The osteoporosis drug alendronate was linked with a reduced risk of cardiovascular death, heart attack, and stroke in a Journal
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MRI ‘glove’ provides new look at hand anatomy: Wearable MRI detector captures motion for first time; creates potential for injury diagnosis
A new kind of MRI component in the shape of a glove delivers the first clear images of bones, tendons
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Issues of dementia and gun ownership need more discussion, researchers say: When should families, physicians and caregivers talk to dementia patients about giving up firearms?
As the number of adults with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia steadily increases, questions around their access to firearms remain largely
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Medical marijuana could reduce opioid use in older adults: Study shows up to 65 percent of older adults who use medical marijuana significantly reduced their chronic pain and dependence on opioid painkillers
A questionnaire of older men and women suffering from chronic pain who were given medical marijuana found that the drug
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Commonly prescribed heartburn drug linked to pneumonia in older adults
Researchers at the University of Exeter have found a statistical link between pneumonia in older people and a group of
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New model could help build communities of climate change-defying trees
Researchers in Australia have developed a model to help build plant communities that are more resilient to climate change. Their
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First total penis and scrotum transplant
Many soldiers returning from combat bear visible scars, or even lost limbs, caused by blasts from improvised explosive devices, or
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New hope for treating diabetic wounds that just won’t heal: Mice bred without TSP2 protein heal faster, suggesting a new target for better treatments
One of the most frustrating and debilitating complications of diabetes is the development of wounds on the foot or lower
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Could statins ease deadly heart condition in rare neuromuscular disease? Study shows that cholesterol drug may help Friedreich’s ataxia patients
In preclinical studies using cell models that mimicked liver cells of patients with the rare disease Friedreich’s ataxia (FA), a
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New blood pressure guidelines could put lives at risk: Guidelines would class an extra 31 million Americans as having hypertension
The recent recommendations from American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association are as follows: lowering the threshold for
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