Restoring Memory Function In Familial Alzheimer’s May Be Possible (Study)
Research published today (Jan. 22) in the journal Brain reveals a new approach to Alzheimer’s disease (AD) that may eventually make...
Brain works backwards to retrieve memories (New Study)
When we remember a past event, the human brain reconstructs that experience in reverse order, according to a study which could...
Corinne Hutton, Quadruple amputee ‘thrilled’ after double hand transplant
A SCOTS mum who had parts of all four limbs amputated to save her life has undergone surgery for a double...
Fish fumes death: US boy dies after apparent allergic reaction
Cod was cooking on the stove when 11-year-old Cameron Jean-Pierre arrived at his grandmother's home in New York.
Cameron, who had a...
Sweden Ebola case, Patient who visited Burundi tested (Reports)
A patient in Sweden who was admitted to hospital with a suspected case of Ebola, was found not to be suffering...
Loneliness peaks study: 76% had moderate-high loneliness
Loneliness is considered a growing public health threat in the United States. Former surgeon general Dr. Vivek Murthy has even described...
Nova Scotia medical errors represent about 0.1% of all prescriptions dispensed
"Of all of the errors reported the vast majority are those that are intercepted that are identified and corrected," says Registrar...
New breast cancer guidelines screenings, 4,000 more women could die
Canadian women should be outraged. The Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health (CTF) released its latest guidelines for screening for breast...
Talc: Health Canada finds powder linked to ovarian cancer (Reports)
Health Canada has announced that talc –the mineral found in baby powder and cosmetics — could pose serious health risks.
On Wednesday,...
Baby Born From Dead Donor’s Uterus (Reports)
Never has ‘from death comes new life’ been this literal.
A baby girl in Brazil has become the first child born to...
Palestinian lawmaker Khalida Jarrar released from Israeli prison
Israeli authorities on Sunday released from jail Palestinian lawmaker Khalida Jarrar after two years in detention.
Jarrar, 58, was sentenced to two years in March...
Prince William starts historic Middle East visit, Report
Prince WIlliam has arrived in Jordan to be met by Crown Prince Hussein for his historic tour of the Middle East.
Though billed as non-political,...
Interstellar Time Bomb found not far from Earth (Reports)
Australian astronomers say they have spotted a super-powerful star that could explode at any moment in one of the most-powerful detonations since the Big...
Coronavirus USA Updates: NJ governor refuses to ‘rush’ reopening schools
In New Jersey, the coronavirus death toll has reached 4,753, Gov. Phil Murphy said Tuesday.
While over 92,000 people have been diagnosed, the state...
Canada drug shortage: Survey had targeted “the pill-taking population”
As Canada continues to grapple with a relentless stream of drug shortages, one in four adults in the country has either personally been affected...
