progscrape: disease

Anxiety and insomnia have been shown to weaken the immune system and make us more prone to disease

4 months ago frontiersin.org disease health

Violence against women and children among top health threats: New global study reveals disease burden far larger than previously estimated

4 months ago eurekalert.org disease

Alzheimer's disease more prevalent in older people than previously thought

4 months ago nature.com disease health

Oral bacterium tied to disability severity in multiple sclerosis (MS). Findings connect Fusobacterium nucleatum with MS disease severity

3 months ago hiroshima-u.ac.jp disease neuroscience

NU-9 halts Alzheimer’s disease in animal model before symptoms begin: « Study uncovers a new Alzheimer’s trigger — and a way to stop it. »

3 months ago news.northwestern.edu disease medicine

Consuming lots of energy drinks may raise heart disease and stroke risk

4 months ago theguardian.com disease health

Study Illuminates How an Antiviral Defense Mechanism May Lead to Alzheimer’s Disease

4 months ago massgeneralbrigham.org disease medicine

Gut bacteria changes at the earliest stages of inflammatory bowel disease - International study of microbiome data finds loss of beneficial anaerobic bacteria that help with digestion of complex carbohydrates and increase in oxygen-tolerant bacteria from the mouth that travel to the gut.

3 months ago birmingham.ac.uk disease medicine

Baumol's Cost Disease

4 months ago en.wikipedia.org disease

A new study suggests that platelets, long known for stopping bleeding, may drive rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune diseases, with researchers showing that blocking their interaction with white blood cells reduced inflammation and disease severity in experimental models.

3 months ago jci.org biology disease