A new research study says that if the symptoms of depression steadily increase over time in older age, it could indicate early signs of dementia.
Category: Health
E-cigarettes Help Smokers Quit, Say Doctors
A leading medical body of UK has advised that smokers should be offered and encouraged to use e-cigarettes to help them quit.
Type 1 Diabetes Puzzle Solved By UK Researchers
A new study by scientists reveals the complete picture of the areas that the immune system attacks to cause type 1 diabetes. The study was published in the journal Diabetes. Diabetes UK…
Parkinson’s Disease Patients ‘Hide Symptoms, Survey Says
A new survey has revealed that more than a third of people in the UK who are suffering with Parkinson’s disease either hide their symptoms or lie about the fact that they…
It’s Official, the Zika Virus is Linked to Birth Defects
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have set all doubts to rest regarding the links between the dreaded Zika virus and birth defects, particularly microcephaly, thus corroborating what people have believed…
Robotic Arm Creates World’s First Three Armed Drummer
The Georgia Institute of Technology in the US has done it again. A research team led by Professor Gil Weinberg have created a robotic arm that is designed to play alongside and attached…
Newly Discovered Protein Could Stop the Spread of Breast Cancer
A new receptor protein has been discovered that has promise in being used to stop the spread of breast cancer in patients. When this protein is active, it prevents tumor cells transmitted…
What Makes you Snap? The Brain’s Rage Circuit
What is it that causes you to “snap”? To suddenly and explosively lash out verbally or physically? It may be something small. Cut off in traffic, the restaurant got your order wrong,…
TB ranks alongside HIV as a leading cause of death worldwide, WHO says
The World Health Organization (WHO) has revealed that while the fight against tuberculosis has met with great success, the disease is still a leading cause of deaths worldwide. In its latest Global…
Chronic fatigue syndrome: two treatments offer improved outcomes
A multi-university team in the UK has revealed that chronic fatigue syndrome isn’t a chronic illness and there is hope as two treatments have offered improved outcomes during trials. The findings are…
Alzheimer’s drug helps keep late stage dementia patients out of care homes: Study
A highly inexpensive Alzheimer’s drug is capable of keeping late stage dementia patients out of care homes, researchers have revealed. Authors of the new study have called upon doctors to rethink their…
WHO: Processed meat is carcinogenic to humans; red meat probably carcinogenic
The WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has classified processed meat as carcinogenic to humans and red meat as probably carcinogenic to humans. The classification comes after thorough review of…
Some red and processed meat could be classified as carcinogenic in WHO report
It is highly likely that a report to be released tomorrow by The World Health Organization (WHO) may classify some ored and processed meat as carcinogenic and these speculations have forced meat…
Aspirin-Cancer trial, which began in UK, is the world’s largest
With an aim to check whether aspirin can help stop the return of some cancers, a new clinical trial – largest of its kind – has been launched in the UK starting…
Magnets can shake your belief in God, lower prejudice towards immigrants
Researchers have revealed that by directing magnetic energy at a specific part of the brain, both belief in God and prejudice towards immigrants can be reduced to a great extent. The findings…