Category: 6. Health

Clinical studies link NAFLD, visceral adiposity and inflammation with insulin resistance. Studies show that chronic low-grade inflammation, often originating from excess visceral fat or fatty liver (NAFLD), interferes with insulin signaling…

Pinned between the stomach and spine, the pancreas supervises both digestion and blood sugar in the body. It’s also the site of an aggressive cancer called pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, or PDAC. 

PDAC is the most common type…

NAIROBI, Kenya — African health authorities on Thursday confirmed a possible outbreak of an unidentified viral hemorrhagic fever in southern Ethiopia that is under investigation after eight suspected cases were reported.

Ethiopia’s Health…

Platelets are small, disc-shaped cell fragments in the blood that are essential to stop bleeding and to initiate blood clotting after injury. Platelet transfusions in patients with severe trauma or medical conditions, including bone…

Two studies published Nov. 10 in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions examine current treatment options, outcomes and trends for peripheral vascular interventions (PVIs). First, three-year results of the SELUTION SFA JAPAN prospective single-arm…

For decades, Lyme disease has frustrated both physicians and patients alike. Caused by the corkscrew-shaped bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi, the infection, if left untreated, can linger for months, leading to fever, fatigue and…

Women under 50 who have a diet high in ultra-processed foods (UPFs) stand a greater risk of having abnormal growths in their bowel that can lead to cancer, research suggests.

Ultra-processed foods are typically defined as industrially produced…

Tree rings are the visible concentric rings inside a tree trunk. Each year, trees grow a new ring, tracking its age, health and logging environmental conditions along the way. In this way, trees act as living archives: their growth patterns are…