Physiology or medicine was the third prize area Alfred Nobel mentioned in his will laying out his wishes for the Nobel Prize.

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Some part of your body was hurting so much that you wished you could cut it off. Kathy Vail did just that. The Prince Edward ...

A Prince Edward Island woman spent seven years in agony after a seemingly minor ankle injury led to "just excruciating pain" ...

Do you suspect that your cat may be part Maine Coon? How would you know if it was? Here’s an answer that may not be useful on the face of it — there’s actually no real way of being certain. That said, ...

Regulatory T cells help your immune system distinguish between ‘self’ and ‘nonself’ – and can open doors to better treatments for cancer, autoimmune disease and transplant rejection.

Short bursts of exercise of around 5 minutes twice a day could help improve heart and lung function, new research suggests.

A new study published in the European Journal of Heart Failure reveals that the speed of lymph flow in the legs may determine ...

Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is the cause of many cardiovascular conditions and it increases your risk of heart ...

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According to the American Heart Association, valvular heart disease affects about 2.5% of adults in the United States, and ...

New research shows pollution particles can stick to red blood cells, traveling through the body—and masks may help stop them in their tracks.