by Mary Singer | August 23, 2023 4:21 pm | News
Researchers from University College London and Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust have discovered indicators using eye scans that can detect Parkinson’s disease in patients approximately seven years prior to its clinical manifestation. This is the...
by Christian Nordqvist | August 21, 2023 7:16 pm | News, Seniors
In a recent study published in JAMA Network Open, researchers from UC San Francisco revealed that the US health system is ill-prepared to cater to elderly individuals living alone with cognitive impairments like dementia. The term Cognitive Impairment refers to...
by Mary Singer | August 20, 2023 6:27 pm | News, Uncategorized
Vaping has value as an aid for smokers who want to give up, a large US study has shown. The researchers wrote about their study and findings in eClinical Medicine, a peer-reviewed Lancet journal (citation below). E-cigs, Electronic Cigarettes, Smoking, & Vaping...
by Christian Nordqvist | August 12, 2023 6:33 pm | News
What’s the best heart rate for burning fat? According to researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, it depends on the individual. A recent study found that heart rates for fat burning vary widely. In fact, the ‘Fat-Burning Zone’...
by Joseph Nordqvist | August 11, 2023 9:41 pm | News, Research, Sleep Apnoea
Globally, Obstructive Sleep Apnoea affects nearly 1 billion people, with significant numbers found in regions such as the UK and the US. This condition, marked by intermittent breathing interruptions during sleep, does more than merely disturb restful slumbers. Sleep...
by Nigel McNamara | August 5, 2023 7:15 pm | News
Effect of Small Amounts of Alcohol on Blood Pressure Regular alcohol consumption, even in fairly small amounts, such as just one drink a day, may increase blood pressure as we get older, says a team of researchers. In a recent study, they found that individuals who...
