Web Desk , May 17, 2023: Danish researchers have found that a blood test taken after a miscarriage as early as week five of pregnancy can determine if the fetus had a chromosome anomaly, which is the case in about 50 to 60 percent of miscarriages. By analysing the DNA, doctors can predict the risk of future miscarriages and devise …

ISLAMABAD, May 16, 2023: Postmenopausal women who have clogged arteries are at higher risk of heart attack than men who are the same age. That’s according to research being presented at the scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology that was published recently in the European Heart Journal – Cardiovascular Imaging. In their study, researchers said they found that …

ISLAMABAD,May 15, 2023: A simple memory test may be able to predict future cognitive decline in people with no current memory or thinking problems, new research shows. The study, published in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, on Wednesday, found that people’s performance during the memory test — known as the Stages of Objective Memory Impairment …

ISLAMABAD, May 13, 2023: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disorder that affects the brain, spinal cord, and optic nerves. The National MS Society estimates that nearly 1 million people in the United States live with the condition. Cognitive processing speed (CPS) impairment is a common MS symptom that can improve with exercise. However, many people with MS have challenges …

LONDON , May 12, 2023 – New highly-effective weight loss drugs such as Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy are not a “silver bullet” for addressing the rapid rise in global obesity rates, the World Health Organization’s nutrition chief told Reuters, as the agency conducts its first review of obesity management guidelines in more than 20 years. The global health body is first …

UNITED NATIONS , May 9, 2023: Top U.N. officials, health industry leaders and activists demanded Monday that the world invest more to develop new vaccines and tackle a surge in tuberculosis fueled by the impact of COVID-19 and conflicts including Ukraine and Sudan. At a crowded meeting punctuated by activists chanting “End TB Now,” there were speeches from many TB …

LONDON, May 6, 2023: The World Health Organization downgraded its assessment of the coronavirus pandemic on Friday, saying it no longer qualifies as a global emergency. The action reverses a declaration that was first made on January 30, 2020, when the disease had not even been named COVID-19 and when there were no major outbreaks beyond China. A look at …

MEXICO CITY , May 5, 2023: Mexican officials celebrated Wednesday the announcement that the country finally developed its own COVID-19 vaccine, more than two years after inoculations from the U.S., Europe and China were rolled out. It was unclear what use would be made of the vaccine, named “Patria” or “Motherland,” developed in a joint effort between the government and …

ISLAMABAD , May 4, 2023: A new study, published in the journal Human Genetics, analyzed data from hundreds of thousands of human genomes from individuals with and without a history of migraine or headache. Previous researchTrusted Source has shown that there are several gene and biochemical pathways that are shared between migraine and headache and blood sugar-related traits, such as …

ISLAMABAD , May 3, 2023: While many of the previous strains of Covid-19 have presented with classic symptoms of cough, congestion, body aches, and loss of smell, there is a new strain called Arcturus, which can present with a novel symptom – conjunctivitis, also known as pink eye. “There are two distinctive characteristics of Arcturus,” says Dr. William Schaffner, an …