Naturally occurring compounds found in spinach, almonds and sweet potato may aggravate intestinal inflammation in people with Crohn's disease, according to new laboratory work.
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Researchers have described a built-in mechanism that shuts inflammation down and prevents harmful immune cells from accumulating -- the biological equivalent of a brake rather than an…
Blocking a protein called IL1RAP disrupted the inflammatory network that shields pancreatic tumours from treatment, in preclinical experiments.
A New York manufacturer has recalled its full range of ready-to-eat deli-style salads and cream cheese products after Listeria monocytogenes was found during environmental testing at…
Researchers have engineered immune cells from donated umbilical cord blood that recognise solid tumours through two separate detection systems and survive longer than earlier versions.
People with ADHD have markedly higher rates of gastrointestinal problems than people without it, according to an analysis pooling data from more than 1.9 million individuals.
Human heart muscle cells can divide and replace themselves after a heart attack, according to new work that runs against the long-held assumption that the adult heart has no meaningful…
Pulse pressure -- the gap between the top and bottom blood pressure numbers -- reaches its lowest point and begins climbing in women in their late thirties, roughly ten years before…
Adults exposed to more light during the hours they were asleep had thicker and stiffer heart chambers, and early signs of reduced heart function, in a study of more than 11,000 people.
People taking semaglutide -- the drug sold as Ozempic and Wegovy -- had close to 40% fewer asthma attacks than comparable patients who were not, according to an analysis of routine…
A compound called AP503 built bone and slowed bone loss in animals by activating GPR133, a cell-surface receptor that has drawn little attention in skeletal research until now.
I first heard the term polycystic ovary syndrome when I was 18. My aunt had been diagnosed and a doctor had told her it could run in families.
A short bout of aerobic exercise or a 90‑minute nap can help protect memory after a night without sleep, a new study from McGill University found.
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