Researchers at UmeƄ University and Tartu University have found that a history of repeated antibiotic use causes defects in the
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BMI’s relation to cancer therapy mortality risks not so straightforward
While being overweight increases the risk of developing lifestyle-related diseases, there is a phenomenon known as the obesity paradox where
How the immune system fails as cancer arises
Cancer has been described as “a wound that does not heal,” implying that the immune system is unable to wipe
Supported youth become supportive adults, researchers find
Adolescents who had emotional support from friends and relatives, and who were biologically prepared to respond well to others, were
Uncertain if lifestyle advice actually works
Healthcare professionals are increasingly giving advice to patients on how to improve their health, but there is often a lack
A new app to ‘uncuff’ blood pressure monitoring
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh are pioneering a new approach to blood pressure monitoring — using the devices we
No benefits from 24-hour compared with 15-hour oxygen therapy
There were no differences in quality of life, symptoms, hospital admissions or mortality between a group of patients with pulmonary
Sex matters in how, when, and where melanomas develop, study finds
Melanoma rates differ consistently between men and women in terms of the ages at which melanomas occur and the locations
Sterilization rates among women rose after U.S. Supreme Court abortion ruling
Surgical sterilization rates among women increased in the United States after a 2022 Supreme Court ruling (Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s
Boosting brain protein levels may slow decline from Alzheimer’s
A study published in the journal Brain shows that increases in protein levels with new Alzheimer’s drugs can explain the