A new study by Christopher Plowe and colleagues (University of Maryland School of Medicine) on a malaria vaccine used at a testing site in Mali calls into question whether the best vaccine was chosen to be tested at this particular site.
Pushing the clock ahead one hour this Sunday may create problems by tinkering with your own “body clock,” experts warn.
Research has shown that people who exercise do better on memory tests. Now a new Columbia University Medical Center study explains specifically what exercise does within the brain.
It is important for obesity surgery patients to take their prescribed vitamin supplements and to be alert for symptoms such as vomiting, confusion, lack of coordination and visual changes — signs of a serious neurological condition that can develop after the surgery.
Almost 60 percent of pacemaker patients had undiagnosed sleep apnea — possibly contributing to their heart disease — researchers reported in a small study in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.
Scientists at the University of Sheffield have developed an innovative way to take images of atoms in living cells without using a lens. They now plan to develop the ultimate X-ray microscope, which could be used to take high-resolution 3-D images of any molecular structure.
Individuals with one or more parents who survive to age 85 or older may have fewer risk factors for heart disease in middle age, according to a report in the March 12 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Individuals with a higher body mass index (BMI) tend are less likely to be discharged directly home after hospitalization for an ischemic stroke, according to a report in the March issue of Archives of Neurology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Weight loss surgery, such as gastric bypass surgery, can lead to a vitamin deficiency that can cause memory loss and confusion, inability to coordinate movement, and other problems, according to a study published in the March 13, 2007, issue of Neurology, the scientific journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
Men are more likely than women to benefit from the use of a clot-busting drug after stroke, according to a study published in the March 13, 2007, issue of Neurology, the scientific journal of the American Academy of Neurology.