You should have known that 74% of the stroke burden is linked to behavioral risk factors like poor diet and too less exercise. What you didn’t know is that up to 34% is linked to air pollution. This are the surprising news of a new study published in The Lancet. The good news right at
So far the cause of multiple sclerosis was unknown. Now researchers at the University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany found a possible cause and a possible treatment. Accidentally the researchers found a connection between the blood coagulation system and the immune system. The coagulation factor XII (FXII) seems to play an important role in the development of
New migraine drug significantly reduces patients’ monthly migraine days and seems to be safe. The drug is called Erenumab or AMG 334 and was co-developed by Novartis and Amgen. They released a press statement about the phase II study showing the benefits of Erenumab. Erenumab or AMG 334 is a human monoclonal antibody targeting the
AMAZING! First person with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) to climb Mount Everest. Niels van Buren is a just awesome!
Women with depression are less likely (up to 38%) to become pregnant researchers at the University of Boston found. Interestingly the use of antidepressants does not harm fertility. The Study The study included more than 2,100 females between 21-45 years. Depression and use of psychotropic medication was assessed by questionnaires. These findings were associated with
We all believe that epilepsy or seizures look like in this video. But that’s not the whole truth. Seizures may look quite different from that. In fact, some seizures are so discrete that even for doctors it’s difficult to spot them. Classic grand mal seizure Hidden Seizures These signs could mean a young child is
Two recent studies shed light on the effects of heavy social media use and multi-tasking. Both are not really flattering, but should be considered in everyday life and the education of children. Social media study Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, USA, were interested in the association between social media use and
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