk of Cognitive Impairment in Postmenopausal Women
Menopause is a significant transition in a woman’s life, typically occurring between the ages of 45 and 55. It is marked by the cessation of menstrual cycles and is …Researchers Scan Single-Molecules of Peptides with Nanopore Sequencing Technology
Cees Dekker led a team of researchers who succeeded in inventing a method of scanning a protein and all its constituent amino acids. They passed each protein through the …
Researchers Create Silicon Nanochip Capable of Reprogramming Biological Tissue
A group of researchers at the Indiana University School of Medicine have reached an advanced stage in making available for use a silicon nanochip that can reprogram living tissue …Governmental Guidelines on Alcohol Drinking Limits Need to Be Lowered Study Shows
It is recommended that abstention is not possible and that men should only have a maximum of two servings of alcohol per day, and women just one serving. But …