Alzheimer’s disease effects can now be reduced by 80%, study finds
The prevention and removal of misfolded protein aggregates is considered a promising strategy to treat Alzheimer's Disease.
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JJ Shavit
- Aug 26, 2022
Genetic discovery could mark the end of disease-carrying mosquitoes
Genetic discovery could turn disease-carrying mosquitoes into insect Peter Pans, preventing them from ever maturing or multiplying.
JD Shavit
- Aug 17, 2022
Major breakthrough in the growth, transmission and prevention of malaria
Scientists have made a major breakthrough in understanding how malaria parasites divide and transmit the disease.
JJ Shavit
- Jul 27, 2022
Gene therapy injection dramatically reduces bleeding risk for 90% of haemophilia patients
A single gene therapy injection could dramatically reduce the bleeding risk faced by people with haemophilia B finds a study from UCL.
JJ Shavit
- Jul 21, 2022
Shedding tears can help diagnose illnesses, researchers find
People could soon go to the doctor, shed a tear, and know if they are in the early stages of an illness within minutes.
JD Shavit
- Jul 12, 2022
Rapid Ebola diagnosis may be possible with new technology
A new tool can quickly and reliably identify the presence of Ebola in blood samples and potentially could be developed into a rapid test.
JJ Shavit
- Jul 8, 2022
App can diagnose rare genetic diseases from a child's face
When you're unwell, you can usually tell by looking at your face. It's usually not that simple when it comes to rare diseases.
JJ Shavit
- Jul 4, 2022
Robot nose can “smell” disease on your breath
Scientists are working on diagnostic techniques that could sniff out chemical compounds that act as fingerprints of thousands of diseases.
JD Shavit
- Jun 28, 2022
Exciting new treatment for HPV infections
Daily use of a mushroom extract supported the immune system in clearing human papillomavirus (HPV) infections, according to researchers
JJ Shavit
- Jun 22, 2022
Gum disease is linked with heart attacks and diabetes
Large study has found that people with a prior heart attack or diabetes are more likely to have gum disease than their healthy counterparts.
JJ Shavit
- Jun 21, 2022
Single brain scan can diagnose Alzheimer’s disease
A single MRI scan of the brain could be enough to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease, according to new research by Imperial College London.
JJ Shavit
- Jun 18, 2022
Drinking one beer a day can reduce risk of heart disease and diabetes
Men who drank either one alcoholic or non-alcoholic lager daily had a more diverse set of gut microbes, reducing the risk for some diseases.
JJ Shavit
- Jun 10, 2022
What is Monkeypox -- how do you get and prevent it?
Monkeypox is a rare infection caused by a virus that circulates in some animals in forested areas of Central and West Africa.
JJ Shavit
- Jun 3, 2022
Height may be risk factor for multiple health conditions
Height may be an unrecognized but biologically important and unchangeable risk factor for several common health conditions.
JJ Shavit
- Jun 2, 2022
For the first time, a human liver was treated in a machine and then successfully transplanted
The machine mimics the human body as accurately as possible, in order to provide ideal conditions for the human livers.
JJ Shavit
- May 31, 2022
Your liver is just under three years old and that's critical for your health
The liver is an essential organ that takes care of clearing toxins in our bodies and has a unique capacity among organs to regenerate itself
JJ Shavit
- May 4, 2022
Study shows significant benefits of exercise on fatty liver disease
Exercise supports the treatment of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease by impacting on several metabolic pathways in the body, study finds.
JJ Shavit
- May 3, 2022
Smartphone-powered microchip powers at-home medical diagnostic testing
Research team has developed a new microfluidic chip for diagnosing diseases that can be powered wirelessly by a smartphone.
JJ Shavit
- Mar 22, 2022
Researchers find vaccine cuts cervical cancer by 87%
The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine reduces cervical cancer rates by 87% in women who were offered the jab between the ages of 12-13.
JJ Shavit
- Mar 16, 2022
Is the quality or quantity of your sleep more important?
Elite sleepers show psychological resilience and resistance to neurodegenerative conditions that may point the way to fending off disease.
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