Colorectal cancer (http://www.mayoclinic.org/colon-cancer/) remains the third-leading cause of cancer deaths among women in the United States. Diabetes has…
The study was commissioned by the Region Västra Götaland Public Health Committee and is the first of its kind to focus on 15-16 year olds in Västra Götaland…
For the thesis, around 3,200 men had their bones examined and their exercise habits mapped. Of these, just over 2,300 18-year-olds were selected at random to…
Presented today at the Digestive Disease Week conference in New Orleans, the findings show that people with a diet rich in oleic acid – which is present in…
A new study released this week in The Lancet Infectious Diseases finds that African children who contract pneumococcus – a bacterial infection that causes…
Researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology have found an association between the level of leisure time physical exercise and a future…
MicroRNAs are short strands of genetic material that are involved in regulating the expression, or activity, of genes, explained senior author Naftali…
“Alzheimer's disease is a feared and heart-breaking disease,” said Dr. Martha L. Daviglus, conference panel chair and professor of preventive medicine and…
Scientists have long known that the brain’s frontal cortex supports concrete rule learning. Less clear is how the brain processes more complex and unfamiliar…
Muscle degeneration and confinement to a wheelchair are the hallmarks of Lou Gehrig's disease, Parkinson's, muscular dystrophy and other neurodegenerative…
On Hispaniola, home to the nations of Haiti and the Dominican Republic, malaria is caused by a single mosquito-borne parasite, Plasmodium falciparum.The…
There are currently no treatment options for people with this debilitating disease. The research is published in the April 27 issue of Proceedings of the…
Endemic in South America, the American trypanosomiasis, or Chagas disease, is transmitted to humans via the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. The disease is usually…
Heart problems are fairly common in young adults with sickle cell disease, but physicians don't fully understand why. The researchers demonstrated that lower…
The study provides “reassuring safety data about commonly used medications,” the researchers concluded in their study, which appears in the April issue of…
The study, which was supported by the “Oligomer Research Consortium” of the Cure Alzheimer Fund and a MERIT Award from the Veterans Administration, appears in…
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