New therapies offer effective treatment for managing Tourette syndrome
Researchers at Kennedy Krieger Institute have made significant strides in improving the lives of patients with Tourette ...
Finger prick on track to become Alzheimer's test
A quick finger prick and a few drops of blood on a card that can be sent in regular mail—This approach could soon make ...
Knee problems tend to flare up as you age—an orthopedic specialist explains available treatment options
Knee injuries are common in athletes, accounting for 41% of all athletic injuries. But knee injuries aren't limited to ...
Fat cells have epigenetics-based memory: Researchers discover mechanism behind weight loss yo-yo effect
Anyone who has ever tried to get rid of a few extra kilos knows the frustration: the weight drops initially, only to be back within a matter of weeks—the yo-yo effect has struck. Researchers at ETH ...
For-profit hospices are increasing despite poor performance
Hospices are increasingly owned by private equity firms and publicly traded companies, but recently Weill Cornell Medicine researchers found that they performed substantially worse than hospices owned ...
Researchers define new subtypes of common brain disorder
Roughly 4% of the population is affected by a congenital brain malformation that has eluded researchers' efforts to find causes and treatments. For the condition, Chiari type-1 malformation, the ...
Anti-obesity drugs, lifestyle interventions show cardiovascular benefits beyond weight loss
Popular anti-obesity drugs continue to show cardiovascular benefits beyond weight loss, according to several new papers published in JACC that are being simultaneously presented at the American Heart ...
Antibiotic resistance threatens to 'undo a century of medical progress': Five essential reads
Who hasn't been prescribed antibiotics by a doctor—for a chest infection or perhaps a sore throat? It's terrifying to think that these infections can become life threatening if the antibiotic drugs ...