Medical News
New research paves way for developing therapies that could slow down Alzheimer's
EurekAlert! - 28 Jun 2020 06:00
(Lund University) Neuroscientists and stem cell researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed a research model that allows studying human hippocampal neurons, the brain cells primarily affected by Alzheimer's d...
Excessive sugar intake linked with unhealthy fat deposits
EurekAlert! - 28 Jun 2020 06:00
(European Society of Cardiology) Sugar consumption is linked with larger fat deposits around the heart and in the abdomen, which are risky for health. That's the finding of a study published today in the European Journal...
Ladder falls have long-lasting consequences for older blokes
EurekAlert! - 28 Jun 2020 06:00
(University of Queensland) In the world's first study of long-term impacts from ladder falls, Queensland researchers have found half of fallers experience a deterioration in their psychological wellbeing for at least six...
Declining eyesight improved by looking at deep red light
EurekAlert! - 28 Jun 2020 06:00
(University College London) Staring at a deep red light for three minutes a day can significantly improve declining eyesight, finds a new UCL-led study, the first of its kind in humans.
MRI scan used for heart disease could also pick out aggressive cancers
EurekAlert! - 28 Jun 2020 06:00
(Institute of Cancer Research) A type of smart MRI scan used in people with heart disease could help assess whether children's cancers are especially aggressive and spot early signs that targeted treatments are working, ...
Researchers discover algorithms and neural circuit mechanisms of escape responses
EurekAlert! - 28 Jun 2020 06:00
(University of Science and Technology of China) Prof. WEN Quan from School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has proposed the algorithms and c...