Washington, Oct 15 : A study has found that patients with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) who smoke, risk increase in brain tissue shrinkage, followed by severity of the disease.

Washington, Oct 15 : Consumption of opioid pain relievers, such as morphine and other narcotics does not impair a person’s ability to drive safely, a new research has found.

Melbourne, Oct 15 : Poor chair designs are partially to be blamed for neck and back pain in high school students, an Australian research has revealed

Chicago: A simple blood test may be able to identify whether mild lapses of memory could be early stage of Alzheimer’s disease, researchers said.

An international team of researchers explained 18 cell-signaling, or communication, proteins found in the blood predicted with 90 percent accuracy whether a person would develop Alzheimer’s disease.

They said tests for detecting the changes in these proteins could be used to predict the disease 2 to 6 years before its onset and may be beneficial in the search for treatments.