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Volunteers in their seventies have donned motion capture suits for a study using Hollywood technology to assess the benefits of an exercise programme designed to reduce the risk of falls in older people. Dance and movement artist Ben Dunks worked with Dr. Polly McGuigan at CAMERA, the University of Bath’s motion analysis research centre to […]
Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with higher measures of tumor mutations that show up in a blood test generally have a better clinical response to PD-1-based immunotherapy treatments than patients with a lower measure of mutations. A clinical trial led by researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and […]
Just one full-fat fizzy drink a day in your 40s may ‘increase your risk of a heart attack or stroke’ The sugar-laden drinks send cholesterol levels soaring – increasing risk of clots Massachusetts study found daily drinkers prone to high levels of bad cholesterol This puts them at risk of clots that cut off blood supply […]
The most recent guidelines for primary prevention recommend aspirin use for individuals ages 40 to 70 years who are at higher risk of a first cardiovascular event, but not for those over 70. Yet, people over 70 are at increasingly higher risks of cardiovascular events than those under 70. There has been considerable confusion from […]
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 12, 2020 — In an American Academy of Neurology practice guideline, published online Feb. 12 in Neurology, recommendations are presented for addressing sleep disturbances in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Ashura Williams Buckley, M.D., from the National Institute of Mental Health in Bethesda, Maryland, and colleagues reviewed pharmacological and nonpharmacological […]
Since high school, Christian Montijo had wanted to join the army. Instead, the 28-year-old personal banker from Kissimmee, FL, had gotten a sales job, working long hours that left him little time to stay healthy. He ate fast food for lunch, followed by plenty of soda, and then again for dinner. He spent eight years […]
Scientists at UNSW Sydney’s Decision Neuroscience Lab have made a major discovery about the way brains influence behavior which challenges theory that has stood for 30 years. And the findings could one day have key implications for the way we treat brain related diseases such as Parkinson’s or deal with conditions like Tourette’s syndrome. In […]
It’s happened before. You were tired in that “I just need to take a nap for a bit” kind of way, but the next thing you know, it’s daytime, and you’ve just spent the night sleeping in street clothes, makeup… and with your contact lenses in. Sleeping with contacts in is so harmful that in […]
blog_lil-bub-tribute_120519_main.jpg This week, we’d like to take some time to honor a cat who has for years been a beloved icon and cat champion for special needs animals. Though Lil BUB sadly passed away this week, the eight-year-old cat will never be forgotten here at the ASPCA, as we are sure she will be held […]
Norovirus shuts 1,100 NHS beds in a WEEK as health chiefs beg patients to stay at home if they are vomiting to cut pressure on overwhelmed hospitals More than thousand beds shut in effort to stop highly contagious virus spreading Calling for people to avoid going to doctors and stay home for at least two […]