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Research published today in Experimental Physiology shows that ramping up one of the body's waste disposal system, called autophagy, helps heal the blood vessels of diabetics. Complications with blood vessels (known as vascular…

New guideline from the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care Podcast permanent link: English: https://soundcloud.com/cmajpodcasts/190395-guide French: https://soundcloud.com/cmajpodcasts/190395-guide-fre A new guideline from…

Podcast permanent link: https://soundcloud.com/cmajpodcasts/190355-res The overall rate of new cancer cases is decreasing in men but increasing in women younger than 80 years, and obesity-related cancers are increasing in young people,…

Teens and preteens are no strangers to depression: 1 in 4 parents say their child knows a peer with depression; 1 in 10 say a child's peer has committed suicideCredit: The C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health at…

Bulk 'defective' vanadium oxide for NOx removal from industrial exhaust at temperatures lower than 150 degrees CelsiusCredit: Tokyo Metropolitan University Tokyo, Japan - Scientists from Tokyo Metropolitan University have developed…

Study finds significant improvements in vascular health of chronic smokers who transition to e-cigarettesCredit: Dominic Glasgow / University of Dundee Study finds significant improvements in vascular health of chronic smokers who…

HERSHEY, Pa. -- When it comes to nicotine delivery, not all electronic cigarettes are created equally, according to Penn State researchers. New research from Penn State College of Medicine shows that JUUL, a popular pod-based electronic…

Study of treatments for Wet Macular Degeneration shows importance of targeted antibody therapy Wet age-related macular degeneration (wAMD) is one of the leading causes of blindness in the U.S. Breakthrough treatments come with a steep…

Findings from a new study led by researchers at Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine and Harvard Medical School and published in the journal Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, show that the way in which pharmaceutical…

Montreal, November 14, 2019 -- In Canada, 171,900 people injected drugs in 2016, up from 130,000 in 2011. In a study published in the American Journal of Public Health, researchers at the University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre…