Health News

Common Alzheimer’s treatment linked to slower cognitive decline

Cholinesterase inhibitors are a group of drugs recommended for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease, but their effects on cognition have been debated and few studies have investigated their long-term effects. A new study involving researchers from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and published in the journal Neurology shows persisting cognitive benefits and reduced mortality for up […]

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Fish eggs fertilised with frozen sperm grow 4.2% slower

Fish eggs fertilised with frozen sperm grow slower than those produced with fresh swimmers – but experts say men should not be put off cryopreservation Swiss scientists fertilised hundreds of trout eggs with fresh or frozen sperm  Sperm freezing has been linked to ‘cryodamage’ to a swimmer’s DNA Fertility experts stress, however, men should not […]

Health Problems

Link between paid employment and slower age-related memory decline

Over the past century, patterns of employment, marriage and parenthood have changed drastically for women across the Western World. In a study presented today at the Alzheimer’s Association Internal Conference 2019, researchers have explored how differences in life experiences affect later life memory decline. A team of researchers from the University of California looked at […]

Health Problems

Poor sleep + type 2 diabetes = Slower wound healing

People with Type 2 diabetes who don’t sleep well could need more time to heal their wounds, according to a new study published by researchers from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. The research, which appeared online in the journal Sleep on August 11, found that overweight mice with Type 2 diabetes and disrupted sleep needed […]