Caused by the bacterium Salmonella Typhi, typhoid is a major cause of fever in children in low- and middle-income countries
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Teens with heart disease improve exercise capacity in large clinical trial
The largest-ever clinical trial of a medication for pediatric cardiology patients found that an oral drug significantly improved exercise capacity
Continue reading »Women who eat dinners after 6pm are more likely to get heart disease
Why you should eat dinner BEFORE 6pm: Scientists say eating later in the evening may make you more likely to
Continue reading »Researchers find potential new target for treatment of inflammatory disease
Researchers led by the University of Birmingham have found a potential new target to treat inflammatory disease. The research, led
Continue reading »Heart disease down over A generation among American Indians
Heart disease among American Indians in three regions has declined with each generation over the past 25 years and fewer
Continue reading »Study results may provide a better understanding of Alzheimer’s disease
New research suggests that the complex meshwork of proteins and potentially other biomolecules that provides structural and biochemical support to
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People with Alzheimer’s disease who used antipsychotic drugs had a higher number of accumulated hospital days than people with Alzheimer’s
Continue reading »Guideline updates: Prevention, management of hepatitis C in adults with chronic kidney disease
In a synopsis of the 2018 Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) clinical practice guideline, published online Sept. 24 in
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Chromosomal changes implicated in disease are linked to social and economic disadvantage, finds a study of 473 families, published online
Continue reading »A promising treatment for an incurable, deadly kidney disease
A potential treatment for polycystic kidney disease—a genetic disorder that causes the kidneys to swell with multiple cysts and can
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