Parkinson’s disease may be diagnosed by looking for subtle changes in eye movements and thinning of retina layers.
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Fitness information like resting heart rate collected by wearable devices can’t diagnose diseases, but it can signal when something is wrong. That can be enough to prompt a COVID-19 test.
We need to change diagnosis of ovarian cancer from late stage to early - scientists make steps
Research shows that ketamine can produce long-term reductions in symptoms of treatment-resistant depression.
Housing policy needs to prioritise housing’s function as a home, rather than an asset.
The warming of the oceans means that the plants and organisms used as warning systems for pollution are being rendered ineffective.
A urine test for ovarian cancer could increase survival rates from 20% to 90%.
Did you recently hear news that Earth’s oldest pigments were hot pink? That’s not quite right. When they were in living bacteria a billion years ago, they were performing photosynthesis – and green.
Not only are tumors are different from one another, but there can even be genetic differences within a single tumor.
Various tests claim to be able to tell your true age. Here’s how they do it.
By measuring a cancer cell’s DNA in the bloodstream, scientists can get a snapshot of the cancer itself, which is referred as a “liquid biopsy”.
Urbanisation exposes wildlife to new man-made stresses which affect species in a variety of ways.
Would you want to know how long you’ve got left to live? Scientists are getting closer to estimating it.
Complex algorithms and personalised medicine promise a new way of diagnosing disease.
US researchers have determined a potential marker to identify patients prone to hepatitis C relapse after antiviral therapy…
The media are always fascinated by medical “breakthrough” stories: tales of hope that scientists have found cures for our most threatening diseases and tales of woe that our lifestyles are doing us harm…
The human brain is the location of personality, emotion, learning and wisdom in a unique individual. It contains 100 billion nerve cells – roughly the same number as there are galaxies in the observable…
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