Clinicians may soon have a better way to predict which of their diabetic patients are most likely to develop kidney
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Eating red meat and processed meat hikes heart disease, death risk: study
Drop the steak knife. After a controversial study last fall recommending that it was not necessary for people to change
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Exposure to diesel exhaust particles linked to pneumococcal disease susceptibility
A new study, published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, shows that exposure to diesel exhaust particles (DEPs)
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Coronavirus: new disease spreading in Asia revives SARS fears
After Thailand detected its second case of a mysterious SARS-linked virus this week following confirmed cases in China and Japan,
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Lyme disease patient almost suffered a ruptured artery in world-first
Lyme disease sufferer, 72, develops never-before-seen complication that could have ruptured a major artery and killed him Pensioner, from Portugal, went
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Antipsychotic medications linked to brain injuries in individuals with Alzheimer’s disease
Use of antipsychotic medications was associated with an increased risk of head injuries in a study of individuals with Alzheimer’s
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Stem cell technology offers new insight into motor neuron disease
Scientists at the University of St Andrews and the University of Edinburgh have identified a specific type of cell in
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Perinatal exposure to flame retardant alters epigenome, predisposing metabolic disease
Studies have shown that perinatal exposure of rats and mice to common flame retardants found in household items permanently reprograms
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Researchers discover new human autoinflammatory disease
Scientists from Australia and the US have discovered and identified the genetic cause of a previously unknown human autoinflammatory disease.
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First investigational drug therapy for liver disease NASH awaiting FDA approval
Patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), a chronic liver disease and a leading cause for liver transplantation in the U.S., currently
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