Dr Chris Steele shares diet tips on reducing blood pressure Professor Gerald Carr-White, a consultant cardiologist at London Bridge Hospital, London, spoke exclusively to Express.co.uk to warn of the foods you should avoid if you have high blood pressure. “Breakfasts high in salt, including highly processed meats such as bacon and sausages should be avoided,” said Professor Carr-White. “This is […]
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Early symptoms of dementia explained in NHS video “The part of your brain that controls that hand simply hasn’t been challenged,” said Dr Jandial. “Try using it and you will literally be building brain connections.” Another factor that might help to lower your dementia risk is to boost your working memory. Dr Jandial explained the working memory is “like a […]
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What is dementia? Dementia is an umbrella term for several diseases that affect memory, thinking, and the ability to perform daily activities rather than one single condition. While memory loss is the best-known sign linked to the mind-robbing condition, your behaviour could also hold clues. Smriti Joshi, Lead Psychologist at Wysa, said: “Individuals with dementia can often seem like very […]
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It wasn’t long ago at all that the royals (at least in public) were synonymous with a “stiff upper lip” and never associated with the vulnerability of acknowledging mental health struggles like anxiety or depression. So it really does feel like a progressive evolution for a new generation of royals when the future leaders of the family — including Kate Middleton […]
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The World Health Organization on Saturday launched a global network to help swiftly detect the threat from infectious diseases, like COVID-19, and share the information to prevent their spread. The International Pathogen Surveillance Network (IPSN) will provide a platform for connecting countries and regions, improving systems for collecting and analyzing samples, the agency said. The network aims to help ensure […]
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The World Health Organization on Saturday launched a global network to help swiftly detect the threat from infectious diseases, like COVID-19, and share the information to prevent their spread. The International Pathogen Surveillance Network (IPSN) will provide a platform for connecting countries and regions, improving systems for collecting and analyzing samples, the agency said. The network aims to help ensure […]
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The first investigator-initiated study of remote pulmonary artery pressure monitoring has found that it improves quality of life and reduces heart failure hospitalizations in patients with chronic heart failure. The findings are presented today in a late breaking science session at Heart Failure 2023, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), and published in The Lancet. Principal […]
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The Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine-;which prevents tuberculosis-;offers multiple beneficial effects, and it's currently a recommended therapy for non–muscle-invasive bladder cancer. In a new study led by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH), treatment with the BCG vaccine was associated with a reduced risk of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. The findings are published in […]
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CLEVELAND – Patients with axial spondyloarthritis or psoriatic arthritis who used Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors did not have higher risk of myocardial infarction, stroke, or venous thromboembolism (VTE), compared with those who used tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi), according to new research. The information was presented in a poster at the annual meeting of the Spondyloarthritis Research and Treatment Network (SPARTAN). […]
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The drug valbenazine statistically improves chorea, a movement disorder commonly associated with Huntington's disease, when compared to a placebo, according to a recent international study led by UTHealth Houston researcher Erin Furr Stimming, MD, who served as principal investigator on behalf of the KINECT-HD Huntington Study Group. The study results – which were published online today and will appear in […]
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