Skin cancer: Dr Chris outlines the signs of a melanoma Melanoma refers to a type of skin cancer that can spread to other areas of your body, including lungs, liver, bone and brain. Worryingly, the deadly condition claims around 2,300 lives in the UK every year, according to Cancer Research UK. This daunting statistic underlines […]

Announcing a new article publication for Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications journal. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), has rapidly become a global health emergency. In addition to causing respiratory effects, generic lopid side effects SARS-CoV-2 can result in cardiac involvement leading to myocardial damage, which is increasingly being explored […]

Deep within the intricate realms of the brain, a crucial component called the hypothalamus serves as a vital regulator of homeostasis. Within this remarkable structure, two distinct regions are found to be responsible for sleep and wakefulness: the preoptic area (POA) and the lateral hypothalamus (LHA), respectively. Specifically, the ventral lateral preoptic area (VLPO) in […]

Thanks to the collaboration between teams from the AP-HP, the MedTech METAFORA biosystems, the Institute of Molecular Genetics of Montpellier, escitalopram versus citalopram major depressive disorder Cerba Healthcare, and more than 30 investigating centers coordinated by Professor Fanny Mochel at Paris Brain Institute, a reliable and rapid blood test now enables early diagnosis of Glut1 […]

Ticks are extremely resilient even when temperatures vary wildly, according to scientists who are working to better understand the spread of Lyme disease. In their new study, black-legged ticks, notorious for carrying pathogens, were very good at surviving both extreme cold and high heat, the scientists found. This was true both for nymph and adult […]

A new review drafted by three Canadian psychiatrists aims to help primary care physicians diagnose and manage depression in adolescents. Depression is common among Canadian adolescents and often goes unnoticed. Many family physicians report feeling unprepared to identify and manage depression in these patients. “Depression is an increasingly common but treatable condition among adolescents,” the […]

(Reuters) – Cancer test maker Grail Inc said on Friday that its telemedicine vendor erroneously sent letters to about 400 patients suggesting they may have developed cancer. Grail’s flagship cancer detection blood test Galleri is designed to detect more than 50 types of cancer before symptoms appear. The company, owned by Illumina Inc, said the […]

Dreams have been considered a hallmark of human sleep for a long time. Latest findings, however, suggest that when pigeons sleep, they might experience visions of flight. Researchers at Ruhr University Bochum and at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence have studied brain activation patterns in sleeping pigeons, using functional magnetic resonance imaging. The […]