With just a single intravenous dose of zoledronic acid, an osteoporosis and bone-building drug, could significantly improve bone density in older women.
A group of researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology have devised an algorithm that can detect micro-fluctuations in the way a person types on a keyboard. Thus, it can detect early signs of Parkinson's.
Scientists from the University of California discovered that by pulling 200 hairs in a precise pattern and density, researchers can induce up to 1,200 replacement follicles in a mouse.
Middle-aged obese people are nearly 30% less likely to develop dementia and people who are underweight are one third more likely to develop dementia than those who are at a healthy body weight.