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Cannabis is no longer consumed mainly by smoking. People can now smoke it, vape it, eat it in foods or drinks, or inhale vapor from highly concentrated products, and a new U.S. study suggests that the number of methods a person uses may reveal something important about their pattern of use. Researchers at NYU Langone […] The post Using Cannabis Many Ways May Signal Addiction Risk appeared first o…

A once-daily pill has helped restore skin color in some people with vitiligo, a condition...

A simple yeast-based food supplement may help restore the immune system’s ability to fight cancer, according to new research in mice. Scientists found that yeast beta-glucan reprogrammed early immune cells in the bone marrow, leading to stronger, longer-lasting cancer-fighting responses against colorectal, skin, and breast cancer cells.

Stanford Medicine researchers and colleagues found a way to make natural killer cells better at attacking cancer. In mice, the enhanced cells entered solid tumors and slowed their growth. One of the biggest successes of modern cancer treatment has been learning how to turn the immune system into a weapon. But that strategy has worked [...]

Continuous tracking of one participant showed how metabolic and physiological health measures can shift substantially over time in response to lifestyle changes. Most people learn about their health through an annual screening, a single snapshot that can miss what happens during the rest of the year. Researchers at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, [...]

When heart attacks (myocardial infarctions) strike, it's because a coronary artery supplying the heart muscle...

I work in a 200-person Class II medical device company with two QA/RA folks, three embedded-hardware teams, a small supplier-quality group, and engineers who want automation — not more paperwork. We needed an eQMS that unifies design control (DHF), CAPA, supplier records, and traceability into something engineers will actually use. I evaluated several vendors and want to share a short, practical …