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Occupational therapy fails to aid functioning in Alzheimer's patients
New research questions the benefits of occupational therapy for patients with Alzheimer's disease, particularly for slowing down functional decline.
Muscular dystrophy: Cancer drug may boost muscle strength for some patients
Researchers reveal how the cancer drug sunitinib may reduce muscle weakness for patients with facioscapulohumeral dystrophy - a form of muscular dystrophy.
Heart failure: Faulty gene carried by 1 percent of people
A gene variant carried by 1 percent of people could trigger heart failure if the organ is stressed, e.g. by high blood pressure or pregnancy, study finds.
Can Essential Oils be Used for Treating Asthma?
Can people with asthma use essential oils to treat their symptoms? Learn about which oils may be of benefit, along with possible risks and precautions.
Scientists recondition brain to fight fear
Using artificial intelligence and brain-scanning techniques, a team of international researchers may have found a way to unconsciously reduce fear.
Lying flat on back in late pregnancy may raise stillbirth risk
Expectant mothers who lie flat on their back in the third trimester of pregnancy may be at greater risk of stillbirth, new research finds.
Psoriasis and Hair Loss: What's the Connection?
What are the symptoms of scalp psoriasis? Learn about the causes, risk factors, and triggers for scalp psoriasis and its connection to hair loss.
Dementia rates falling in the U.S.
Despite worries that dementia will escalate in the coming years, new research suggests the prevalence of the disorder may be decreasing.
Viagra may benefit heart health for men with type 2 diabetes
Viagra - a drug used to treat erectile dysfunction - has shown promise for reducing heart attack incidence and death among men with type 2 diabetes.
Zika: Researchers create powerful tool for vaccine, antiviral development
By stripping the Zika virus of structural genes, researchers create versions to help develop vaccines and therapeutics without using infectious virus.
How to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes: 6 Useful Steps
What is type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes? Learn about six useful steps that may prevent type 2 diabetes and the risk factors for type 2 diabetes.
Pregnancy later in life may improve cognition in old age
New research examines the link between the age that mothers have their last baby and cognitive ability, memory, and executive function later in life.
Marijuana and mental illness: Low dopamine levels may play a role
New study says there is sufficient evidence that marijuana lowers dopamine levels in the brain, which may explain why some users experience mental illness.
How to Improve Your Sex Life After Prostate Cancer
What is the prostate gland and how can prostate cancer affect sexual behavior? Learn how to manage your sex life after prostate cancer and its treatment.
Stages of Dementia: How Does the Disease Change Over Time?
What is the diagnosis and outcome of dementia? Learn about treatment option changes over time and what living with dementia in later stages may be like.
Why men might find multitasking more challenging
New research suggests male brains activate more areas of the brain and use more resources when switching between attention objectives.
Can I Eat Rice If I Have Diabetes?
Pessimists more likely to die from heart disease
Prostate Massage Therapy: What are the Benefits?
Many mothers feel guilt, stigma about infant feeding choices
Long-term relationships may reduce women's sex drive
What Drinks are Good and Bad for People with Diabetes?
'Uncombable hair' genes uncovered in new study
Hormone therapy improves bone health in postmenopausal women
Highly drug-resistant infections rising among American children
Why Are There Leukocytes in My Urine?
Investigating how a heart can turn to bone
First-time birth in later life may increase longevity
Advanced Prostate Cancer: Symptoms, Treatment, and Outlook
Eating fiber keeps gut microbes from eating you
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