by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 11, 2017 | Health, Lifestyle & Culture
London- High School students have invented a device that can detect signs of degenerative eye disease, especially for patients with diabetes. The Eyeagnosis system uses a 3D-printed lens and an AI-enabled smartphone app to diagnose diabetic retinopathy. Kavya...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 25, 2017 | Health
Stomach balloons and other devices may help people eat (or absorb) less food. But does the weight loss last? For the millions of Americans who have obesity, the burden of excess weight is much more than meets the eye. This chronic, debilitating condition leaves people...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 30, 2017 | Health
Millions have prediabetes and don’t know it. Here is why it’s important to find out and act to lower your diabetes risk. An estimated one out of three American adults is prediabetic, which means blood sugar levels are higher than normal but below the...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 21, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture
London – Chronic lower back pain is equally likely to improve with yoga classes as with physical therapy, according to a new study. Twelve weeks of yoga lessened pain and improved function in people with low back pain as much as physical therapy sessions over...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 16, 2017 | Health, Lifestyle & Culture
London – Scientists have developed a drug that mimics sunlight to make the skin tan, with no damaging UV radiation involved. The drug tricks the skin into producing the brown form of the pigment melanin in tests on skin samples and mice. Evidence suggests it...
