From hot dogs and potato chips to chicken nuggets and sugary sodas, Americans are eating more ultra-processed foods (UPFs) than ever. Researchers estimate that up to 70% of the U.S. diet is composed ...

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) serves as an important source of funding for clinical trials in children, especially ...

For current and former smokers, statins may reduce the amount of chest muscle loss, while aspirin may contribute to increased chest muscle loss, according to a new study.

A new study of more than 2,900 patients provides evidence that it’s likely best to use as little corticosteroid medicine as ...

One of CTRID's strategic objectives is to enhance the training of basic and clinical researchers. Our NIH/NHLBI T32 training grant entitled “Collaborative Research Training in Thrombosis and ...

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute has shared a seven-day meal plan which could help lower your high blood ...

Nursing for at least six months may spur beneficial gut bacteria connected to better heart health years later.

Red blood cells carry oxygen from the lungs to every other organ, and blood-forming stem cells must make about 200 billion ...

A new UCSF study shows that the human lungs have just as many blood-producing stem cells as bone marrow. These stem cells are ...