New $10 million initiative aims to tailor diets for Canadians living with IBD
Over 300,000 Canadians live with chronic inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), including Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis. These conditions are…
Drinking any amount of alcohol may raise dementia risk
Drinking any amount of alcohol likely increases the risk of dementia, suggests the largest combined observational and genetic…
‘A persistent issue’: Which medicines are in short supply in the European Union?
ADVERTISEMENT Supplies of 136 medicines that are considered “critical” for people’s health were in short supply in the…
Gut feeling: new test and precision diet could boost health for people with IBD
A University of Alberta research team is in clinical trials to validate a tool they’ve developed to test…
Head Impacts Cause Brain Cell Loss In Young Athletes | Health
Key Takeaways Repetitive head injuries can cause brain cell loss and brain damage among young athletes Contact sports…
New dialysis filter shows promise for improving survival and health in kidney failure patients
Researchers at London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute (LHSCRI) and Western University’s Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry…
Tattoos Might Protect Against Melanoma — And The More, The Better | Health
Key Takeaways Tattoos might protect against melanoma People with more tattoos were less likely to develop melanoma They…
It’s deemed a “women’s condition.” Research says men and children can be impacted.
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The Otrovert, New Personality Type Identified by Psychiatrists
Psychiatrists have proposed a new personality called the “otrovert”, which refers to a person who is not an…
Advanced imaging exposes breakdown in brain cell communication linked to Alzheimer’s
Research led by The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine explores the ways brain…
Low dose of aspirin cuts recurrence risk in colorectal cancer with genetic mutation
A Swedish-led research team at Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital has shown in a new randomized clinical…
Rare genetic disorder that helps cancer run in families
The late Elly Abong’o and his daughter Fridah Lakita / HANDOUTIn May 2010, Elly Abong’o, a well-known media personality…