The practice of medicine goes beyond diagnosing and treating illnesses. It involves understanding patients' stories and experiences to provide holistic care with compassion. Narrative medicine (NM), introduced by Rita Charon ...
Jul 26, 2023
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Reduced calorie intake has been shown to improve health and lifespan in laboratory animals, and recent research shows these benefits may extend to humans as well.
Aug 15, 2022
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Like the body itself, cells within the body of living animals require fuel for energy, but it's not always known how different fuel sources affect the function of those cells. Astrocytes, a type of brain cell, for instance, ...
Dec 13, 2021
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More than 8 million individuals in the United States have gout, a disease that can cause intense recurrent episodes of debilitating pain, inflammation, and fever. The cause of gout is the accumulation of urate crystals in ...
Feb 28, 2017
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A vaccine for HIV developed by Oregon Health Sciences University in collaboration with the California National Primate Research Center is now moving towards clinical trials. The vaccine uses another virus, cytomegalovirus ...
Jun 17, 2016
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A new web-based community portal, MyApnea.Org, is recruiting patients, caregivers and those at risk for sleep apnea to join a growing community of patients and researchers to better understand sleep apnea through information ...
Jun 10, 2015
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Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have uncovered a molecular process in the brain known to control eating that transforms white fat into brown fat. This process impacts how much energy we burn and how much weight we ...
Oct 9, 2014
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An experimental vaccine against human cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection, which endangers the developing fetus, organ transplant recipients, patients with HIV and others who have a weakened immune system, proved safe and more ...
Sep 18, 2013
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Vitamin C and vitamin E dramatically reduce the lifespan of voles, biologists have found, raising questions about the benefits of vitamins as a health supplement.
Jul 8, 2013
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The role of dietary fructose in the development of obesity and fatty liver diseases remains controversial, with previous studies indicating that the problems resulted from fructose and a diet too high in calories.
Jun 19, 2013
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