A study conducted by scientists from Uppsala University investigated the impact of a high-fat/high-sugar diet, also known as a junk food diet, on sleep. The researchers found that after consuming the unhealthy diet, the quality of deep sleep in participants worsened compared to when they followed a healthier diet. Although the duration of sleep and overall sleep structure were not […]

This Morning: Tips on how to best apply your sun cream Even short episodes of sun exposure can damage skin layers and lead to changes in moles, which can increase the risk of skin cancer. Dr Friedmann, consultant dermatologist at Stratum Clinics, advised: “Protecting your skin is, of course, always the best course of action of preventing skin cancer, but […]

It was a late-spring House of Representatives hearing, where members of Congress and attendees hoped to learn lessons from the pandemic. Witness Marty Makary made a plea. "I want to thank you for your attempts at civility," Makary, a Johns Hopkins Medicine researcher and surgeon, said softly. Then his tone changed. His voice started to rise, blasting the "intellectual dishonesty" […]

Advert warns to act FAST when you see signs of a stroke A stroke is a serious and life-threatening medical emergency. It occurs when blood supply to part of the brain is cut off, usually either caused by a blood clot or blood vessel bursting. There are multiple factors known to raise your risk for stroke, such as smoking, having […]

Transmitted through infected mosquitos, the malaria parasite, once in the human bloodstream, synchronously ruptures red blood cells and rapidly infects new red blood cells, beginning the cycle anew. Controlled by an intrinsic clock, this cycle occurs in multiples of 24 hours, depending on the species. Humans infected with malaria parasites exhibit rhythmic fevers and chills every 24, 48 or 72 […]

MANNHEIM — Patients with high lipoprotein(a) levels not only have an almost twofold higher coronary plaque burden than those with low levels but also a faster rate of plaque progression, an observational imaging study shows. This could explain the greater risk for major adverse cardiovascular events seen in patients with high lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] levels, suggests the research, presented at the […]

University of Virginia School of Medicine scientists have discovered a key determinant of our risk for multiple sclerosis (MS), advancing efforts to prevent and better treat the disease. Researchers led by Mariano Garcia-Blanco, MD, Ph.D., chair of UVA’s Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Cancer Biology, identified a series of processes in our cells that suppresses our risk for developing multiple […]

Researchers have long known that brain tumors, specifically a type of tumor called a glioma, can affect a person’s cognitive and physical function. Patients with glioblastoma, the most fatal type of brain tumor in adults, experience an especially drastic decline in quality of life. Glioblastomas are thought to impair normal brain functions by compressing and causing healthy tissue to swell, […]

TOPLINE: United States residents continue to have the highest prevalence of multiple sclerosis (MS). However, new data show the disease is becoming more racially diverse, with a higher prevalence in Black people than previously thought. METHODOLOGY: Researchers applied a validated case-finding algorithm to health claims datasets from private, military, and public (Medicaid and Medicare) insurance programs They calculated the cumulative […]

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Lynparza (olaparib) with abiraterone and prednisone (or prednisolone) for adult patients with deleterious or suspected deleterious BRCA-mutated, metastatic, castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). The approval was based on findings from the PROpel trial in which 796 patients with mCRPC were randomly assigned (1:1) to receive either Lynparza with abiraterone or placebo with abiraterone and […]