UBC researchers demonstrated in 2019 that pre-schoolers can safely overcome peanut allergies with a treatment called oral immunotherapy. Now they have evidence that the earlier pre-schoolers start t… [+4793 chars]
In a study of patients with psoriatic disease (PsD), the cardiac troponin I (cTnI) protein showed potential as a biomarker for subclinical atherosclerosis in this population. CTnI and the N-terminal … [+4567 chars]
Another avian influenza outbreak has been detected in a small flock on Gabriola Island. The district confirmed Thursday that a day earlier, a backyard flock on the island tested positive for the hig… [+3251 chars]
Even if Ontario were to scale up its vaccination and screening for hepatitis B, the province would still fall short of its goal to reduce new cases of the preventable infection by 2030, a new study h… [+3905 chars]
<ul><li>A new study explores the link between different daily activity levels and ones chances of having a stroke.</li><li>Researchers used objective accelerometer data to conduct the study.</li><li>… [+5305 chars]
Introduction Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the virus responsible for the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. First identified in China in late 2019, the v… [+27872 chars]
Another avian influenza outbreak has been detected in a small flock on Gabriola Island. The district confirmed Thursday that a day earlier, a backyard flock on the island tested positive for the hig… [+2013 chars]
Scientists from Helsinki, Finland, are studying how the habit of singing can contribute to the rehabilitation of people with aphasia, such as actor Bruce Willis, and to the prevention of diseases tha… [+5088 chars]
Scientists have created the first reference charts for the human brain, mapping its growth from infancy to 100 years old. Now, they have to grapple with difficult ethical questions about how they sho… [+7335 chars]
Disturbances in ovulation that didn't produce any actual changes in the menstrual cycle of women were extremely common during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic and were linked to emotional stre… [+7087 chars]
Without this trial, I dont think any of these patients would be alive today, so we are very encouraged by these results. Owen Snider. Photo by handout photo Article content Owen Snider calls hims… [+7731 chars]
Over the last several years, there has been a lot of attention focused on the use of supplemental probiotics to help alleviate gastrointestinal disorders such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and in… [+2571 chars]
