The study led by researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, suggests new drug targets and potent early-stage drug candidates could lead to regenerative medicines for multiple sclerosis and other debilitating neurological diseases
Kidney disease doesn't just affect a patient's body, it's hard on their brain too—but no one really knows to what extent. Now, new research by Queen's University researcher Gord Boyd at Kingston Health Sciences Centre is offering intriguing insights into the kidney-brain connection that could change the way that kidney disease is assessed and treated in future
Prostatic artery embolization (PAE) could become an alternative to transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) for treating lower-urinary-tract symptoms secondary to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH-LUTS), but further study is needed, a new Swiss study suggests
Researchers from the University of Exeter, King's College London and the University of Bergen are presenting two studies at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference 2018 (AAIC) highlighting a significant increase in harmful side effects related to the use of commonly prescribed opioid painkillers in people with dementia, compared to those on a placebo
A Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) research team has developed a new female mouse model for the neurodevelopmental disorder Rett syndrome and in the process found evidence that relieving symptoms of the genetic disorder may require only partial expression of the normal copy of the involved gene, MECP2
The risk of developing autism spectrum disorders is determined by the mother's microbiome—the collection of microorganisms that naturally live inside us—during pregnancy, new research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine suggests
African weakly electric fish, commonly called baby whales, use incredibly brief electrical pulses to sense the world around them and communicate with other members of their species.
The use of ciprofloxacin and other antibiotics of the class of fluoroquinolones may be associated with disruption of the normal functions of connective tissue, including tendon rupture, tendonitis, and retinal detachment.
Fewer people sought hospital treatment for the toxic effects of so-called legal highs following temporary restrictions, a study based at an Edinburgh hospital suggests.
A handful of Alzheimer's patients signed up for a bold experiment: They let scientists beam sound waves into the brain to temporarily jiggle an opening in its protective shield.
Ultrasound waves applied to the whole brain improve cognitive dysfunction in mice with conditions simulating vascular dementia and Alzheimer's disease. The research suggests that this type of therapy may also benefit humans.
Squeezing a stress ball or holding a nurse's hand during skin cancer surgery under local anesthesia did not alleviate patient anxiety or pain significantly more than reassurance and other standard-of-care measures, a randomized trial found.