If the idea of hookworms makes you shudder, consider this: Those pesky intestinal parasites may actually help your body ward off other infections, and perhaps even prevent autoimmune and other diseases.
Aug 30, 2013
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Most of us know our risk of heart disease increases as we age, and it's more common in men. But are you aware the risk of heart disease, and of death from heart disease, is greater if you're Indigenous or of low socioeconomic ...
Jul 11, 2022
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For the first time researchers have identified a gene which shows the kidney has its own way of resisting damage.
Dec 22, 2021
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It's easy to feel trapped in the present by COVID-19—stuck at home, preoccupied with fears of what's to come.
Apr 9, 2020
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An Australian study has shown that vaccination against COVID-19 elicits an effective immune response in First Nations peoples, who are at higher risk of respiratory virus infections.
May 29, 2023
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A multinational study, led by Dr Lee Stoner, has identified key priorities that could help prevent heart disease and obesity-related diabetes in indigenous populations.
Feb 19, 2016
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First Nations, Métis and Inuit people with primary biliary cholangitis—a debilitating autoimmune liver disease—have more advanced symptoms at diagnosis and worse long-term outcomes than others in Canada, according to ...
Feb 3, 2023
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In the past decade, a growing number of academic medical centers have begun offering research ethics consultation services, in which bioethics experts help scientists address the ethical and societal implications of their ...
Jan 26, 2012
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Australian aboriginals who use their own language at home are less likely to be obese than those who speak only English.
Oct 30, 2015
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Are there differences in immunity to the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus between populations from different geographic regions? Part of the answer to this question is to be found in the genomes of these groups of people, specifically ...
Jun 10, 2020
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