Measuring changes in the speed of electrical signals along nerves connecting the eyes to the brain may accurately reflect recovery from myelin loss in multiple sclerosis (MS), according to researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and could be used to evaluate new treatments for the disease. Most MS patients develop a relapsing-remitting disease, in which […]
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Polio is not going away without a fight – it’s vital we step up our defences
The global initiative to eradicate polio has been extraordinarily successful. Over the last thirty years the number of polio cases across the world have dwindled from over 350,000 cases a year to just 20. The terrible toll on victims, such as lifelong paralysis and disability, are a fading memory for many countries, and it’s estimated […]
Young women are lacking vital nutrients because of trendy diets
Revealed: Young women are lacking vital nutrients such as potassium and copper because of trendy diets Women in 20s and 30s in particular are deficient in iron, calcium and iodine Researchers blame fad ‘exclusion’ diets in which entire food groups are cut Experts worry diet crazes leave followers neurotic and confused about food Increasing numbers […]