Immunology
Why getting healthy can seem worse than getting sick
A new article in The Quarterly Review of Biology helps explain why the immune system often makes us worse while trying to make us well.
Mar 20, 2012
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Health
Sitting for hours daily might boost your kidney disease risk: study
(HealthDay)—People who spend a lot of time sitting are at increased risk for kidney disease, according to a new study.
Oct 3, 2012
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HIV & AIDS
Well-controlled HIV doesn't affect heart metabolism, function
(Medical Xpress) -- People with HIV often develop blood sugar and lipid problems and other metabolic complications that increase the risk of heart disease. But new research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. ...
Jan 26, 2012
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Health
Supporting your digestive system: Three ways to improve gut health
Our digestive health has a vast influence on our well-being, affecting our immune system, brain function, body weight, and more, says Avlin Imaeda, MD, Ph.D., associate professor of medicine (digestive diseases), an expert ...
May 24, 2023
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Genetics
Mystery gene reveals new mechanism for anxiety disorders
A novel mechanism for anxiety behaviors, including a previously unrecognized inhibitory brain signal, may inspire new strategies for treating psychiatric disorders, University of Chicago researchers report.
May 15, 2012
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Medical research
Lipid-filled particle may work with immune system to keep fat healthy
Researchers have discovered that fat tissue releases a lipid-filled particle that has a role in immune function and metabolism. The study, in mice, was published online in the journal Science.
Feb 28, 2019
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Neuroscience
Binge drinking has a powerful impact on the adolescent brain
Binge drinking is the most common, costly and deadly pattern of excessive alcohol use in the U.S., according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
May 16, 2022
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Health
Study questions the effectiveness of coffee for weight loss
(Medical Xpress)—Western Australian researchers hoping to demonstrate improved cardiovascular function among coffee lovers have found that drinking too much of the popular brew may actually be linked to worsening of the ...
May 27, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Tumors disable immune cells by using up sugar
Cancer cells' appetite for sugar may have serious consequences for immune cell function, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have learned.
Jun 6, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Diseased male livers undergo sex change
The livers of men diagnosed with hepatic diseases change sex as part of a potential self-protective mechanism, according to University of Queensland research.
Feb 22, 2022
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