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Veganism: Vitamin B12 is well supplemented, iodine is a matter of concern
There was no significant difference with regard to vitamin B12, which was present in approximately the same amount in the blood of both groups. Since vitamin B12 is taken up…
FAST study finds no increased risk of cardiovascular events with febuxostat as compared with allopurinol for gout
A major new study examining the relative safety of medicines for the treatment of gout will be presented at the American College of Rheumatology Convergence conference and will be published…
Mid-levels of immune marker at birth may protect against autism
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have investigated the association between certain immune markers in neonates and the risk of later developing autism spectrum disorder (ASD). They found that mid-levels of a…
Perspectives of tumor treatment: Researchers investigate combination of carbon ion and immunotherapy
It is still a glimpse into the future: The combination of carbon ions and immune therapy could become an effective tool in the fight against cancer. But promising results for…
Choosing health insurance is so complicated that 23% of workers with only two choices picked the worst one
Almost a quarter of employees faced with the choice of two employer-sponsored health care plans picked the one that left them worse off financially, even though they offered the same…
Mimicking brain cells to understand Parkinson’s
A device that mimics the brain cells affected by Parkinson's disease could help find new treatments for the condition. The device is described in the Elsevier journal Organs-on-a-Chip. "We have…
Your gut microbiome may be linked to dementia, Parkinson’s disease and MS
Within our body and on our skin, trillions of bacteria and viruses exist as part of complex ecosystems called microbiomes. Microbiomes play an important role in human health and disease…