An international team including researchers from King’s College London have found physical activity can protect against the emergence of depression,
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First drug approved for most common inherited kidney disease
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first drug to slow kidney decline in patients with the most
Continue reading »Electric cars don’t jolt implanted heart devices: study
(HealthDay)—People who have implanted devices to keep their hearts running smoothly can safely drive an electric car if they wish
Continue reading »Scientists manipulate ‘satellite cells’ to speed healing
Muscle aches and pains, whether from stretching, strenuous exercise or just normal wear and tear, can put a crimp in
Continue reading »Targeting the mechanisms that allow leukaemia to thrive
Two recent studies conducted at the Circular Dichroism beamline (B23) at Diamond Light Source have shed light on the way
Continue reading »Wiping out the gut microbiome could help with heart failure
New research suggests wiping out the gut microbiota could improve heart functioning and potentially slow the cardiac damage that occurs
Continue reading »Scientists develop new method that uses light to manage neuropathic pain in mice
For patients with neuropathic pain, a chronic condition affecting 7 to 8 percent of the European population, extreme pain and
Continue reading »Phone app linked to improved psoriasis treatment adherence
(HealthDay)—A smartphone app is associated with improved short-term adherence to a cutaneous foam treatment for psoriasis, according to a study
Continue reading »Sigmoidoscopy reduces colon cancer risk for men, but not women
Offering sigmoidoscopy screening to men and women in Norway reduced colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence and mortality in men, but had
Continue reading »Watch your step: How vision leads locomotion
Using new technologies to track how vision guides foot placement, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin come one
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