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Award for late teacher's fight against Alzheimer's - AOL
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (326+ words) A teacher from Nottingham has been given a posthumous doctorate for her contribution to Alzheimer's research. In 1983, Carol Jennings' father Walter Bexon was diagnosed with the disease, followed by four of his siblings. She was convinced genetics played a role,…...
Inside the Stress Response Cascade and What Stress Hormones and Adrenaline Do to Your Body
1+ hour, 51+ min ago (1071+ words) The stress response cascade is the body's built-in survival system, driven by stress hormones like adrenaline, that prepares a person to cope with a crisis or perceived threat. In everyday life, this same stress response and fight or flight mechanism…...
New-onset seizures as an early warning for brain tumors - AOL
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (846+ words) A first seizure is a scary and disorienting medical event. Convulsions, losing control of the body or limbs, talking incoherently, intense, unusual feelings, or having the mind go blank right in the middle of a conversation are all possible symptoms…...
Beyond the Hearing Test: What a Full-Service Audiology Clinic Really Offers
5+ day, 8+ hour ago (529+ words) Most people think of a hearing clinic as a place to get a quick test and pick up a device. What happens at Hearing Associates in Mason City, Iowa, goes considerably further than that " and for patients across northern Iowa…...
REDUCE 2 Trial: Pozdeutinurad Significantly Lowers Serum Uric Acid in Gout
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (156+ words) Topline results were announced from a phase 3 trial evaluating pozdeutinurad, an investigational oral URAT1 inhibitor designed to lower serum uric acid (s UA) in patients with gout." The phase 3 REDUCE 2 study (Clinical Trials. gov Identifier: NCT06439602) included 811 adult patients with gout, the…...
Stabilizing Fractional Dynamics Suppress Epileptic Seizures
2+ hour, 52+ min ago (1121+ words) Bioengineer. org Stabilizing Fractional Dynamics Suppress Epileptic Seizures In a groundbreaking advancement at the intersection of neuroscience and dynamical systems theory, a team of researchers led by Wang, Ashourvan, and Ramos has unveiled a novel approach to managing epileptic seizures…...
Your blood type affects risk of early stroke, study reveals
3+ hour, 59+ min ago (26+ words) | The New Times The New Times Your blood type affects risk of early stroke, study reveals...
More than half of CWM stroke patients suffer repeat attacks
7+ hour, 20+ min ago (297+ words) CWM doctors are warning carers to avoid unsafe home practices as repeat stroke cases continue to rise in Fiji. Sunday 24 May 2026 | 21: 30 Demonstration of carers at Colonial War Memorial Hospital during the Fiji Stroke Observance Day on May 23, 2026. More than half…...
Stroke carers receive hands-on training in Suva
7+ hour, 20+ min ago (297+ words) Counterstroke Fiji has trained carers in practical stroke support skills while highlighting the importance of caregiver wellbeing. Sunday 24 May 2026 | 21: 00 From left: Counterstroke Fiji president Elizabeth Fong and Head of CWMH's stroke team Dr Shrish Acharya. Carers of stroke survivors in…...
Playing bridge helped rebuild my life after stroke, says retired teacher
21+ min ago (659+ words) A retired Scottish teacher has said playing bridge helped her rebuild her life and memory after a stroke led to her being placed under a do-not-resuscitate (DNR) notice. Alice Cowieson, from Dairsie, near Cupar, Fife, is speaking out as part…...