ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Living with pulmonary arterial hypertension is challenging, but the way patients and their doctors can treat the rare heart disease is changing after a worldwide study published in the Dec. 24 in the New England Journal of Medicine. Targeting a well-known disease pathway that opens blood vessels to the lungs and […]
A new study, published today in the International Journal of Epidemiology [1], has dismissed the concept of ‘fat but fit’. In contrast, the results from the new study suggest that the protective effects of high fitness against early death are reduced in obese people. Although the detrimental effects of low aerobic fitness have been well […]
New research shows a network of immune cells helps the appendix play a pivotal role in maintaining digestive health, supporting the theory that the appendix isn’t a redundant organ. The research team, a collaborative partnership between the groups of Professor Gabrielle Belz of Melbourne’s Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, and Professor Eric Vivier at the […]
Boston, MA – People who drink about three to five cups of coffee a day may be less likely to die prematurely from some illnesses than those who don’t drink or drink less coffee, according to a new study by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health researchers and colleagues. Drinkers of both caffeinated and […]