diseases and conditions

(University of Strathclyde) Clues to the causes of serious, and often fatal, diseases and conditions, such as heart disease, stroke and high blood pressure, are being investigated at the Universities of Strathclyde and Glasgow, both in Scotland, with the use of a $1.6 million grant.

(UT Southwestern Medical Center) For two decades, the laboratory mouse has been the workhorse of biomedical studies and the only mammal whose genes scientists could effectively and reliably manipulate to study human diseases and conditions.

One of the many things people overlook when trying to live healthy on a budget is preventative health care. Most people think that not going to the doctor for checkups will save them money.

This couldn't be further from the truth though. In fact, preventative health care can save you money over the long run.

Not to mention that preventative health care can save your life. This week, let's talk about preventative health care and how it not only saves you money, but protects you as well.

(University of Leicester) Medical Research Council scientists have made an important advance in understanding the biological processes involved when cells are prompted to die.

The work may help scientists to eventually develop new treatments for the many common diseases and conditions which occur when cell death goes wrong.

“Like cures like” is a natural principle first expounded by Hippocrates, the ancient founder of medicine. Centuries later, inspired by that idea, German physician Samuel Hahnemann found that some of the very substances that cause illness could also be...

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