Discovery may point to Parkinson’s disease therapies
A new discovery by University of Guelph researchers may ultimately help in devising new therapies and improving quality of life for people with Parkinson’s disease.
Category: Health
Researchers study lactate’s antidepressant potential
Depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide. Neuroscientists from Synapsy—the Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research into Mental Illness—based at Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV)...
Escape from oblivion: How the brain reboots after deep anesthesia
Millions of surgical procedures performed each year would not be possible without the aid of general anesthesia, the miraculous medical ability to turn off consciousness in...
When cancer cells ‘put all their eggs in one basket’
Normal cells usually have multiple solutions for fixing problems. For example, when DNA becomes damaged, healthy white blood cells can use several different strategies to make...
Global microbiome study discovers thousands of new species
About 12,000 bacteria and viruses collected in a sampling from public transit systems and hospitals around the world from 2015 to 2017 had never before been...
Checking out plastic surgeons on Instagram? Your perception may be biased
Social media sites—especially Instagram—have revolutionized the way plastic surgeons market their practice. These platforms allow surgeons to post testimonials, educational videos, and before-and-after photos. This information...
Families with a child with ADHD can benefit from mindfulness training
Children with ADHD are generally treated with medication and/or behavioral treatments. However, medication-alone is insufficient in a quarter to a third of the children. For that...
Ultrasound, MRI aid placenta accreta diagnosis
According to an open-access Editor’s Choice article in ARRS’ American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), accurate prenatal diagnosis of severe placental accreta spectrum (PAS) disorder by imaging...
Delaying lung cancer surgery associated with higher risk of recurrence, death
Swiftness is essential when treating lung cancer, the second most common type of cancer in the U.S. and the country’s leading cause of cancer deaths. For...
Roots of major depression revealed in all its genetic complexity
A massive genome-wide association study (GWAS) of genetic and health records of 1.2 million people from four separate data banks has identified 178 gene variants linked...
