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Fire contaminants are linked to significant physical and mental health problems among UK firefighters: UK study confirms, 4-fold increase in chance of cancer

The drug gabapentin, currently prescribed to control seizures and reduce nerve pain, may enhance recovery of movement after a stroke by helping neurons on the undamaged side of the brain take up the signaling work of lost cells, new…

In the over 60s, the main disease that puts eye health at risk is exudative age-related macular degeneration, which in its most severe form can rapidly cause irreversible vision loss

Bilateral, but not unilateral, oophorectomy is associated with an increased rate of subsequent dementia, according to a study published online 31 January in Menopause

Published in 'Brain Sciences', the study collects data on 152 patients: "Functional changes in the sense of smell are one of the most common symptoms of Long Covid Syndrome; in fact, between 20% and 25% of these patients complain of…

Fetal alcohol syndrome is a condition in a child that results from alcohol exposure during the mother's pregnancy

Pulmonary embolism diagnosis: according to a systematic review and meta-analysis of individual patient data published online on 14 December in Annals of Internal Medicine, diagnostic strategies for suspected pulmonary embolism (PE) with…

Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) is a rare disease characterized by extensive bone growth outside of the normal skeleton that pre-empts the body’s normal responses to even minor injuries

Using nanowires capable of acting as electrical bypasses to restore conduction in heart attacks. This is the basic idea behind research conducted by the team led by Michele Miragoli, Professor of Experimental and Applied Medical…

Two lipids markers for Covid-19 severity: Results of study by State University researchers published in Scientific Report