How Accurate Is Smartwatch Heart Data? It Depends on Your Skin Tone
Studies suggest devices are less effective at tracking heart rate in those with darker skin tones
Effectiveness of antibiotics significantly reduced when multiple bugs present
A study has found that much higher doses of antibiotics are needed to eliminate a bacterial infection of the airways when other microbes are present. It helps explain…
Shortness of breath heralds worse survival than chest pain for heart attack patients
Just 76% of heart attack patients with dyspnoea or fatigue as their main symptom are alive at one year compared to 94% of those with chest pain as…
‘Switching off’ specific brain cells protects against stress
Researchers from Osaka University find that a specific group of brain cells control anxiety-related behaviors
Mammograms may provide clues about women’s risk for cardiovascular disease
Routine mammograms may provide key insights for cardiovascular disease. Detection of breast arterial calcifications on breast mammograms was associated with a higher risk of cardiovascular disease in postmenopausal…