(Janice Wood/ PsychCentral) — Chronic insomnia disorder, which affects approximately 10 percent of adults, has a direct negative impact on the cognitive function of people 45 and over, according to a new study.
Chronic insomnia, one of the most common sleep disorders, is characterized by trouble falling asleep or staying asleep at …
(Robert Sanders/ Futurity) — Scientists inserted a gene for a green-light receptor into the eyes of blind mice and, a month later, the mice were navigating around obstacles as easily as those with no vision problems.
The mice could see motion, brightness changes over a thousandfold range, and fine detail on an iPad sufficient to distinguish …
(Tauren Dyson/ UPI) — Living a healthy lifestyle may help stave off a person’s likelihood of developing Alzheimer’s disease and other cognitive impairments later in life, according to research and recommendations from global experts.
To reduce the risk of dementia and cognitive decline, new guidelines released by …
(Reuters) — For people without heart disease, taking a daily aspirin to prevent heart attacks and strokes may increase the risk of severe brain bleeding to the point where it outweighs any potential benefit, a research review suggests.
U.S. doctors have long advised adults who haven’t had a heart attack or stroke but are at high …
(Chiara Townley/ Medical News Today) — Researchers have developed a new test that can predict the severity of inflammatory bowel disease. The test will help allow for more personalized treatment plans in the future.
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is the term that doctors use to describe chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal …
(Catharine Paddock/ Medical News Today) — An analysis of the health system records of more than 62 million people in the United States has found a link between appendix removal and raised risk of developing Parkinson’s disease.
The researchers compared data on people who had undergone an appendectomy, or appendix removal, …
(Steven Reinberg/ HealthDay) — Imagine a ringing in your ears so intense and unrelenting that you become desperate enough to try to kill yourself.
That is a reality for some — women in particular — who suffer from severe tinnitus, new research shows.
The survey of 72,000 Swedish adults found that 9% of women who suffered from …
(Catharine Paddock/ Medical News Today) — A recent study of a large and diverse group of people supports the idea that being physically fit can help protect against cancer.
Working with the Henry Ford Health System in Detroit, MI, researchers from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore, MD, saw how the fittest adults had the lowest …
(Chiara Townley/ Medical News Today) – Researchers found that nearly 1 in 5 people who had received a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis had other unrelated conditions.
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a widespread disabling neurological condition in which the immune system attacks and destroys the fatty tissue that surrounds the nerves. …
(Rebecca Smithers/ The Guardian) — Consumers are being duped by “misleading” food packaging and marketing claims into thinking that honey is a healthy alternative to table sugar, health campaigners have warned.
Products boasting honey as an ingredient – including well-known brands of cereal and snack bars – can still contain up to …