Tag: disease
Viagra, a potential avenue for preventing Alzheimer’s disease?
News Published on 02/11/2024 at 2:05 p.m. Updated 02/11/2024 at 2:05 p.m. Reading 2 min. Are erectile dysfunction medications the key to ending Alzheimer’s disease? The science is not there…
Likely with brain disease at Biden’s age
share-arrowShare unsaveSave expand-left full screen President Biden’s old age in focus this week. Photo: Andrew Harnik/AP/TT Biden’s memory capacity has topped the headlines internationally this week. The 81-year-old president has…
Schizophrenia: why do doctors want to change the name of this disease?
News Published on 02/09/2024 at 1:09 p.m. Updated 02/09/2024 at 1:09 p.m. Reading 2 min. Often used indiscriminately to define dangerous psychiatric disorders, the word schizophrenia could be rethought. In…
Electronic cigarettes gave birth to a new disease: EVALI… Here are the symptoms of the disease, which was first seen in a 17-year-old student!
President of the Turkish Respiratory Research Association and Head of the Department of Chest Diseases, Başkent University Faculty of Medicine, Prof. Dr. Şule Akçay, in her statement within the scope…
Think twice before bringing your hand to your nose! It turns out that the dangerous disease passes from the fingers to the brain.
Those who frequently touch their nose with their hands may be at risk of contracting a major disease. According to the news in the Daily Star, a study showed that…
Gene therapy blocks a painful hereditary disease. New hope in the face of genetic diseases
News Published on 02/05/2024 at 4:37 p.m. Updated 02/05/2024 at 4:37 p.m. Reading 3 min. A new type of gene therapy has transformed the lives of people with a rare…
Charcot disease: a promising new treatment revealed
News Published on 02/01/2024 at 3:58 p.m. Updated 02/01/2024 at 3:58 p.m. Reading 2 min. New hope for people affected by Charcot Disease. While this degenerative disease currently has no…
What is NCL disease (cerebellum loss) and what are its symptoms? Is NCL disease fatal?
The cerebellum is a region of the brain that regulates motor control and coordination. In NCL disease, a substance called lipofuscin accumulates in this area. Lipofuszin is a type of…
Celine Dion announces a new documentary on the rare disease that strikes her
News Published on 02/01/2024 at 12:35 p.m. Updated 02/01/2024 at 12:35 p.m. Reading 3 min. Affected by “stiff man syndrome”, singer Céline Dion announces to her fans the upcoming release…
CKD-EPI: normal, low level, kidney disease?
The CKD-EPI is a mathematical formula that measures the glomerular filtration rate to assess kidney function. Summary What is glomerular filtration rate? “The glomerular filtration rate (or GFR) corresponds to…