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A rapid, non-invasive eye exam that uses innovative imaging technology effectively measures the severity of disease in patients with a rare neurodegenerative disease called Friedrich ataxia, according to a study by Weill Cornell Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar and NewYork-Presbyterian researchers. The results suggest that the exam, known as corneal confocal microscopy (CCM), could be a […]
E-cigs ARE dangerous: Vaping raises risks of stroke, heart disease and attacks by up to 70%, study finds One in 20 US adults use e-cigarettes and so do more than 11 percent of high school students A growing body of research suggests that while they may not be as carcinogenic as combustible tobacco, e-cigs are […]
African Americans who smoke cigarettes are more likely than those who don’t smoke to develop peripheral artery disease, according to new research in Journal of the American Heart Association, the Open Access Journal of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a narrowing of arteries other then those directly serving the […]
Table of contents Plug-in a letter to the card Scientific name: Dipsacus fullonum, or Dipsacus sylvestrisPlant Family: Honeysuckle Family (Caprifoliaceae)Folk Names: Forest-Carding Machine, Carding Root, Cardoon, Bubenstral, Strohle, Zeisel, Ageleia, Woman, Venus Is The Bathroom, Always Thirsty, ZeiselaPlant Parts Used: Roots, Parts Of PlantsOrigin: Africa, Asia, EuropeMain Ingredients: Glucosides, Saponins, Caffeic AcidAreas of application: Skin […]
Jianzhong Chen, Ph.D., assistant professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry, along with co-author Kelly Nichols, O.D., MPH, Ph.D., FAAO, dean of the School of Optometry, has published a sensitive method facilitating dry eye disease studies in the Journal of Lipid Research. JLR is the most cited lipid journal in the […]
A hallmark of neurodegenerative diseases like Huntington’s is the progressive death of nerve cells in the brain. The cells don’t die quickly, though. They first start to disconnect from each other because their neurites—long finger-like extensions that make connections all through the brain—become smaller. Now, using animal models and nerve cells grown in the lab, […]
For Michelle Sunderland could be a temporary shock, such as a loud fire siren, in extreme cases, be fatal. Because the 30-Year-old suffers from a rare adrenal insufficiency, including Addison’s disease called. The English newspaper “Mirror”reported. This disease leads to the fact, that your suppressed adrenal production of the stress hormone cortisol. In particularly stressful […]
According to the study by researchers from the University of Minnesota’s School of Public Health in Minneapolis in collaboration with colleagues from other academic institutions in the United States, people who experience lung disease in midlife may have an increased risk of dementia later on. The study’s findings appear in the American Journal of Respiratory […]
While the symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) can be similar, these conditions have different causes and treatments. In this article, we look at the symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of IBD and IBS, as well as the outlook for people with these conditions. What is IBD? IBD causes inflammation of […]
Micrograph showing emphysema (left – large empty spaces) and lung tissue with relative preservation of the alveoli (right). Credit: Wikipedia “Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is much more common among never smoking older women who are morbidly obese (having a body mass index of 40 or higher) than among their female peers in the normal […]