America is a nation awash in lifestyle diseases, nearly all of which are chronic. From hypertension, which impacts close to half of all adults, to chronic kidney disease, affecting more than one in ...

Study: Shared and specific blood biomarkers for multimorbidity. Image Credit: pinkeyes / Shutterstock In a recent study published in the journal Nature Medicine, researchers identified shared and ...

Research suggests that being happier may help you avoid developing common chronic diseases. Image Credit: Anna Malgina/Stocksy Can being happier actually help you live a longer and healthier life? A ...

In this Ask The Professor Q&A, David St-Jules, a registered dietitian and assistant professor in the Department of Nutrition, and Dr. John Westhoff, associate professor in the School of Medicine and ...

A new study linked light daily movement to a lower risk of death in people with cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic disease, which includes diabetes, heart disease, and chronic kidney disease. The ...

Anemia of chronic disease is anemia caused by inflammation from a long-term or chronic illness. It is also called anemia of inflammation. People with anemia of chronic disease may have normal or even ...

It can be a real pain in the neck. Rheumatoid arthritis, or RA, is an autoimmune disease in which the body mistakenly attacks the lining of the joints, causing painful swelling and stiffness. About ...

The impact of this research extends far beyond individual patients. This work transforms health care delivery and finds novel solutions to help reduce the multi-trillion dollar annual cost associated ...