Medical News
Long-Standing Lack of Sleep Can Lower Immune Resistance
Many people become ill when they do not get adequate sleep. A new study helps give an explanation why. Researchers took blood samples from 11...
Drug Addiction Can Be Treated By Vagus Nerve Stimulation Therapy
A new preclinical study done done by University of Texas at Dallas researcher indicates that vagus nerve stimulation therapy (VNS) might have the advantage...
Vitamin C May Prevent Atrial Fibrillation after Heart Surgery
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common cardiac rhythm disturbance that can lead to complications like stroke and heart failure. AF may also be caused...
Pregnancy May be Harder For Obese Couples, Study Shows
Couples wherein partners are obese could take from 55 to 59 percent longer to have pregnancy, compared to their non-obese counterparts, according to a...
Frailty of Older People May Be Due To Intake of More Medicines
As we age, we tend to enhance a number of long term health conditions and concerns such as frailty. Ordinarily, managing health problems can...
New Mechanism of Action for HIV/AIDS Treatment Discovered
A research group at the University of Nebraska Medical Center has used a system they call LASER ART (long-acting slow effective release antiretroviral therapy)...
Novel Drug That Can Treat Alcoholism Discovered
UCLA researchers have discovered that an anti-inflammatory drug especially used in Japan to deal with bronchial asthma would help folks overcome alcoholism. Their study is...
Genetic Basis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Discovered
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the third main cause of death in the US, yet there are no effective drugs that lessen mortality...
Food Supplements Could Be More Dangerous Than You Think
Many herbal dietary supplements have hidden pharmaceutical substanves that might be inflicting health risks, according to a group of professionals from Queen's University in...
Anti-Cancer Drug (Wnt inhibitor) Shows Promise in Regenerating Heart Tissue Damage
An anticancer drug called Wnt inhibitor currently in development promotes regeneration of damaged heart tissue. This is an unexpected study finding that can prevent...
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