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"Liquid health check" offers blood test predicting future disease risk
Posted in Medicine, Science on 3rd Dec, 2019
by Alex Muller
A new proof-of-concept study is suggesting a novel blood test could effectively predict a person’s risk in developing a broad array of different diseases.
New studies shine light on long-term effects of intermittent fasting
Posted in Medicine on 29th Nov, 2019
by Alex Muller
The research suggests fasting for just one day a month over many years can lengthen lifespan and enhance cardiovascular health, but as always, the new studies are riddled with caveats.
Writing-based early detection Parkinson's test set for 2022 release
Posted in Medicine on 29th Nov, 2019
by Alex Muller
A team of Australian researchers has developed a novel early detection test for Parkinson’s disease based on a short series of drawing and writing tasks.
Ice Cold Saline Has Been Used to Rapidly Cool and Suspend Bodies During Surgery
Posted in Medicine on 28th Nov, 2019
by Alex Muller
Doctors at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have placed humans in suspended animation and this could enable them to have hours instead of minutes to operate on critical patients.
Cannabis and pain: New findings on headaches add a piece to the puzzle
Posted in Medicine on 26th Nov, 2019
by Alex Muller
New research from Washington State University is presenting evidence that cannabis can significantly reduce the severity of headaches and migraines. But the question still remains, why are scientists consistently coming up with such discordant results when trying to answer whether cannabis can reduce pain?