Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Fighting Crohn's with algae—can it heal the gut?

The first week of December marks Crohn's & Colitis Awareness Week. Since 1990, cases of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have nearly doubled. It has risen fastest among those aged 15–39. IBD is a chronic inflammation of ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Hospital infections associated with higher risk of dementia

A large-scale meta-analysis, led by first author Wei Yu Chua from the National University of Singapore and corresponding author Eng-King Tan at the National Neuroscience Institute and Duke-NUS Medical School in Singapore, ...

Medical research

Advancing patient-reported outcomes in cancer clinical trials

The SISAQOL-IMI consortium, co-led by the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) and Boehringer Ingelheim (BI), has published a paper in The Lancet Oncology outlining how its recommendations for ...

Neuroscience

Long-term calorie restriction may slow normal brain aging

As the brain ages, cells in the central nervous system experience metabolic dysfunction and increased oxidative damage. These cellular issues impair the ability to maintain the myelin sheath (the protective covering around ...

Vaccination

Kennedy sharpens vaccine attacks, without scientific backing

As the federal government prepares for the next meeting of its Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has intensified his attacks on aluminum vaccine components ...

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