Source: Time By R.J. RICO / AP April 5, 2018 (ATLANTA) — The nation’s chief doctor wants more Americans to start carrying the overdose antidote naloxone to help combat the nation’s […]
Source: TED Talk What’s the most transformative thing that you can do for your brain today? Exercise! says neuroscientist Wendy Suzuki. Get inspired to go to the gym as Suzuki […]
Source: BBC News Video journalist Rachael Thorn. Daniel Holt has a law degree, an ambition to be a barrister – and cerebral palsy. He says his speech impediment has been […]
Source: The New York Times By Gina Kolata March 26, 2018 It was one of those findings that would change medicine, Dr. Christopher Lewandowski thought. For years, doctors had tried — […]
Source: Time By ALEXANDRA SIFFERLIN The use of antibiotics in humans has increased 39% from 2000 to 2015, according to a new report. The finding raises concerns about the growing threat […]
Source: Youtube TED Talks Cambridge researcher Aubrey de Grey argues that aging is merely a disease — and a curable one at that. Humans age in seven basic ways, he […]
Source: Time By ALICE PARK March 19, 2018 TIME Health For more, visit TIME Health. Researchers reported encouraging results for a stem cell transplant for multiple sclerosis (MS) that some doctors and […]
Source: Time By ALICE PARK March 14, 2018 TIME Health For more, visit TIME Health. Many factors contribute to dementia — some of which are within your control, and others that are not. […]
Source: Time By LAIGNEE BARRON 12:31 AM EDT Drinking from a plastic water bottle likely means ingesting microplastic particles, a new study claims, prompting fresh concerns — and calls for scientific […]
Source: BBC News By James Gallagher Health and science correspondent, BBC News A major centre of homeopathy will no longer be able to spend NHS money on the controversial practice. The […]
Source: Time By JAMIE DUCHARME March 13, 2018 Over the years, researchers have found more than a few health benefits associated with a supportive marriage, from a longer life to a lower risk of […]
Source: BBC News Researchers say they may have worked out why there is a natural loss of muscle in the legs as people age – and that it is due […]
Source: BBC News By Natalie Crockett BBC News Older people in Wales are being urged to think about donating their brains after they die to help scientists researching dementia. Researchers at […]
Source: BBC News By Fergus Walsh Medical correspondent Doing lots of exercise in older age can prevent the immune system from declining and protect people against infections, scientists say. They followed 125 […]
Source: BBC News By David Cox 8 March 2018 Surgeons like to say that when someone suffers a heart attack, time is muscle. The heart depends on a continuous supply […]
Source: BBC News By Michelle Roberts Health editor, BBC News online Image copyrightSCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARYImage captionAlzheimer’s disease brain (left) compared to normal (right) Four dementia scientists have shared this year’s 1m […]
The path to better medicine is paved with accidental yet revolutionary discoveries. In this well-told tale of how science happens, neuroscientist Rebecca Brachman shares news of a serendipitous breakthrough treatment […]
Source: BBC News UK millennials are on track to be the most overweight generation since records began, health experts say. Based on population trends, more than seven in every 10 […]
Source: Time By JAMIE DUCHARME February 20, 2018 TIME Health For more, visit TIME Health. New research, which was presented at the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s annual conference, has […]
Source: BBC News By Alex Therrien Health reporter, BBC News Scientists say they have settled one of medicine’s biggest debates after a huge study found that anti-depressants work. The study, […]