Category: 6. Health

Light-to-moderate alcohol consumption is associated with increases in blood pressure (BP) and stopping drinking – even drinking less – may lead to clinically meaningful BP reductions, according to a study published today…

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Prostate cancer (PCa) is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer among men worldwide, accounting for approximately 14.2% of new cancer cases in men, according to the Global Cancer Observatory database of the International Agency…

Patients with ALK-positive (ALK+) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) “frequently die of cancer-related causes, during hospitalization, and under active treatment,” underscoring the need for tailored palliative and end-of-life care approaches…

The COVID-19 mRNA-based vaccines that saved 2.5 million lives globally during the pandemic could help spark the immune system to fight cancer. This is the surprising takeaway of a new study that we and our colleagues published in the journal…

Pigs that are resistant to a deadly viral disease have been created by scientists at Edinburgh’s Roslin Institute.

The gene-edited animals remained healthy when exposed to classical swine fever (CSF), a highly contagious and often fatal disease….

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With the ongoing increase in the aging population, dementia has become one of the leading causes of dependence and disability among older adults worldwide.^1,2 Current estimates show that over 55 million people are affected by…

An analysis in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society reveals that older inpatients admitted to physicians who prescribe higher amounts of first-generation antihistamines face an elevated risk of delirium while in the…

An international collaborative study has identified the E2F2 protein as a potential new therapeutic target to prevent metabolic fatty liver disease from progressing towards more serious conditions, such as cirrhosis or liver…

In a recent work published in BME Frontiers, a collaborative study by researchers from Griffith University, Queensland University of Technology, University of Queensland, and Nanjing Stomatological Hospital has introduced…