Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID's origins reviewed: Lab leak or natural spillover?
Whether COVID-19 was unleashed by a laboratory mishap or spilled over from animals remains an enduring, fiercely contested mystery.
Jan 19, 2025
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Cardiology
Fatty muscles raise the risk of serious heart disease regardless of overall body weight, study shows
People with pockets of fat hidden inside their muscles are at a higher risk of dying or being hospitalized from a heart attack or heart failure, regardless of their body mass index, according to research published in the ...
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Health
Keeping blood pressure under control is critical. There's a new option for tough cases
Nothing doctors prescribed controlled Michael Garrity's dangerously high blood pressure—until they zapped away some nerves on his kidneys.
Jan 19, 2025
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Vaccination
Vaccine misinformation: a lasting side effect from COVID
A fringe anti-vaccine movement took advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic to bring conspiracy theories to a much wider audience, propelling dangerous misinformation about life-saving jabs that still endures five years later, ...
Jan 19, 2025
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Oncology & Cancer
Why a daily glass of milk really could reduce bowel cancer risk—an oncologist explains
A glass of milk a day could help keep bowel cancer away—or so finds a study by Oxford University and Cancer Research UK. The research suggests that increasing daily milk intake by as little as one glass could have a significant ...
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study uncovers psychological profiles associated with mental and brain health in middle-aged and older adults
As humans age, their brain function can progressively decline and they become more vulnerable to developing neurodegenerative diseases, such as dementia. Dementia and other progressive neurological conditions can significantly ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Ontario is profiting from online betting, but at what cost to problem gambling?
In April 2022, Ontario became the first province in Canada to regulate online gambling and sports. This opened the door to an industry that brought in $1.4 billion in revenue over the next year, making Ontario one of North ...
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Psychology & Psychiatry
'Generational problem': Youth still struggling in pandemic's shadow
Like many other young people, Amelie feels that the COVID-19 pandemic—and its procession of lockdowns and restrictions—marked a "turning point" for her mental health.
Jan 19, 2025
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Guidance on animal-borne infections in the Canadian Arctic
A new review on zoonotic infections—diseases transmitted by animals—in the Canadian Arctic provides timely guidance to clinicians as the region experiences heightened global interest as well as climate change, which threatens ...
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Gardenia plants may hold chemical key to regenerating diseased human nerves
Gardenias are known for their rich, earthy fragrance, waxy petals and brilliant white color that contrasts with the deep emerald green of their leaves. The plant has long been prized by herbalists, seekers of food and fabric ...
