Inflammatory bowel disease may cause psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis
Inflammatory Bowel Disease is a broad term that describes conditions characterized by chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract.
The two most common inflammatory bowel diseases are...
Sleep is a new 8th measure of heart health
About 50 to 70 million Americans have sleep disorders, and 1 in 3 adults do not regularly get the recommended amount of uninterrupted sleep...
Heart attack risk decreases 50% in people with diabetes in 15 years
People with type 2 diabetes are twice as likely to have a heart attack or die from heart disease compared to people without diabetes.
Management of...
Exercise may slow down cognitive decline in Parkinson’s disease
For people with Parkinson's disease, problems with thinking and memory skills are among the most common nonmotor symptoms of the disease.
In a study from...
Popular licorice tea may cause high blood pressure
In a McGill University study, researchers found that drinking too much licorice tea may lead to high blood pressure emergencies in some people.
Licorice tea...
Scientists find a better way to treat inflammation
Medications that mitigate inflammation caused by a variety of diseases including rheumatic arthritis may also compromise a person's immune system.
In a Purdue University study,...
Scientists find better method to detect pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer has the lowest five-year survival rate among cancers.
It is projected to become the second leading cause of cancer death in the United...
Weekly injection could treat type 2 diabetes, new enzyme discovery suggests
A newly discovered protein produced by the liver, and which helps to control blood sugar levels, could potentially revolutionise treatment for type 2 diabetes.
Our...
Many widely used drugs can cause irregular heartbeat
An arrhythmia is when the heart beats too slowly, too fast, or in an irregular way.
In a recent study from Washington University in St....
Research shows the cause of blood clots in people with severe COVID-19
People with severe COVID-19 face an increased risk of life-threatening blood clots.
In a recent study from the University of Reading, researchers found inflammation and...