Colorectal cancer may contain a unique microbial "fingerprint" that distinguishes it from other cancers, a discovery that could change diagnosis, prognosis and treatment.New research from the University of East Anglia shows that tumor microbes are not only at play, but...
Decades of data show that animals involved in the wildlife trade — from hog sales to meat markets to illegal hunting — are more likely to carry pathogens that can infect humans. Wildlife trade is huge.Legal or not, it also...
In an article published today in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, a research team at Johns Hopkins Medicine and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health reports that they are developing an intranasal (nasal) DNA vaccine against tuberculosis. -...
Targeting Tumor-Promoting Cells: Lipid Nanoparticles Before CAR T Success in Pancreatic Cancer Often diagnosed when surgery is no longer an option, pancreatic cancer is one of the most difficult cancers to treat and has the lowest survival rate among major...
"He was everything to us," James Mann's family said after his tragic death in January A healthy 21-year-old man's symptoms denied dizziness.A few months later, he died of a brain tumor. "He was our everything," James Mann's family said after...
David Lyon is one of the growing number of young people suffering from colon cancer. Hockey player shares 2 symptoms that led to stage IV colon cancer diagnosis at age 26 When David Lyon saw blood in his stool, he...
Harvard and AIIMS-educated gastroenterologists teach that inflammation cannot be reduced with magic cures, but remember, consistent nutrition.7 suggests that daily food, when used correctly, restores the body's balance. Inflammation is the body's natural defense mechanism.However, when it persists for long...
Humans are really limited in how much protein they can metabolize for energy, which means early humans really needed a balanced diet to survive. The Paleo diet never existed.Scientists have discovered what the first humans actually ate. "Hearst Magazines and...
Only pregnant women should stop drinking and smoking and take good care of themselves in order to have healthy babies.A study found health problems such as weight gain and depression in pregnant women. A father's childhood experience has a greater...
One in five Canadians is living with mental health challenges such as anxiety and depression at any one time. One in five Canadians live with mental health issues such as anxiety and depression at the same time. This number has...