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Credit: CC0 Public Domain People who have chronic inflammation in middle-age may develop problems with thinking and memory in the decades leading up to old age, according to a new …
Mass. General study finds that blocking IL-33/Treg axis prevents development of skin and colon cancer in mice with chronic inflammation A Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) research team has identified interaction …
Electron micrographs of hepatitis C virus purified from cell culture. Scale bar is 50 nanometers. Credit: Center for the Study of Hepatitis C, The Rockefeller University. The first prospective, longitudinal …
Mass. General Hospital investigators have identified immune factors that interact to initiate cancer-promoting chronic inflammation — as in this image of cancer-prone colitis in a mouse colon. Credit: Amir Ameri, …
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The George Institute for Global Health at the University of Oxford measured the duration and intensity of physical activity levels over seven days and compared those participants with, and those …
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Slowly but surely, the stigma surrounding marijuana use is losing its grip in the U.S. Since the 1990s, advocates have pushed for a re-evaluation of cannabis …
Atherosclerosis is a disease defined by the accumulation of fatty deposits called plaques inside the arteries. It is a leading cause of heart attacks and strokes. Despite treatments that address …
Not enough parents of children with chronic lung conditions are taking advantage of free vaccinations against influenza. Credit: Shutterstock Flu vaccination is provided free for children with chronic illnesses, yet …
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Mindfulness meditation is a promising option for easing chronic pain, finds a pooled analysis of the available data, published online in the journal Evidence Based Mental …
Chronic kidney disease is defined as an abnormality of kidney structure or function that persists for more than three months. It is prevalent, affecting 10.4% of men and 11.8% of …
Aging doubles your risks of chronic diseases every eight years and there are genes responsible for that. Credit: Gero LLC The global population age 60 or over is growing faster …