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Key Takeaways Genetics Shape Asthma Treatment – Differences in genes influence how patients respond to inhaled corticosteroids and impact asthma severity. One-Size Treatment Doesn’t Fit All – Personalized therapies …
What is addiction? Addiction is a chronic neuropsychiatric disorder defined by a dependence on a psychoactive substance or activity that has harmful consequences for a person’s life and the …
Type 2 diabetes is a metabolic disease that develops with age, a sedentary lifestyle, and a high-fat diet. Diabetes is not a death sentence, the disease can be controlled …
Cooking with solid fuels such as charcoal and wood poses a significant risk to the eyes. Long-term exposure to the smoke can cause conjunctivitis and cataracts that can even …
Alzheimer’s disease is a neurologic disorder that is characterized by progressive brain atrophy (shrinking of the brain) and the death of brain cells. People who are aged 65 and …
Key Takeaways: Faulty mitochondria in insulin-producing cells trigger a stress response that disrupts blood sugar control, per a University of Michigan study. An experimental drug, ISRIB (Integrated Stress Response …
Key Takeaways The chapare virus spreads person-to-person, killing three in Bolivia. Causes hemorrhagic fever, similar to Ebola but not as lethal. It likely spreads through bodily fluids and possible …
A Headache is one of the most common symptoms of a clinical presentation and it is one of the most common types of pain that people complain of. A …
A heart attack, also called a myocardial infarction (MI), occurs when a decrease or stoppage of blood going to the coronary arteries surrounding the heart occurs. This loss of …
According to a study, injecting tropoelastin a few days after a heart attack could heal the scars left by this event. In the US, according to the CDC, some …
