Study reveals that cycling reduces risk of dementia
Choosing the bicycle as a means of transportation can be much more than a sustainable option — it can be a powerful strategy to protect brain health. A study published in the scientific…
AI Model Promises Revolution in Alzheimer’s Diagnosis
Diagnosing Alzheimer’s early, especially in the mild cognitive impairment (MCI) stage, can make all the difference to the quality of life of millions of people. But the task remains a major challenge: traditional…
Immunotherapy opens up new options for treating skin cancer
A new study indicates that the combination of two medications may improve the control of an aggressive type of skin cancer. The research was conducted on people with advanced-stage cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma…
Global warming could be driving up women’s cancer risk
A new study published in Frontiers in Public Health reveals a troubling connection between climate change and cancer mortality in women across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). As temperatures continue to…
Seven common habits that could be harming your kidneys
In the UK, more than 10% of the population is estimated to have some stage of chronic kidney disease and more than 600,000 people develop some form of acute kidney injury – when…
Siamese twins are successfully separated after surgery in Brazil.
Conjoined twins Kiraz and Aruna, aged 1 year and 6 months, were successfully separated after a highly complex surgery lasting more than 15 hours. The procedure took place this Saturday (May 11) at…
Bioprinted Spinal Discs Offer Hope for Back Pain
University of Manchester scientists have successfully pioneered a way to create functioning human spinal discs, aiming to revolutionise our understanding of back pain and disc degeneration in a leap for medical science. The…
Evaluating smallpox vaccine to prevent mpox.
In recent years, the world has seen a rise in new and deadly infectious diseases, posing a significant threat to global health. Outbreaks of COVID-19, H1N1 (swine flu), Ebola, Zika, and mpox highlight…
Diagnosing chronic pain using AI and gut bacteria
McGill University researchers, in collaboration with colleagues in Israel and Ireland, have developed AI technology that can detect patterns in gut bacteria to identify complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) with remarkable accuracy, potentially…
AI could improve early detection of breast cancer
A new study led by investigators at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center suggests that artificial intelligence (AI) could help detect breast cancers that develop between routine screenings before they become more advanced and…