The signs and symptoms of heart failure Scientists have identified five subtypes of heart failure that could help better predict patients’ risk of dying. Heart failure occurs when the heart is unable to pump blood around the body properly, usually because it has become too weak or stiff. More than 900,000 people in the UK […]
A trial of a new vaccine against meningococcal disease, a cause of meningitis and blood poisoning, has found that it is safe and induces a strong immune response across five strains of meningococcal bacteria: A, C, W, Y and X. The phase 3 trial compared the immune response generated by the new pentavalent vaccine NmCV-5 […]
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive an affiliate commission. Does this sound familiar: You get up in the morning and as soon as your feet hit the floor, you recoil in pain because of your plantar fasciitis? Or maybe you’ve always struggled with […]
Exploring diverse ancestry is a critical factor in furthering medical research. A new study published in Nature Genetics from researchers in the Department of Biomedical Informatics (DBMI) at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, in partnership with the University of California San Francisco and Stanford University, is the largest of its kind that focuses […]
Default mode network – Activates when a person isn’t doing a specific task (think daydreaming about the grocery list) and is connected to the hippocampus—one of the first brain regions affected by Alzheimer’s disease. It’s also where Alzheimer’s and amyloid plaques, a prime suspect for Alzheimer’s disease found around nerve cells, show up in tests. […]
New research has demonstrated, for the first time, that a wearable brain scanner can measure brain function while people are standing and walking around. This breakthrough could help better understand and diagnose a range of neurological problems that affect movement, including Parkinson’s Disease, stroke and concussion. To enable this novel technology, researchers from the University […]
Striking differences in the way high school students socialize may be one of the reasons behind a dramatic drop in youth drinking over the last 20 years, a study from the University of Otago, Wellington, has found. Public health researcher Dr. Jude Ball has compared attitudes to drinking among high school students in 1999–2001 to […]
New animal research is helping explain why at least five people have become HIV-free after receiving a stem cell transplant. The study’s insights may bring scientists closer to developing what they hope will become a widespread cure for the virus that causes AIDS, which has infected about 38 million people worldwide. Published in the journal […]
How does development take place over the life of a human being from the moment of conception? A fascinating new paper published in Global Pediatrics provides a bird's-eye view of the significant moments of this process, covering the first thousand days of life. Study: The key 1000 life-changing days. Image Credit: bookzv/Shutterstock.com Introduction From the beginning of […]
A recent study published in Scientific Reports evaluated the cumulative incidence and the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) following transient ischemic attack (TIA) or ischemic stroke (IS). Study: Long-term risk of major adverse cardiovascular events following ischemic stroke or TIA. Image Credit: H_Ko/Shutterstock.com Background Stroke is one of the leading causes of disability and death […]
