Reviewers’ Notes The first-ever county-level estimates of the prevalence of people with Alzheimer's dementia — in all 3,142 United States counties — were released today at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference® (AAIC®) 2023, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, and online. Researchers found the highest prevalence of Alzheimer's in the east and southeastern regions of the U.S. The data were simultaneously published in […]

Footballer Dele Alli recently admitted he became addicted to sleeping pills during an emotional interview with The Overlap. In talking about his own addiction, he added misuse of the tablets was “something going around more than people realise in football”. For people suffering insomnia, sleeping pills may be effective as they induce drowsiness and help to ensure a full night’s […]

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive an affiliate commission. It’s no secret that Zoe Saldaña is the Queen of Sci-Fi, and, thus the Queen of being a badass action star. And it seems her three lookalike sons are already following in her action movie star footsteps! On July […]

UK regulators approve £1,000 cream to treat skin condition vitiligo that affects fashion model Winnie Harlow and 500,000 Britons NICE have approved ruxolitinib cream which could help vitiligo vanish in months The condition causes skin to to be patchy due to a lack of melanin in the body  NHS patients with the patchy skin condition vitiligo could next year access a […]

New pacemaker that helps heart patients feel ‘like Iron Man’ may soon be available to nearly 200,000 heart failure sufferers after trial Trial of new pacemaker allowed heart failure patients to enjoy normal activities Andrew Griffin, 36, said the implant made him feel ‘like Iron Man’ Nearly 200,000 heart failure sufferers may soon have access to a new type of […]

Professor says alcohol makes you more attractive to mosquitoes Gin and tonic has been previously recommended as a mosquito repellent because of the quinine in tonic water. Considered a potent deterrent, some have argued that tonic could help keep the bloodsuckers away. If an idyllic summer evening with a compulsory G&T sounds too good to be true, that’s because it […]

Treatment can control the symptoms of the most common type of glaucoma and save someone’s vision. The catch is that a person can’t feel the changes in eye pressure that can damage vision, so they often won’t know they even have it before it’s too late. That is, unless they’ve been seeing an eye doctor regularly. One vision expert encourages […]

Artificial intelligence is becoming increasingly important in drug discovery. Advances in the use of Big Data, learning algorithms and powerful computers have now enabled researchers at the University of Zurich (UZH) to better understand a serious metabolic disease. Cystinosis is a rare lysosomal storage disorder affecting around 1 in 100,000 to 200,000 newborns worldwide. Nephropathic (non-inflammatory) cystinosis, the most common […]

TOPLINE: Delaying surgery after neoadjuvant therapy may improve tumor regression and decrease recurrence in advanced rectal cancer but does not translate to better overall survival. METHODOLOGY: A total of 1506 patients with locally advanced rectal cancer who underwent neoadjuvant therapy followed by total mesorectal excision were divided into three groups based on the time interval between therapy and surgery: short […]

Yoga is a widely practiced Hindu spiritual and severe discipline, a part of which includes breath control, simple meditation, and the adoption of different body postures all. In order to keep this practice going without becoming obsolete, one must learn new areas or poses to aid better balance. Practitioners of every level can profit from going back to basics regularly […]