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Adopting a healthy lifestyle boosts life expectancy and cuts healthcare costs

Adopting five healthy lifestyle behaviors significantly extends life expectancy and reduces healthcare costs among Taiwanese adults, a new study finds.

18 Jul 2024

Common blood thinner can be repurposed as an inexpensive antidote for cobra venom

Scientists at the University of Sydney and Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine have made a remarkable discovery: a commonly used blood thinner, heparin, can be repurposed as an inexpensive antidote for cobra venom.

18 Jul 2024

Novel insights into how exercise functions as an antidepressant

Researchers from University College London propose a novel framework linking reduced inflammation and boosted dopamine transmission through exercise to alleviate depressive symptoms.

18 Jul 2024

Innovative home-based transcranial electrical stimulation training for older adults

Traveling to and from a clinic or a laboratory for treatment can be difficult and expensive for older Americans.

17 Jul 2024

Research reveals optimal magnesium levels could lower dementia risk

Researchers found moderate evidence of a U-shaped link between serum magnesium levels and dementia, but more studies are needed to clarify magnesium's role in cognitive health.

15 Jul 2024

New research reveals persistent racial gap in stroke survival rates

Overall rates of long-term survival following stroke are improving, but Black individuals experience worse long-term outcomes compared to white individuals, according to University of Cincinnati research published online July 15 in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

15 Jul 2024

NIH grant supports advancement in cognitive screening after devastating type of stroke

The Associate Dean of Research at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center's College of Nursing has received a two-year, $421,188 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to improve cognitive screening in people who suffer from a devastating type of stroke called aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH).

15 Jul 2024

New guidance for assessing muscle-building supplement use in teens and young adults

A commentary published in the Journal of Adolescent Health concludes that the use of muscle-building dietary supplements among adolescents and young adults, particularly boys and young men, is widespread and driven by pressures to adhere to the muscular and lean body ideal.

15 Jul 2024

Understanding the connection between autistic traits and board gaming

Board gaming is a growing industry, and anecdotally popular among people who display autistic traits.

12 Jul 2024

Is air pollutant exposure during pregnancy associated with infant cerebral palsy risk?

The association between prenatal exposure to ambient air pollution during the pregnancy and the risk of cerebral palsy in the infant.

12 Jul 2024

‘A bottomless pit’: How out-of-pocket TMJ costs drive patients into debt

Over three decades of relentless pain, Jonna Tallant has tried about every TMJ treatment: mouthguards, six sets of braces, dental crowns and appliances, drugs, physical therapy, Botox, massage, acupuncture, chiropractic care, and surgery.

11 Jul 2024

Four years non-diabetic status after impaired glucose tolerance diagnosis cuts cardiovascular risks

Maintaining non-diabetic status for at least four years after impaired glucose tolerance diagnosis significantly lowers the risk of cardiovascular complications and mortality.

10 Jul 2024

Novel molecule could inform new therapies for stroke-related brain injury

A newly developed molecule, LK-2, could inform new therapies for stroke-related brain injury, finds scientists at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids).

10 Jul 2024

Osteoarthritis linked to accelerated progression of severe long-term conditions

Osteoarthritis - a condition in which the protective cartilage on the ends of bones breaks down - may more than double the risk of speedy progression to accumulating severe long term conditions (multimorbidity), finds a 20 year study published in the open access journal RMD Open.

9 Jul 2024

Four-year diabetes delay reduces death and complications in prediabetic patients

Individuals diagnosed with prediabetes can reduce their long-term risk of death and diabetes-related health complications if they delay the onset of diabetes for just four years through diet and exercise. Guangwei Li of the China-Japan Friendship Hospital and colleagues report these findings in a new study published July 9th in the open-access journal PLOS Medicine.

9 Jul 2024

Disability News and Research

Adopting a healthy lifestyle boosts life expectancy and cuts healthcare costs

Common blood thinner can be repurposed as an inexpensive antidote for cobra venom

Novel insights into how exercise functions as an antidepressant

Innovative home-based transcranial electrical stimulation training for older adults

Research reveals optimal magnesium levels could lower dementia risk

New research reveals persistent racial gap in stroke survival rates

NIH grant supports advancement in cognitive screening after devastating type of stroke

New guidance for assessing muscle-building supplement use in teens and young adults

Understanding the connection between autistic traits and board gaming

Is air pollutant exposure during pregnancy associated with infant cerebral palsy risk?

‘A bottomless pit’: How out-of-pocket TMJ costs drive patients into debt

Four years non-diabetic status after impaired glucose tolerance diagnosis cuts cardiovascular risks

Novel molecule could inform new therapies for stroke-related brain injury

Osteoarthritis linked to accelerated progression of severe long-term conditions

Four-year diabetes delay reduces death and complications in prediabetic patients

In-hospital delirium linked to long-term cognitive impairment in COVID-19 patients over 60

Machine learning revolutionizes cardiac studies in fruit flies

Lack of affordability tops older Americans’ list of health care worries

Beyond PMS: A poorly understood disorder means periods of despair for some women

Low cognitive function in teens correlates with higher early stroke risk

Industry Focus eBook - Neurology/Neuroscience - 2nd edition eBook

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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