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Risk of depression and heart disease linked in women
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- IMB spin-out Protagonist Therapeutics recently announced exciting news: positive topline results from Phase 3 studies of their psoriasis drug, icotrokinra.
- IMB researchers have discovered a link between the genetic risk of depression and heart disease in women
- Here are some of the stings you might experience this Australian summer and what to do if you get stung
- The anti-inflammatory properties of Australian mussels and abalone could provide new treatments for IBD
- IMB researchers have developed a new class of painkillers based on the 'love' hormone oxytocin to treat pain caused by IBS and IBD
- We know that light exposure is crucial for our health but did you know that the timing is too? How does our body know when it’s time to sleep, focus and poo?
- IMB researchers are measuring electric currents through individual channels in cells to understand how toxins cause pain.
- Some studies have shown increased coffee consumption is associated with neurodevelopmental difficulties including ADHD but is coffee really the cause?
- IMB research has failed to find strong links between drinking coffee during pregnancy and neurodevelopmental difficulties in children
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