Youre spending quality time with your granddaughter when she cracks a joke about your memory slipping. Youre driving to the grocery store and a car full of teenagers yell out their windows at you, sa… [+5762 chars]
The human genome is littered with "selfish genetic elements," which do not seem to benefit their hosts, but instead seek only to propagate themselves. Selfish genetic elements can wreak havoc by, fo… [+4232 chars]
TOKYO — Shocking new research from Japan may help countless people reduce their salt intake. Scientists report electrical stimulation of the tongue using a chopstick-shaped utensil can increase the p… [+3993 chars]
Patients with atopic dermatitis (AD) face significant disease burden including skin disease severity and time spent managing symptoms, according to a recent study published in JAMA Dermatology. Dise… [+3338 chars]
Researchers identified five common themes among Indigenous patients with chronic kidney disease when exploring their relationship with health care, according to data published in Kidney International… [+2772 chars]
Article In Brief A new study identified differences in the underlying pathophysiology of lower back pain in those whose pain resolved or became chronic. Those whose pain did not become chronic seeme… [+8159 chars]
Is meat responsible for some of the illnesses we develop as we get older and are vegetarian diets the answer? It’s no big mystery that healthy living involves eating well. A long-standing debate h… [+6052 chars]
A Canadian scientist says he’s discovered a massive hole in the ozone layer over the tropical region of the planet that could impact 50 per cent of the world’s population. Qing-Bin Lu, a professor a… [+4825 chars]
Two McMaster University researchers working on projects that address pandemic-associated posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among healthcare workers have received more than $4.5 million in Canadian… [+5202 chars]
Ontario has officially entered its seventh wave of COVID-19, driven this time by the Omicron BA.5 subvariant, the province's top doctor confirms. "Sadly yes, we're in another wave," Dr. Kieran Moore… [+4574 chars]
Foreign invaders, be they molds on walls, toxins in polluted air, contaminants in food, viruses, bacteria, parasites, or fungi, represent a threat to our health. Luckily, our body has a way of battli… [+5030 chars]
