The viral ALS Ice Bucket Challenge a few years ago raised major funding that resulted in the discovery of new
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Window into mechanisms of rare disease
A University of Ottawa-led research team has published rigorous new research that advances a quest to understand a puzzling —
Your home, and where it’s located, may affect your health
They say home is where the heart is. But can a person’s home also play a role in how healthy
Meta-analysis finds vegetarian diets effective in lowering cholesterol, glucose and weight
Researchers at the University of Sydney, Australia, have conducted a metadata analysis on vegetarian diets’ effect on people at high
Obesity is a disease
Rather than laziness and overeating, people become dangerously fat because of ‘health inequalities, genetic influences and social factors’, the Royal
Women may age slower than men
Women have some natural physical advantages over men that increase their longevity, researchers have looked at the rate of cellular
DNA vaccine improves immune responses
Researchers from the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania tested the immunotherapy approach in two groups of patients
Blood pressure control
High blood pressure is the leading risk factor for heart disease, the prevalence of hypertension globally is high and continues
How insulin boosts immune system
Toronto General Hospital Research Institute (TGHRI) scientists have identified a specific insulin signaling pathway that, when activated, revs up the
Replacing antibiotics with common dietary elements
Antibiotic use is causing antibiotic resistance, as more susceptible bacteria are killed but more resilient strains live on and multiply
