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First Nations, Métis and Inuit people with primary biliary cholangitis—a debilitating autoimmune liver disease—have more advanced symptoms at diagnosis and worse long-term outcomes than others in Canada, according to research from a nationwide monitoring project. “This autoimmune liver disease joins…

High blood pressure can increase the risk of heart disease and stroke, and it can also have a negative impact on brain health. Over time, it can impair the brain’s ability to clear toxins and by-products of metabolism. Impaired brain…

For the first time, a study examined perceived neighborhood walkability, physical activity, and obesity indicators on a national level, finding that people who lived in walkable neighborhoods were more likely to be physically active and have lower BMIs—but this association…

A trio of bioengineering scientists at Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne has found age and gender differences in gene expression related to the circadian clock. For their paper published in the journal Science, Lorenzo Talamanca, Cédric Gobet and Felix Naef…

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Teen mental health was in crisis before COVID-19. Persistent feelings of hopelessness and sadness almost doubled over a 10-year period ending in 2019, according to a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Also during this time, attempted…

Patients across the UK are set to benefit from access to safe, effective and innovative equipment and medical devices as part of the first ever medical technology ('medtech') strategy published today. The blueprint for boosting NHS medtech will focus on…

AURORA, COLO. — Perianal Crohn’s disease with fistula is notoriously difficult to treat and can make patients’ lives miserable, but a new, minimally invasive approach involving local injection of mesenchymal stem cells is both safe and, in a significant proportion of…

Inspired by the foam on top of lattes, as well as gummy bears and Pop Rocks candies, researchers at the University of Iowa are creating new, biocompatible materials that may improve the effectiveness of chemotherapy and radiation for treating cancers….

An annual trip to your primary care doctor’s office starts with an assessment of your vital signs: heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate, oxygen level and temperature. It will also include recording your height and weight and calculating your BMI…