Throughout life, the body continuously breaks down bone, reabsorbs it, and remakes it. In osteoporosis, the reforming of bone cannot keep up with the rate of bone breakdown. This process means that, over time, bones become […]
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a complex and unique condition that involves impaired removal of many different toxins from the blood. These toxins, which often are referred to as uremic solutes, then can cause damage […]
Affecting roughly 1 million Americans, ulcerative colitis is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease in which the lining of the colon (mucosa) becomes inflamed and leaky. Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease in which the body’s […]
Two diagnoses you never want to hear from the eye doctor are macular degeneration and retinitis pigmentosa. Both are genetic disorders that can cause loss of vision and neither has a cure. A team of […]
Sulfur is the most common atom in small molecule medicines after oxygen and nitrogen, and a quarter of the most prescribed small molecule drugs are organosulfur compounds. At the functional group level, more than 37% […]
A team of researchers from King’s College London collaborated with colleagues from China Medical University in Taichung, Taiwan to find that omega-3 fish oil supplements could benefit children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Their […]
Everyone knows that Down syndrome (DS) is the leading genetic cause of cognitive disability and the most frequently diagnosed chromosomal disorder. In a surprising finding using the standard animal model of DS, scientists were able […]
Last Novemeber 12 was the World Pneumonia Day, which raises awareness about the world’s leading infectious killer of children under the age of five. Every year more than 800,000 die from pneumonia worldwide but the […]
Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in men — skin cancer is first — and the second leading cause of cancer death in men — lung cancer is first. Age and family history, […]
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