Medical
Man Who Inspired ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Dies at Age 46
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, more commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease, damages nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that are responsible for controlling movement. One of the inspirations for the challenge, Anthony Senerchia Jr ., passed away on November 25 of the disease. The long-term exhibit opened on November 29 and prominently features a recently collected bucket from professiona... [Full Article...]
Shares Seesawing on Volume: AL-SALAM REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST
Integrated Device Technology, Inc. (NYSE:ARE) shares. During recent trading, shares saw a move of 0.07% hitting a price of $127.06. (NYSE:ARE)'s stock has been 5.85% and 15.94% for the last 12 months. Relative strength index (RSI-14) for National Cinemedia (NASDAQ:NCMI) is at 51.86. The RSI oscillates on a scale from 0 to 100. Since June 13, 2017, it had 0 buys, and 2 sales for $712,240 activity... [Full Article...]
This year's flu season might not be welcoming, some medical experts apprise
According to an article in the New England Journal of Medicine , the flu vaccine used in Australia, that's pretty much the same as the one in the US, was only ten percent effective. The paper also noted that the flu vaccine "mismatch" seen in Australia this year could be related to the way most flu vaccines are now made: using chicken eggs to "grow" the flu virus strains. [Full Article...]
Love reduces risk of dementia
Couples living together without having formally tied the knot were still considered as being married for the purposes of the study, he added. They may also be more likely to be socially engaged than singletons. Further complicating the question, developing dementia could be associated with cognitive or personality traits that make a person less likely to get married. [Full Article...]
Watch Tiger Woods' opening drive in his latest comeback
That led to this putt from just off the green, which Woods drained and punctuated with a huge fist pump. The 14-time major victor subsequently underwent spinal fusion surgery in April, his fourth back operation in the space of three years, but for the second year in succession has returned to action in the Bahamas. [Full Article...]
'Start of real change': New migraine drug cuts attacks by 50%
He had no role in the research but has tested other migraine drugs and wrote a commentary published with the studies Wednesday by the New England Journal of Medicine . Silberstein, professor of neurology and director of the Jefferson Headache Center. In addition, patients treated with Aimovig had clinically meaningful benefits with a reduction in the impact of migraine on their everyday activit... [Full Article...]
A new study warns childhood obesity could linger on
This is according to a study published Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine saying weight gain during your childhood years starts a pattern. Health experts also advise parents and guardians to help kids develop healthy eating habits and to engage them in physical activities to prevent childhood overweight problems and obesity. [Full Article...]
Scientists Believe That Dogs May Be Twice As Smart As Cats
For the study, described in the journal Frontiers in Neuroanatomy , the team analysed the brains of one or two specimens from each of eight carnivoran species: ferret, mongoose, raccoon, cat, dog, hyena, lion and brown bear to see how the numbers of neurons in their brains relate to the size of their brains. [Full Article...]