High-sugar diet may increase risk of neurodegenerative diseases

About 15% of people around the world have a neurodegenerative disease. A known risk factor for developing a neurodegenerative condition is obesity. Researchers from the Fred Hutch Cancer Center show evidence suggesting a high-sugar diet causes insulin resistance in the brain, reducing the brain’s ability to remove neuronal debris, thus increasing neurodegeneration risk. Neurodegenerative diseases, […]

AI-enhanced autism therapy: How multi-stage ensemble learning is changing the game By Pooja

In a recent study published in Scientific Reports, researchers examined the capacity of ensemble learning to anticipate and identify characteristics that impact or contribute to autism spectrum disorder therapy (ASDT) for intervention purposes. Study: On effectively predicting autism spectrum disorder therapy using an ensemble of classifiers. Image Credit: Chinnapong/Shutterstock.com Background ASD is a developmental condition that interferes […]

Lung cancer pill shows 'earth-shattering' trial results

Lung cancer pill that HALVES patients’ risk of death is hailed ‘earth-shattering’ by specialists Tagrisso is available to lung cancer patients who have undergone treatment  Patients must have the genetic mutation EGFR, which sparks cancer growth READ MORE: ‘Groundbreaking’ cancer pill annihilates ALL types of solid tumors An ‘earth-shattering’ lung cancer pill can slash the risk […]

Boosting kids health literacy

October is National Health Literacy Month. Health literacy refers to the ability of people to find, understand, and use information and services to make informed health-related decisions and actions for themselves and others. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Dr. Angela Mattke, a pediatrician with Mayo Clinic’s Children’s Center, explains how Mayo Clinic is leading the […]

I've had a migraine for 9 months. I don't know when it will end

I’ve had an ongoing migraine for 9 MONTHS that feels like someone drilling into my head. Doctors aren’t sure when it will end Mitta Quissorcumar, from the UK, has struggled with migraines since early 20s But in January this year a migraine erupted which refuses to go away READ MORE: TikToker shares bizarre hack she […]

Everolimus-eluting scaffold found better than angioplasty for CLTI patients with infrapopliteal artery disease

A multi-institution study led by the Prince of Wales Hospital and University of New South Wales, Australia, has found that everolimus-eluting resorbable scaffold treatment leads to better outcomes than angioplasty for chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) with infrapopliteal artery disease. In a paper, “Drug-Eluting Resorbable Scaffold versus Angioplasty for Infrapopliteal Artery Disease,” published in the New […]

FDA approves first at-home test for chlamydia, gonorrhea

The first home test for chlamydia and gonorrhea will soon hit the market, following its approval Wednesday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. People will be able to buy the Simple 2 Test over-the-counter at a pharmacy, take a specimen in the comfort of their home and send their sample to a designated laboratory […]

Study: Animal-to-human diseases could kill 12 times as much by 2050

Certain diseases transmitted from animals to humans could kill 12 times as many people in 2050 than they did in 2020, researchers have claimed. Experts from U.S. biotech company Ginkgo Bioworks called for “urgent action” to address the risk to global public health. Epidemics caused by zoonotic diseases—also known as spillovers—could be more frequent in […]