Fruits, vegetables, and whole grains are the main components of a healthful diet, the benefits of which are hailed by
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BPA risk factor for inflammatory bowel disease
A recent study in a preclinical model of inflammatory bowel disease shows dietary exposure to bisphenol-A, or BPA, found in
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Unraveling genetic risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease: Study suggests promoting conversion of glucose into brain energy could reduce risk or delay disease onset in risk gene carriers
The strongest genetic risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease may impair the brain’s ability to convert its primary fuel source into
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Chip identifies rhinoviruses as cause of asthma
MedUni Vienna has developed a method that can be used to identify individual rhinovirus strains (“cold viruses”) as a cause
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Obesity in childhood and adulthood shown to increase risk of knee and hip osteoarthritis: No causality was seen between obesity and hand osteoarthritis
The results of a study to be presented at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR 2018) suggest childhood and
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Research team diagnoses asthma with nasal brush test
Mount Sinai researchers have identified a genetic biomarker of asthma that can be tested for using a simple nasal brush
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Cattle may spread leptospirosis in Africa, study suggests
The bacterial infection leptospirosis is increasingly recognized as an important cause of fever in Africa. Now, researchers reporting in PLOS
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Arthritis patients may be one-third less likely to develop Parkinson’s
Parkinson’s disease hope: Study finds arthritis and asthma medication reduces the risk of the condition by up to one-third and
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Glucocorticoid: New Treatment For Severe Asthma?
Researchers from McMaster University and the Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, together with colleagues at
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Asthma: General Info
If you are reading this, you might be someone who has asthma. The more you know about asthma, the better
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