The patient noted tiny gray flecks drifting across his field of vision a week ago. He’d try to look at them, and they seemed to scatter like a cockroach after you turn on the kitchen light. Weird; annoying even – but the floaters did not seem urgent.
That soon changed. Seven days later, he…
The patient noted tiny gray flecks drifting across his field of vision a week ago. He’d try to look at them, and they seemed to scatter like a cockroach after you turn on the kitchen light. Weird; annoying even – but the floaters did not seem urgent.
That soon changed. Seven days later, he…
Using e-cigarettes containing nicotine may help people give up smoking.
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Adults who switched to nicotine-containing e-cigarettes were significantly more likely to quit smoking than those using nicotine-free versions, according to new research.
The study published in JAMA Network Open followed…
Women not only face higher rates of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia, but new research suggests they may also be more strongly affected by several common risk factors linked to cognitive decline.
Scientists at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine analyzed data…
Scientist Saul Justine Newman debunks high-profile longevity research and antiaging “medicine” in a new book.
Researchers at the Indiana University School of Medicine have identified a potential new way to treat Alzheimer’s disease by targeting an enzyme in the brain called IDOL. In laboratory studies, removing the enzyme from neurons significantly reduced amyloid plaques, one of the main biological…
The Arise Network aims to understand and explain what AI can do in healthcare.
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You’ve seen the headlines: AI aces the medical boards. AI outperforms expert physicians. But what does this actually mean? And how do we evaluate technology that’s advancing faster than we can fully make sense…
Imagine this scenario: In late 2025, a social worker sits down with a transgender teenager and his parents. The family is trying to decide whether, and when, to begin gender-affirming hormone treatment.
No one in the family was questioning this young person’s gender identity. The teen…
Developing new medicines often depends on finding the right molecular building blocks. Some important drugs, including penicillin, rely on small ring-shaped molecules that store large amounts of internal tension. These strained structures can drive chemical reactions that help scientists create…
Women with low vitamin D levels may face a more painful recovery after breast cancer surgery and could require significantly more opioid medication afterward, according to research published online in the journal Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine.
The findings suggest that breast cancer…