medicine

Study links Alzheimer's disease with liver function and diet

Posted in Medicine on 25th Jul, 2018
by Alex Muller

New research suggests obesity that affects the liver could play a part in the long-term onset of Alzheimer's and dementia.

Pediatric cardiologist uses VR to visualize heart defects

Posted in Medicine on 24th Jul, 2018
by Alex Muller

Models help surgeons and patients' family members understand congenital heart defects.

Study links obstructive sleep apnea with changes to brain structure typical of dementia

Posted in Medicine on 24th Jul, 2018
by Alex Muller

OSA, where the walls of the throat relax and narrow during sleep stopping breathing, is known to reduce levels of oxygen in the blood.

Half of young people recover from schizophrenia

Posted in Science on 22nd Jul, 2018
by Alex Muller

Prospects are not as hopeless as previously thought, according to the researcher behind the study.

Cannabinoids may have a vast array of anti-cancer effects

Posted in Science on 19th Jul, 2018
by Alex Muller

A new British Journal of Pharmacology review has examined their potential for the direct treatment of cancer.