For the first time, researchers using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) have found both structural and functional abnormalities in specific brain regions of schizophrenic patients who experience chronic auditory hallucinations, according to a study published in the August issue of Radiology.
A drug initially used to treat mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease improved the memory and global function of people with severe Alzheimer?s disease and was safe and effective, according to a study published in the July 31, 2007, issue of Neurology?, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
A single cannabis joint has the same effect on the lungs as smoking up to five cigarettes in one go, indicates research published ahead of print in the journal Thorax.
An innovative employee mapping process developed by the BC Ambulance Service (BCAS) will help ensure ambulance response is available in times of major emergencies, Health Minister George Abbott announced today.
A nutritional supplement known as Sprinkles, which can be added to children’s food, reduces anemia by more than half, according to a recent study published in the Journal of Nutrition.
Drinking a daily pint of beer or a large glass of wine increases your risk of bowel cancer by around 10 per cent ? according to a new report by Cancer Research UK.
A large-scale genomic study has uncovered new genetic variations associated with multiple sclerosis (MS), findings that suggest a possible link between MS and other autoimmune diseases.
The world?s most common joint disease, osteoarthritis (OA) affects more than 10 percent of American adults, nearly 80 percent of people past age 55, and about three times as many women as men.
Arthritis is common among elderly Americans, and as the population ages it is expected to increase. At the same time, disability is increasing in patients with arthritis and the racial/ethnic composition of the U.S. is changing; minority populations are forecasted to increase from 30.6 percent of the population in 2000 to 49.9 percent by 2050.
A report led by researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) helps explain the origins of cardiac fibrosis, a stiffening of the heart muscle that leads to a variety of cardiac diseases, most notably heart failure.