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Masked high blood pressure in adults older than age 78 is associated with a 70% higher risk of falls compared…

Gene therapies are used to treat many different blood disorders. However, blood stem cells often fail to achieve their full…

Could current blood test cutoffs be missing iron deficiency? New guidelines recommend higher ferritin thresholds for key patient groups, potentially…

In treating diabetes, post-meal elevation of glucose levels is an important therapeutic target. Existing clinical studies indicate that eating vegetables,…

Celiac disease is an autoimmune condition in which the immune system reacts adversely to gluten. Eating gluten causes inflammation in…

Increased consumption of potassium-rich foods that are part of the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet did not raise…

A head-to-head trial tested whether changing what people eat could reshape the gut microbiome and influence two of the biggest…