November 24, 2015 To patients grappling with incurable diseases, new therapies can’t come quickly enough. But a pair of new studies found that speeding up this process could put Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and depression drugs that are ineffective or harmful on the market..
Evidence is growing about the many ways in which eating nuts, seeds, and legumes can improve your health. These foods have been linked to healthier hearts and a lower risk of diabetes, but now studies show they may also cut your risk of getting cancer! Here’s what we know and don’t know.
A controversial proposed new health law would have had a terrible impact on the lives of Alzheimer’s patients, who would have been more likely to develop skin cancer and at the same time had no benefit to their memory.
November 19, 2015. The Washington Post. Precision medicine is the next big thing in health care, and it’s also one of the few health goals that Congress and the White House agree on. But while we await treatments targeting the precise genetic makeups of individuals and diseases, medical researchers still are not paying enough attention to the most important kinds of differences among patients: those of sex, age and race.
Children use cell phones to watch TV, play games, make phone calls, and send text messages. But are there risks to such frequent use by children, and if so is that different than the risks for adults?