Millenniums of marriages within well-defined subgroups in South Asia have created many populations with higher risks of recessive disease, according to new research. Source SNH Newsbot: NY Times – Well Blog
A pattern of genes has been identified that is characteristic of osteoarthritis and may be a step towards better treatments for this condition. Source SNH Newsbot: Science Daily
Two genes that influence a person's risk of developing Alzheimer's disease have now been identified by a team of researchers. Source SNH Newsbot: Science Daily
Physicians are prescribing anticoagulants to patients with an irregular heartbeat against official safety advice, a new study has found. Source SNH Newsbot: Science Daily
Negative media coverage of the side effects associated with taking statins, and patients' own experiences of taking the drugs, are among the reasons cited by stroke survivors and their carers for stopping taking potentially life-saving drugs. Source SNH Newsbot: Science Daily
The more smoking kids see on screen, the more likely they are to smoke, studies show. Source SNH Newsbot: NY Times – Well Blog
Many patients, no matter how old or sick they may be, are reluctant to abandon tests they've long been told can be lifesaving. Source SNH Newsbot: NY Times – Well Blog
Combining a specific care management program with a commonly-prescribed drug for Alzheimer's, memantine, multiplies the medication's ability to improve daily function by about 7.5 times, stalling some of the disease's most damaging effects, according to new research. With no significant new drug for Alzheimer's having been approved since 2003, the study authors say the time [...]
Source SNH Newsbot: Mayo Clinic
Source SNH Newsbot: Mayo Clinic