Category: Disease

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – LOS ANGELES (April 18, 2022) — Using advanced techniques for imaging the brain and eyes, along with new biomarkers, researchers in the Department of Neurology at Cedars-Sinai….

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Two strains of the bacterium causing tuberculosis have only minor genetic differences but attack the lungs in completely different fashion, according to Rutgers researchers.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Higher levels of  silica dust can be found in the lung tissue of contemporary coal miners compared to the lung tissue in previous generations of coal miners….

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Though El Salvador is one of the smallest countries in Latin America, it is densely populated, home to about 6.6 million people. Its gross domestic product per person is similar to that of Eswatini, Armenia, Indonesia, or Georgia (2017 data).

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Brought into the limelight by actor Michael J. Fox, Parkinson’s disease affects the body’s ability to control movement.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – April is IBS Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – CLEVELAND—About 11% of the U.S. population 65 and older has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease (AD), the most common form of dementia that results in memory loss and cognitive impairment

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Irvine, CA – A new study, led by researchers from the University of California, Irvine, identifies a reason for why older adults are significantly more susceptible to infectious diseases than younger people….

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – A hormone that triggers puberty and controls fertility in humans might be developed as a treatment for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, according to new Rutgers research.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Findings from a new Cleveland Clinic-led phase 1 trial show that an experimental “gene silencing” therapy reduced blood levels of lipoprotein(a), a key driver of heart disease risk, by up to 98%.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – This chronic, inflammatory autoimmune disease affects the central nervous system, resulting in damaged nerves and scar tissue formation, so it can resemble a multitude of other illnesses.

(HealthewsDdigest.com) – New York, N.Y., (March. 30, 2022) – Today, the Center for Food As Medicine (foodmedcenter.org) and the Hunter College NYC Food Policy Center (nycfoodpolicy.org) released its groundbreaking, 335 page (with more than 2500 citations)….

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Peripheral artery disease, a painful condition affecting older adults, is caused by a buildup of plaque in the blood vessels of the arms and legs that restricts circulation.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic researchers have validated a new antibody test to diagnose multiple sclerosis (MS), a potentially disabling disease of the brain and spinal cord.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Imagine being able to record yourself reading and then having your clinician use those recordings to screen for various diseases, even from thousands of miles away.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – MINNEAPOLIS – Parkinsonism is a term for a group of neurological conditions that cause movement problems including tremors, slowed movement and stiffness, with Parkinson’s disease being one of the better knowns causes.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – World TB Day will be observed Thursday, March 24, which makes this a good time to learn about this potentially serious infectious disease.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – NEW HAVEN, Conn., Mar. 18, 2022 – Wellinks®, a digital health care company offering the first-ever integrated, virtual Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) management solution….

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – MS Awareness Week will be observed March 13–19, which makes this a good time to learn about multiple sclerosis, or MS.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – A clinical trial at UC Davis Health and six other sites showed that a cellular therapy offers promise for patients with late-stage Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a rare genetic disorder causing muscle loss and physical impairments in young people.