Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) in Nashville will soon treat movement disorders such as tremor and Parkinson’s disease using a minimally invasive technology called focused ultrasound (FUS) that delivers sound waves to specific regions in the brain. The approach, expected to become… S..
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(HealthDay News) — Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with moderate-to-high inflammation are more likely to experience cognitive impairment, according to a study published online July 29 in RMD Open. Natalia Mena-Vázquez, PhD, from the Biomedical… S..
People in the Alberni Valley and surrounding regions will benefit from more accurate and faster cancer screening thanks to a new, state-of-the-art 3D mammography system at West Coast General Hospital (WCGH) in Port Alberni. “The new 3D mammography will enhance access to better diagnosis for… S..
Les cas de coqueluche ont plus que triplé depuis le mois de juin en Outaouais et à Ottawa. Un nouveau procès est demandé pour le docteur Brian Nadler qui a été acquitté du meurtre de quatre patients. Les listes d’attente pour un logement étudiant sont de plus en plus longues. S..
Back to index 1. Advanced muscle recovery Intense exercise causes tiny tears to develop in the muscle fibres. In order to repair these microtears, the body increases blood flow to the area, which results in the soreness and inflammation that occur after a workout…. S..
Three of five attendees with valley fever were hospitalized, officials said. S..
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. will pay for flu shots for farmworkers this year, a strategy to prevent bird flu from changing into something more dangerous. Dairy and poultry farms are dealing with outbreaks of bird flu, and 13 workers have picked up infections. All cases are… S..
Queensland has been whacked by a sudden and “alarming” surge in influenza cases – the number now surpassing those diagnosed with Covid-19 in hospitals for the first time this year. S..
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Early detection of Alzheimer’s disease-related changes in Parkinson’s disease and dementia with Lewy bodies could be made possible by monitoring the amyloid-β (Aβ) and phosphorylated tau (p-tau) proteins. Researchers at Nagoya University in Japan also discovered the blood levels… S..