Category: 6. Health

• Chronic pain appears to play a meaningful role in raising the risk of developing high blood pressure.
• How long the pain lasts and where it occurs both influence that risk, and part of the connection is explained by depression and…

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 18 — Clinicians say chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a progressive lung disease that causes persistent breathing difficulties, often receives clinical attention only when it…

Diabetes develops gradually, not suddenly. Long before a formal diagnosis, the body sends subtle signals indicating rising insulin resistance. Many people overlook these early warning signs, often attributing them to stress, fatigue, or…

Your cat might not smelly, but it can definitely jeopardize your life!Proud cat parents, it’s time to take caution.An analysis of 17 studies suggests that owning a cat might double a person’s risk of developing schizophrenia-related…

A new study led by University of Toronto researchers has shown that immune cells in the gut follow an atypical pathway to produce antibodies that provide long-term protection against viruses.

The findings, which were published…

A decade ago, at age 55, Don Lewis suffered a stroke in his sleep. When he woke up, he couldn’t move his left arm or leg. Lewis’ neighbor realized his truck hadn’t moved in two days and called 911 for a welfare check. When…

A new study by researchers from Duke-NUS Medical School has revealed that almost all community-dwelling older adults with advanced dementia in Singapore experience at least one potentially burdensome intervention in their last year…

Metabolic engineering has enabled the construction of efficient microbial cell factories, but cellular aging and the accumulation of toxic metabolites during prolonged fed-batch fermentation induce metabolic stress, which ultimately…