Science Says the DASH Diet Works
With New Year’s resolutions in full swing, many are resolving to eat healthier. BIDMC primary care physician Stephen Juraschek, MD, PhD, shares how the DASH diet (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) can benefit folks who are following the “new year, new me” mantra.
What you eat could impact your brain and memory
You may be familiar with the saying, “You are what you eat,” but did you know the food you eat could impact your memory?
Feeling lonely? Paradoxically, Social Media Use Could Be to Blame
Positive interactions on social media are not making young adults feel more connected, whereas negative experiences increase the likelihood of them reporting loneliness, scientists with the University of Pittsburgh Center for Research on Media Technology and Health (MTH) report in the American Journal of Health…
Aspirin May Lower Stroke Risk in Women with History of Preeclampsia
Middle-aged women with a history of preeclampsia have a greater risk of stroke, and aspirin may be able to reduce the risk, according to a new study led by researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons. The study was published in the…
Early Detection of Prediabetes Can Reduce Risk of Developing Cardiovascular Disease
A diagnosis of prediabetes should be a warning for people to make lifestyle changes to prevent both full-blown diabetes and cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to scientists at Wake Forest School of Medicine.
Fish Oil Does Not Appear to Improve Asthma Control in Teens, Young Adults
Fish oil does not appear to improve asthma control in adolescents and young adults with uncontrolled asthma who are overweight or obese, according to new research published online in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society.
Moorfields Eye Hospital, AI & paradigm shifts
By Ian Ellul – The application of AI in medicine has always intrigued clinicians, so much so that Elsevier started publishing the journal Artificial Intelligence in Medicine way back in 1989.
The pitfalls of immunohistochemistry
Short accounts of interesting cases, some medical disasters, involving pathology and clinical practice, from the recollection of Prof. Albert Cilia-Vincenti.
Developing an Agenda for Future Health Services Research in Malta
Dr Gianpaolo Tomaselli1, Dr Natasha Azzopardi-Muscat1,2, Prof. Sandra Buttigieg2, Prof. Neville Calleja2, Dr Kenneth Grech1
TheSynapse Magazine – Issue 5, 2018
Management of localised renal cell cancer
by Pierre Vassallo – Renal cell cancer (RCC) is common, and its incidence is increasing due to increasing exposure to risk factors which include tobacco use, hypertension and obesity.