Aspirin: no surprise there, then
Levodopa’s ability to reduce the distressing symptoms of early-stage Parkinson’s disease has earned itself enough street cred to become the first-line treatment for the condition. However, there’s a flip-side to every coin, and this drug is no...
Antihypertensive drugs can affect the central nervous system of the brain, preventing it from functioning properly, reveals a recent study.
Mobile phones are safe or at least that's what the industry would like you to believe. However, a number of new research projects around the world are coming up with disturbing results every possi ...
While on holiday in an inaccessible part of the African coast a year ago, my 18-year-old grandson contracted septicaemic meningitis, which he survived thanks in very large measure to the heroic efforts by my eldest son.
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New evidence shows that abstaining from alcohol is good for your brain. US researchers used several brain-imaging techniques to compare the amount of alcohol-related tissue damage
The mainstay of modern obstetric diagnosis is the ultrasound scan (or sonography). Similar to radar, real-time scanners employ very-high-frequency pulsed sound waves (3.5-7 mHz, or 3.5-7 million cycles per second)
New evidence shows that systemic chemotherapy for breast cancer or lymphoma can result in a significant decline in cognitive function.
A new retrospective study has shown that exposure to aluminium sulphate via the water supply can cause considerable brain damage. ...