An increase in high-fat, high-fructose foods in people's diets has contributed to a dramatic increase in type 2 diabetes.

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Researchers at the Center for Life Sciences at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have for the first time identified structural ...

The vagus nerve does it all—tells your lungs to breathe, controls your heart rate, and even forms the foundation for a whole ...

USAISR is working with MIT Lincoln Lab to develop a new device for providing regional pain control in trauma patients at or ...

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Do you remember when Hilarie Burton guest-starred on Grey’s Anatomy and shook up a major character’s relationship in a big way? … ...

Feb. 11, 2025 — A complementary drug to combat Alzheimer's disease could target a specific part of the nerve cell protein tau. This is the finding of new research which also offers a better way ...

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