disease

Cancer is not a ‘battle’: Reframing the experience of people with cancer and its symptoms

Referring to cancer as a “battle” minimizes the many real issues faced by cancer patients who must live with nausea, pain, fatigue, and more.

10/01/2025

Sugary drinks linked to millions of new diabetes and heart disease cases globally, study finds

In Latin America and the Caribbean, sugary drinks were associated with 24% of all new diabetes cases and 11% of all new heart disease cases.

Loneliness linked to harmful changes in blood proteins associated with disease, study finds

The researchers found that loneliness directly influences the levels of five specific proteins. Four of these proteins are associated with brain regions that perform emotional and social tasks.

Two infants in Karnataka, India diagnosed with human metapneumovirus (HMPV)

Both infants had no travel history, indicating local transmission of the virus.

Heightened alert: Vets fear rabies entering Israel via animals from Lebanon, Syria

"Due to the war in the north, the borders have opened, allowing free movement of animals—jackals, foxes, and dogs."

By MOSHE COHEN
31/12/2024

70 years after her death: Frida Kahlo's mysterious symptoms diagnosed by neurologists

Seventy years posthumously, Frida Kahlo was diagnosed with cauda equina syndrome, explaining her lifelong chronic pain.

New study reveals dark microglia's role in Alzheimer's disease, paving way for treatments

Blocking stress response in microglia reverses Alzheimer's symptoms in mice, researchers report.

Syphilis Origin: New evidence links syphilis to the Americas, spreading to Europe post-Columbus

A new study published in the journal Nature provides compelling evidence that syphilis originated in the Americas and spread globally through European colonization.

Moderate wine consumption cuts heart disease risk by 50%, study finds

Researchers caution that the benefits were only observed in high-risk older adults on a Mediterranean diet.

These two occupations can shield you from Alzheimer's, new study suggests

Analyzing nearly nine million death certificates from 2020 to 2022, researchers linked occupational data across 443 professions with Alzheimer's disease as a cause of death.

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