Kratom’s reputed pain-relief benefits could come from one of its metabolites
Kratom is a Southeast Asian tree with a long history of use in traditional medicine. In the region, the plant’s
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Mining 25 years of data uncovers a new predictor of age of onset for Huntington disease
Investigators at the University of British Columbia (UBC)/Centre for Molecular Medicine & Therapeutics (CMMT) and BC Children’s Hospital have examined
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Gestational diabetes in India and Sweden
Indian women are younger and leaner than Swedish women when they develop gestational diabetes, a new study from Lund University
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Critical errors in inhaler technique common in children with asthma
In the first study to evaluate inhaler technique in children hospitalized for asthma — the group at highest risk for
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Many recovering from addiction have chronic health problems, diminished quality of life: More than a third of those in recovery have health problems related to previous substance use
Alcohol and other substance-use problems take enormous psychological and societal tolls on millions of Americans. Now a study from the
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CRISPR/Cas9 therapy can suppress aging, enhance health and extend life span in mice
Aging is a leading risk factor for a number of debilitating conditions, including heart disease, cancer and Alzheimer’s disease, to
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Nearly half of all adult Americans have cardiovascular disease
Nearly half (48 percent, 121.5 million in 2016) of all adults in the United States have some type of cardiovascular
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Treatment for obesity and fatty liver disease may be in reach: 27 new molecules show significant therapeutic potential
Professor Amiram Goldblum and his team at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s Institute for Drug Research have discovered 27 new
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Addressing research gaps could help with development of disability-inclusive workplaces
Filling key gaps in the research and understanding of the treatment of people with disabilities in the workplace could help
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Vietnam veterans and agent orange exposure
The latest in a series of congressionally mandated biennial reviews of the evidence of health problems that may be linked
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