Mayo Clinic News Network – Measuring how well you are aging can be as simple as balancing or standing on one leg.
It may not be easy for everyone to maintain balance on one leg, but according to Mayo Clinic research, it can be a reliable measure of neuromuscular aging for both men and women.
In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Dr. Kenton Kaufman, the W. Hall Wendel Jr. Musculoskeletal Research Professor who is behind the study,...
Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS), New York – For most people who are living with the discomfort of an umbilical hernia, surgery is recommended to repair the problem.
At Mount Sinai, our expert surgeons have extensive experience in procedures to treat umbilical hernias, using minimally invasive methods whenever possible.
About Umbilical Hernias
An umbilical hernia is a weakness that develops in the abdominal wall through and around the belly button, called the umbilicus. A bulge or sac...
Researchers from Helmholtz Munich and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat (LMU) found that SARS-CoV-2 spike protein remains in the brain's protective layers -- the meninges, and the skull's bone marrow for up to four years after infection.
Studies show that maintaining microbial balance in older adults can potentially improve immune response, reducing susceptibility to infections and age-related diseases.
HIV experts say lenacapavir is more expensive than it needs to be: The US pharmaceutical company Gilead charges more than $40,000 per person per year for the treatment.
Arnold & Itkin – Rear-end accidents involving large trucks are not only one of the most common types of traffic collisions, but they are also often the most likely to cause catastrophic injury or death.
A smaller vehicle, if it rear-ends a truck, will sustain damage at the front of the vehicle and may “underride” or go underneath the trailer.
Even if the driver directly behind a semi manages to stop in time, the driver behind...
GLOBAL NEWS – Environmental factors like prolonged stress, chronic inflammation and toxic exposure could play a key role in triggering Parkinson’s disease, even in people without genetic risk, a Canadian study has found.
A team from McGill University in Montreal published a paper last month in Nature Neuroscience that may have uncovered a new link between the immune system and the development of Parkinson’s disease.
The researchers discovered that an immune response plays a crucial...
SunFed Produce, LLC repeatedly calls is contaminated produce "American cucumbers" despite the fact the records show they were all grown in Mexico. – HEADLINE HEALTH