Category: 8. Health

New research published in the journal Hypertension suggests that relatively small cuts to the amount of salt in packaged foods, bread, and takeout meals could significantly cut rates of heart disease and…

New research published in the journal Hypertension suggests that relatively small cuts to the amount of salt in packaged foods, bread, and takeout meals could significantly cut rates of heart disease and…

A new study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association has shown that men’s risk of heart disease starts rising in their mid-30s on average; before women’s risk begins to rise and before…

A new study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association has shown that men’s risk of heart disease starts rising in their mid-30s on average; before women’s risk begins to rise and before…

Gene therapy holds the promise of preventing and curing disease by manipulating gene expression within a patient’s cells. However, to be effective, the new gene must make it into a cell’s nucleus. The inability to consistently,…

Researchers have elucidated key steps in the ubiquitin tagging of the mutated huntingtin protein, providing hope for future therapies.

There is no known cure for Huntington’s disease. A genetic mutation creates harmful proteins…

Exhausted elastin

As such, the correct next step for addressing her floppy eyelids wasn’t eye surgery or medication—it was a referral for a sleep test.

The patient did the test, which found that while she was sleeping,…

Can cannabis-infused drinks help serve as substitutes for alcohol? This is what a recent study published in the Journal of Psychoactive Drugs hopes to address as a team of researchers investigated the growing…

For over a millennium, measles have ravaged humanity. Physicians as far back as 10th century Persia have been documenting the virus, which killed…