Overweight & Obesity

Research helps explain why obesity is more dangerous for men

A newly published study from York University sheds light on the biological underpinnings in sex differences in obesity-related disease, with researchers observing "striking" differences in the cells that build blood vessels ...

Neuroscience

Research shows fatty liver disease endangers brain health

In a study examining the link between non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and brain dysfunction, scientists at the Roger Williams Institute of Hepatology, affiliated to King's College London and the University of Lausanne, ...

Neuroscience

Why does the Alzheimer's brain become insulin-resistant?

As the population ages, the number of people with neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease, increases. Approximately 75,000 Canadians are diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease each year and experience a decline ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

US officials say 2 more places will test sewage for polio

Philadelphia and Oakland County, Michigan, are joining the small list of U.S. localities that are looking for signs of polio infections in sewage, U.S. health officials said Wednesday.

Cardiology

Strategies to break the heart disease and diabetes link

Heart disease remains a leading cause of death around the world. And diabetes is one of the risk factors for heart disease. Diabetes is a growing global health concern, with more than 422 million people living with this metabolic ...

Oncology & Cancer

Biomarker predicts resistance to immunotherapies in melanoma

Duke Cancer Institute researchers have identified potential biomarkers that predict the likelihood for checkpoint inhibitor drugs to backfire, driving hyper-progression of melanoma cells instead of unleashing the immune system ...

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