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Surgery Removing Half of Brain Stops Seizures
It’s a jarring image — a young child undergoing a surgery that removes half of his brain. Yet it’s real. The epilepsy surgery is called a hemispherectomy, and it removes half of the brain to reduce...
View ArticleStudy: Clot Risks Identified for Heart Pump
Mechanical heart pumps, or left ventricular assist devices (LVADs), are lifesaving devices for patients with advanced heart failure, but a new study from doctors at Cleveland Clinic shows that the...
View ArticleAnti-diabetic Drugs May Lower Cancer Risk
A Cleveland Clinic-led study shows that a specific type of diabetes drug can decrease, by up to 32 percent, the risk of cancer in female patients with type 2 diabetes. People with type 2 diabetes have...
View ArticlePoor Sleep Linked to Alzheimer’s-related Plaque
Getting a good night’s sleep is even better for you than you think. A new study involving older adults suggests not getting enough sleep, or having poor, interrupted sleep, may be linked to the buildup...
View ArticleWhatever Your Age — You Can Keep Moving
Elderly women may spend as much as two-thirds of their waking hours in sedentary behavior, a new Harvard study has found. But an expert says the findings still show an opportunity for even sedentary...
View Article‘Sunshine Vitamin’ Holds Promise for MS Patients
A new study suggests that vitamin D levels for patients in the early stages of multiple sclerosis (MS) predict the disease’s severity and how quickly it progresses. The findings, recently published...
View ArticleCan Disrupted Sleep Make Your Cancer Worse?
We know that disturbed sleep can result in lowered alertness the next day. A recent study suggests more serious repercussions for cancer patients. But its value ultimately may lie in providing a basis...
View ArticleVitamin E Supplements May Do More Harm Than Good
Many people take vitamin E supplements thinking the antioxidant will help fight lung cancer. A new study suggests that those supplements have exactly the opposite effect in mice. Researchers in Sweden...
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New Study Finds High-Dose Flu Vaccine Better Protects Elderly (Video)
A new study finds a high-dose flu vaccine provides better protection among people 65 and older than a standard flu shot. “The current study shows that there is about 25 percent additional protection...
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Fusion Guided Biopsy: A Smarter Way to Look for Prostate Cancer
Prostate cancer can be hard to detect. Deciding what to do about it if we find or suspect it can be even tougher, for patients and their doctors. Of course we want to treat aggressive, potentially...
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Use Portable Test to Diagnose Your Sleep Apnea at Home
For a person without significant health problems, home-based tests for obstructive sleep apnea are just as accurate and effective as those performed in a sleep disorder lab. This was one of the key...
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If You Suffer From Endometriosis, Better Help May Be Coming
Despite the fact that endometriosis is fairly common, we still don’t have a good handle on exactly what causes the condition. This has prevented researchers from developing the most effective...
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How Long Can We Expect to Live? U.S. Life Expectancy Hits Record High
Life expectancy at birth reached an all-time record high of 78.8 years in 2012, according to data recently released by the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics. Researchers noted a significant...
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Why Your Low-T Medications May Not Be Safe
If you’re taking a medication for low testosterone to ward off the effects of aging – such as decreased libido or fatigue – you should stop taking the drug now. The number of prescriptions for low...
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Could Sitting Too Much Boost Your Cancer Risk?
Contributor: Dale Shepard, MD, Hematology and Oncology A recent study found that people who spend a lot of time sitting have an increased risk of developing certain types of cancer. We know that lack...
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New Research Works to Unlock Mystery of Huntington’s Disease
There are few diseases as devastating as Huntington’s disease (HD) – a progressive condition that can cause uncontrollable movement, emotional disturbances and cognitive problems. We know this...
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How a New Pill Can ‘Melt Away’ Your Leukemia Cells
A pill that “melts away” cancer cells may replace chemotherapy often used to treat relapsed chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved the drug,...
View ArticleBlood Test Improves Prediction of Your Heart Disease Risk
Medical researchers have known for some time that a high level of lipoprotein-a, or LP(a), in your bloodstream is a risk factor for heart disease. A new study has found that when added to a...
View ArticleNew Study Finds Injections Are Best for Your Knee Arthritis Pain
If you have arthritis in your knees, you know that the aches and stiffness can limit what you do in a day. There are various options for treating the painful symptoms of knee osteoarthritis, and...
View ArticleGroundbreaking Study Sheds Light on Treating Blood Cancers
When we fight cancer, we want to target tumors aggressively and spare surrounding healthy tissue. But blood cancers present unique challenges. Fewer treatments can truly pinpoint the cancerous cells...
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