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Major Clinical Trial Links High Blood Pressure And Dementia In New Way
A new study says lowering blood pressure doesn’t reduce the risk for dementia, but it does lower the impact of mild cognitive impairment (MCI), which could be the next best thing in the study of dementia prevention.
Expanding 3-D-Printing Network Aims To Improve U.S. Veterans’ Healthcare
Expanding 3D printing network allows VA health care staff to share ideas, solve problems and pool resources on best practice uses for 3D printing to improve the health care of the nation’s over 20 million veterans.
Scientists Rethink Psychedelics As Attitudes Change Toward Formerly Illicit Drugs
The irony. The generation who brought psychedelic drugs to the attention of the world, may just be the ones who use them as medicine to treat anxiety and depression or simply to face death.
Israeli Scientists Say They Will Have A Complete Cure For Cancer Within A Year
“We believe we will offer in a year’s time a complete cure for cancer,” said Dan Aridor, chairman of the board of Accelerated Evolution Biotechnologies Ltd. (AEBi).
As Problem Drinking Rises In Older Americans, Geriatrician Offers Tips For Those Who Imbibe Over 65
National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week® (NDAFW) is a health observance week for teens that’s all about drug and alcohol use. But as it turns out, older adults might just benefit from a refresher course on the subject, as research shows they’re drinking m…
What Does “Dead” Mean? The Debate Continues Some 50 Years After Harvard Defined Death.
Though Harvard’s concept of brain death has guided clinical practice for 50 years, the vigorous debate about its legitimacy has never ceased.
Newly Discovered Mechanism Helps Our Own Immune Systems Fight Cancer
“When the mechanism is deactivated, the immune system becomes much more aggressive against the tumor cells,” scientist says.
Study of 14,000 Nonagenarians Says Alcohol, Java Drinkers, Those Overweight In Their 70s Live Longer
“What allows people to live to age 90 and beyond?” Researchers at the University of California Irvine Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders (UCI MIND) have been asking nonagenarians that very question for the last 15 years. And th…
New Weight-Loss Device Aids Rats In Losing Nearly 40% Of Their Body Fat
University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists say they have created a safe and easily implantable weight-loss device that in lab experiments, aided rats in shedding nearly 40% of their body weight.
Groundbreaking Research In 2018 That Furthered The Study Of Alzheimer’s, Cancer And Blood Pressure
In 2018, the NIH received top scientific honors for groundbreaking research the agency funded, including two NIH-supported scientists who earned Nobel Prizes and three NIH-funded researchers who earned prestigious Lasker Awards.
