Category: 6. Health

Covid vaccines may come with a tantalizing benefit that has nothing to do with the virus they’re designed to protect against: boosting the immune system to better fight tumors during cancer treatment.

That’s according to new results presented…

Slim figures might not always signal a healthy heart. New research suggests that hidden fat surrounding organs and stored in the liver—known as visceral fat—can quietly damage arteries and raise the risk of stroke and heart disease, even in…

Namibia has declared an Mpox outbreak after confirming its first case in the coastal town of Swakopmund, health authorities said on Sunday.

The patient, who recently traveled outside the country within the southern Africa region, is in stable…

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John P. Berdahl, MD, a surgeon at Vance Thompson Vision and a professor at the University of South Dakota, spoke on the lens implantation strategies for patients…

How fast we lose teeth in old age has been linked to a person’s risk of dying in a comprehensive new study, emphasizing the importance of good oral health, and suggesting tooth loss could be a key indicator of other serious health…

When Bengaluru-based neurosurgeon Dr Arun L Naik declared in a recent Instagram video that “dementia can start in your legs,” his words instantly sparked curiosity across social media. The chief neurosurgeon at Sagar Hospital and an alumnus…

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A MAJOR epidemiological study has revealed a striking geographic overlap between amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and multiple sclerosis (MS), pointing to shared environmental risk factors.  

Uncovering Hidden Patterns Through Statistical…

Super-resolution microscopes have revealed a whole new type of connection between neurons in mouse and human brains.

In the lab, Johns Hopkins University neuroscientist Minhyeok Chang and colleagues identified tiny tubular bridges in the branching…