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Autism-Cholesterol Link; Human on a Chip; Predicting Parkinson's Progression
A subgroup of patients with dyslipidemia-associated autism was identified by mining medical records and genome sequences of millions of people. Focal inflammation appeared to...
1 month ago - MedPageToday
High Blood Pressure May Lead to Low Brain Volume
Having hypertension in midlife is associated with elevated risk of cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's dementia later in life, even more so than having the so-called...
2 monthes ago - Nutrition Facts - 2 articles
Cholesterol Drugs Might Help Curb Prostate Cancers
The study couldn't prove cause and effect, but it found that statins, taken alone or with metformin, did seem associated with an increase in survival.
7 monthes ago - Web MD
Does "bad cholesterol" have a role in early-onset Alzheimer's disease?
Alzheimer's disease is a chronic illness that robs a person of his memory and thinking skills. In the US, as many as five million adults suffer from this debilitating illness...
8 monthes ago - Natural News
Pre & Peri Menopause: Love Yourself Through It
Hot flashes. Night sweats. Mood swings. Crazy periods. Weight gain. Insomnia. Forgetfulness. Sadness. Anxiety. These are the symptoms us 40-something women may experience with...
9 monthes ago - Food Confidence
Early menopause raises risk for CVD
PHILADELPHIA - In a new study, women with natural and surgical premature menopause before age 40 years had a small but significant elevated risk for CVDs, researchers reported...
10 monthes ago - Healio
Men who are on statins may have a reduced risk of developing lethal prostate cancer
Researchers at Queen's University in Belfast suggested the cholesterol-lowering drugs could reduce swelling the prostate and avoid deadly cancer, but overall rates of cancer...
10 monthes ago - Daily Mail - 3 articles
Statin use may reduce risk of developing lethal prostate cancer
New research led by Queen's University Belfast has found that men who are on statins, medicine used to lower blood cholesterol, may have a reduced risk of developing a more...
10 monthes ago - News Medical - 3 articles
High-dose statin therapy may heighten fracture risk
Individuals prescribed high-dose statin therapy to manage cardiovascular risk are more likely to receive a diagnosis of osteoporosis compared with those prescribed a low-dose...
10 monthes ago - Healio - 2 articles
Trans Fats, Bad for the Heart, May Be Bad for the Brain as Well
People with high levels of trans fats in the blood were at higher risk for Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia.
11 monthes ago - NY Times - 2 articles
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Freezing Prostate Cancer Cells is An Effective Treatment
Freezing prostate cancer cells using MRI guided hemi-gland cryoablation is successful in controlling prostate cancer in clinically significant and advanced cases.
Prostate cancer patients could be spared radiotherapy after surgery
The treatment is used to eradicate cancer cells and to try to ensure tumours do not return. But research in The Lancet found there was no benefit.
Cannabis Use for Managing Menopause Symptoms
Many women are using cannabis or interested in using it for the management of bothersome and worrisome menopause symptoms, according to a new study.
The Lancet: Radiotherapy After Prostate Cancer Surgery can be Avoided for Men
Researchers from all over the world have access to HYSETS, a database of hydrometric data created at Ecole de technologie superieure , to note the results of climate change on...
Feeding a Person With Advanced Alzheimer's Disease: An Update
We update our 2011 discussion of feeding the person with late-stage or advanced Alzheimer's disease. We present a case of a 92-year-old woman diagnosed with AD, from our family...
Spinal Cord Stimulation Alleviates Motor Symptoms in Parkinson's Disease...
Spinal cord stimulation alleviates pain and reduces motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease, both as a singular therapy and as a "salvage therapy", according to researchers in...
Menopause Symptoms Can Lead to Heart Disease
Combined symptoms of menopause could lead to an increased risk of cardiovascular diseases in women.
Cognition Declines After the Menopause Transition
Women complain about forgetting things during the transition from premenopause to perimenopause to postmenopause. Such declines in memory after menopause appear independent of...
The Surprising Ways Body Weight Affects Brain Health
The brain is the very essence of who we are, so we want it to stay healthy. But just as other organs change with age, cognitive challenges can arise with aging. Some of these...
Novel technique could lead to earlier detection and treatment of Alzheimer's...
Won Hwa Kim, an assistant professor of computer science at The University of Texas at Arlington, is using a two-year, $175,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to use...