Month: April 2022

Researchers Discover Why Alzheimer’s Causes Daytime Drowsiness

In a fascinating study, scientists have unraveled the enigma behind why individuals with Alzheimer’s experience excessive sleepiness during the day. Through a clinical trial that first observed patients’ sleep patterns and then examined their brain activity postmortem, researchers unearthed an unexpected culprit causing this daytime drowsiness. Instead of poor sleep quality at night, the findings […]

Published on April 8, 2022

Vaccinated People Recover Faster from Omicron than Delta

Imagine you’re at a race and two participants fall down. One gets up and runs to the finish line faster than the other. That’s kind of like what happens when vaccinated people get COVID-19. Researchers have found that if you’re vaccinated but still get infected, symptoms from the omicron variant tend to ease 2 days […]

Published on April 8, 2022

Lumpectomy as Effective as Mastectomy for Young Women With Breast Cancer

Deciding how to treat breast cancer can be like choosing between two paths in a dense forest. A preliminary study has found that young women with breast cancer have similar survival rates whether they opt for the ‘breast-conserving’ lumpectomy or undergo a mastectomy. Breast cancers that develop before age 40 tend to be more aggressive, […]

Published on April 8, 2022