Opinion - Hypertension is increasing worldwide and has reached epidemic proportions, largely due to modern lifestyle factors. Sedentary work, obesity, lack of physical activity, chronic stress, ...

Although constipation and diarrhea may seem like opposite problems, they both hinge on the same underlying issue: how much fluid moves into the gut. These common issues affect millions of people in ...

Organs often have fluid-filled spaces called lumens, which are crucial for organ function and serve as transport and delivery ...

The Kuiper belt, a disc of icy rocks on the outermost edges of the solar system, seems to have more structure than we thought. In 2011, researchers found a cluster of objects there on similar orbits ...

This paper reinterprets the firm as a governance system by critically synthesizing three foundational theoretical contributions: Ronald Coase’s theory of transaction costs, Modigliani and Miller’s ...

This paper focuses on Canada’s 2025 Financial System Stability Assessment. Canada has a large and highly developed financial system. The banking system is concentrated with six systemically important ...

This Selected Issues Paper reviews Ethiopia’s tax system, highlighting its persistently low tax-to-GDP ratio despite sustained economic growth. It benchmarks Ethiopia’s revenue performance against ...

Hamdi Ulukaya says that immigrants are critical for farming and that policy needs to account for their importance to food production. Photo: Taylor Glascock and Christopher Dilts for The Wall Street ...

Why do cats generally live longer than dogs? New research suggests that longer lifespans of mammals like cats could be linked to their bigger brains and more complex immune systems. Why do cats ...

EXCESSIVE alcohol intake has severe health consequences, contributing to 6% of global deaths (3.3 million annually) and 5.1% of the global disease burden. It is linked to approximately 200 diseases, ...

Brackets indicate an increased risk of developing cancer, although the relationship is not yet fully established. Credit: Roberto De Giorgio, Fabio Caputo Alcohol doesn’t just impact the liver, it ...