Tag: Diseases and Conditions
Genetic diversity helps protect against disease
Strenuous exercise in adolescence may ward off height loss later in life: Researchers identified several key factors in postmenopausal women associated with marked height loss of more than 1 inch
Heart surgery: To have or not to have…your left atrial appendage closed
Could intermittent fasting diets increase diabetes risk? Fasting every other day to lose weight impairs the action of sugar-regulating hormone, insulin, which may increase diabetes risk
Arthritis drugs potentially safe for expectant mothers: Pregnant mothers may use rheumatoid arthritis drugs without increased health risks to unborn baby
Alignment of mother and offspring body clock could prevent diseases such as heart disease and obesity
Opening a new door to immunity: Researcher uncovers clue to as to how disease processes develop
Nutmeg’s hidden power: Helping the liver
Gene study spots clues to heart risk for statin patients
The far-reaching effects of ocean floors on the sea surface
Switching off insatiable hunger: A new drug to help young patients with genetic obesity
Transitional methods for determining causes of death
COPD-associated inflammation halted in model experiment
Early HIV treatment key to avoiding brain atrophy: New study underlines importance of early screening and antiretroviral therapy
Maternal placenta consumption causes no harm to newborns: The largest study of its kind found mothers who consumed their placenta passed on no harm to their newborn babies
Noise throws the heart out of rhythm
Infection control and prevention in clinics is in everyone’s hands
Fracking the immune system: Study links fracking chemicals to immune imbalance
A search for cleft palate’s cause reveals a map of the facial genome
Researcher discovers mechanisms and epigenetic markers with implications for diseases ranging from cancers to infertility: Research opens the door for future stem cell research in chicken models
Recently evolved traits among Japanese descendants
Experimental arthritis drug prevents stem cell transplant complication: Drug fights graft-versus-host-disease in mice
Heart disease may only be a matter of time for those with healthy obesity
In Huntington’s disease, heart problems reflect broader effects of abnormal protein: Researchers describe biological functions relevant to potential treatments
Defect in debilitating neurodegenerative disease reversed in mouse nerves: Drug compound may help against Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
Can a simple blood test rule out lung cancer?
A simple tool for doubling down on disease control
Three-quarters of COPD cases are linked to childhood risk factors that are exacerbated in adulthood